I feel like everything in my life changed after being diagnosed with this, I miss when I used to drink coffee without worrying about it or eat the things I like without negative consequences later.

I just really really want to be able to eat cheese again or add garlic to my food.

I've been barely eating anything because literally most foods trigger my GERD.

I just want a cup of coffee or well seasoned food that actually tastes like something instead of all the very few bland foods I can handle.

Hi everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone here with GERD has experienced a combination of symptoms like these. I’ve been dealing with several symptoms, and I’m trying to understand whether they could be connected to GERD, the vagus nerve, or something else.
My symptoms include:
Constant burping: Frequent burping throughout the day, sometimes even when I haven’t eaten much.
Throat tightness: A sensation of tightness or something stuck in my throat (globus sensation).
Swallowing difficulties: Sometimes swallowing feels uncomfortable or difficult.
Ear fullness: A feeling of pressure or fullness in my ears.
Boat-like dizziness: A persistent rocking, swaying, or floating sensation, almost as if I’m standing on a boat.
Body heaviness: My legs sometimes feel heavy, and I experience a general feeling of heaviness throughout my body.
Elevated heart rate: I sometimes notice my heart beating faster than usual, especially when these symptoms are bothering me.
I’m particularly curious about whether GERD, LPR (silent reflux), or vagus nerve-related issues could potentially contribute to some of these symptoms.
My questions:
Has anyone with GERD experienced this combination of throat tightness, ear fullness, and persistent boat-like dizziness?
Can reflux or LPR cause ear pressure and balance-related symptoms?
Has anyone experienced a rocking or swaying sensation that feels like being on a boat rather than traditional spinning vertigo?
Has anyone experienced heavy legs, whole-body heaviness, or an elevated heart rate alongside GERD?
If you experienced similar symptoms, what helped you the most? Did treating GERD improve your dizziness and other symptoms, or did you eventually discover another underlying cause?
I’m not assuming all these symptoms are necessarily caused by GERD, but I’m interested in hearing about other people’s experiences.
Any insights, personal experiences, or suggestions about which specialists you consulted (ENT, gastroenterologist, neurologist, etc.) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

Hello. I have been disgnosed with reflux a year ago by an ENT doctor. I had bad cough, throat clearing, feeling of a globus when swallowing and waking up gasping for air from time to time. ENT noticed some irritation on my vocal cords but said it’s nothing serious (when it comes to damage).

After my diagnosis I got 30mg of PPI to get rid of coughing and throat clearing. It helped. In the meantime I decided to quit coffee and eat healthier. Then I got 20mg PPI to use daily from my primary care doctor. I decided to come back to normal diet.

I also decided to gen endoscopy to see if any damage is done. Endoscopy was fine, showed no damage or no disfunction when it comes to LES. GI doctor gave me 40mg of PPI to use daily.

I did take it, then I switched back to 20mg but it started to make me feel heavy on stomach and generally not fine. I guess it was due to food sitting too long?

During all this I went through all kinds of symptoms such as burping, post nasal drip.

I decided to get off PPI, stick to normal diet. Now here’s the thing. My ONLY symptom now is this thick like phlegm on the back, on the top of my throat like it’s stuck to it. It’s not on the back „wall” of my throat. Just the top, but not above my tounge, more like in the back.

I currently eat and drink everything. Coffee 2x a day, drinking tea with lemon, eating pizza, basically completely normal since my symptoms disappeared. I can even drink coffee while laying down…

This phlegm… I recently experienced a week completely without it. Or I recently went on a 7 day trip to Italy where I was eating pizza, drinking coffee, alcohol and eating chips before bed and I had NO symptoms. Granted, I did take 20mg of PPI as a support but only like 2-3 times. And even when I took 20mg PPI at home I still had phlegm. In Italy? NOTHING. But now it comes back. It’s not there when I wake up, it appears after eating or drinking, but I don’t think it always appears. When I keep swallowing it’s there, but when I stop swallowing and don’t think about and get my mind occupied, it disappears. I’m also on Lexapro for my anxiety.

I don’t know how to go about this. Is this from reflux damaging my esophagus and throat? It’s weird because I had so many other symptoms and now everything is gone, like I’m healthy again. Is it my sinuses?

Help me please. I will try to go to the ENT again for her to see but I wanted your input first. Thank you. I’m 33.

I get the pain around my stomach, my back, my hip area and the back of my hip area, above the groin area, around my a\*s and down my legs. The pain is mostly in my leg back and side and it's been getting more persistent and a little more painful but not debilitating. I've also been constipated where I'm releasing stool multiple times a day but only in small amounts. My acid reflux is taking a bit of a back seat recently but im still getting the chest and throat pains. Does anyone else get this? I'm not on any meds but I do have severe anxiety.

took a very short duration of ibuprofen 200mg every 6 hours + dicloxacillin. One day I chugged water with my supplements while on these and my stomach burnt like fire for 20 mins then passed: anyway now three weeks almost after stopping both ibuprofen and the antibiotics (only took 5 pills…ugh) I’m having lingering behind the breast bone pain that’s just always there. Burping constantly, sometimes I feel hungry and have this intense feeling when I’m not hungry. I’m not in severe pain or vommiting but it’s noticeable and ruining my life lol. I just started changing my diet.

Could this be an ulcer? Or even an ulcer in my esophagus?

I am scared of endoscopy and I even ran out before from the endoscopy room but I need to do it

I have been having acid reflux for 3 months now and occasionally i vomit acid

For the last 8 years I have always felt i can't swallow my food because I feel like I'll vomit it only happens in the morning where I feel nauseous of solids but from last month's I am actually vomiting acid

I'm extremely sensitive to medications. Throughout the years I've tried things like pantoprazole, esomeprazole, and famotidine for GERD and every single one has caused such severe psychiatric side effects that I've had to stop.

I've made lifestyle changes where I could. I cut out a lot of foods that made it worse. I use a wedge pillow under my mattress (even though it doesn't seem to make any difference). But some changes I haven't been able to make. I'm bedbound and can barely sit up, so at best I can recline after a meal. Even when I'm fully upright, my regurgitation is so bad that I have to only drink small sips of water or it comes back up.

I also can't fast at night, because due to other GI issues I have to consume food in small amounts throughout the day and night. (This was advised by my dietitians. I'm barely getting enough calories and I'm underweight).

My reflux seems to actually be at its worst after several hours of not eating. I wake up during the night with reflux and pain, and it's only settled by eating something (usually a few saltines). Antacids do basically nothing for me. I haven't been able to sleep through the night without waking up and eating something to settle my stomach for something like 15 years.

I'm scared the reflux is going to cause permanent damage. It seems to only be getting worse. I've been seeing doctors and specialists for years, but none of their suggestions have worked so far.

I would greatly appreciate any gentle advice or emotional support. I've been trying for so long and working with so many doctors to try to find solutions, but I just keep hitting more roadblocks and dead ends. Thank you for reading.

Hello!

I'm 26 years old and I've had GERD for about 6 years or so. I usually get by with daily famitodine. However, I've noticed a new symptom. At night when I lay down, I feel like I get heart palpitations. That itself is not new, as I tend to get them when I'm having a GERD flare up. But it's never been like this...it's only when I lay on my back. If I lay on my sides or sit up, they go away. I've checked my pulse while it's happening and it feels fine and I get no other symptoms. I've also noticed an increase in heartburn and regurgitation symptoms. I don't even know if they are heart palpitations or spasms. It just feels like fluttering.

I've had EKGs done in the past and they don't show anything. I'm not asking for medical advice, as I have a doctor's appointment in a few days. I guess I just want to know if you guys have felt this before?

2.5 months ago I finished my pylera treatment, which ended up causing me a sourish taste, which is my only symptom. my gastroenterologist prescribed me 40mg of esomeprazole, I got it for a month (28 pills), but im afraid of the rebound effect when getting off it. my doc didn't tell me much about it. how can i lay out the treatment to avoid the rebound reflux? also, I cannot get 20mg without prescription. I took the first one today morning, could someone make an example schedule or something? ): im a bit lost in the topic

I guess I would like some reassurance.

I have a (small) hiatal hernia and have dealt with GERD from childhood.

About a month ago I started feeling a choke sensation which I'm mostly used to. But then I went tl the shower, tried to swallow (just saliva but i guess my mouth was dry) and felt stuck for some seconds, like my throat was closed. I panicked and thought I was having some serious health issue. Went to ER and they said it was nothing and my throat was just mildly irritated.

I have an appointement woth a gastroenterologist next week but I got scared now because first I felt like there was a lump in my throat that was hard to swallow. About an hour late, I felt that choking sensation again with this - i think it was anxiety - it felt like some energy or something in the center of my chest for a few seconds. Of course now I'm scared ot was a heart issue. It passed but my throat got really itchy and I started coughing hard. It got better after a few minutes but I'm afraid now.

Have you guys gone through something like this?

I don't see people talk about this symptom very much, but it seems to be my most prominent along with chest pain and a sore throat.

It gets worse right after eating before settling down, unless I keep it on my mind. I understand anxiety probably makes it worse, but it's very confusing. My doctor doesn't think much of it either. There's no stomach rumbling, just a persistent pang of hunger in my upper stomach that almost burns sometimes.

Anyone else?

(It's worth noting that Gaviscon relieves the hunger pangs a bit)

it has rendered my esomeprazole useless. i can't find anything that can control the acid and mucus. its the worst it's ever been

I need advice on if it'll subside for someone like me

Hello all,

I had gastro really bad last November and developed Functional dyspepsia from it. Though all testing came back normal.

This lead to me eventually developing GORD and oseophagitis in June.

My symptoms as of today include: bloating (almost all the time no matter what I do), mild constipation, lightheadedness, stomach sensitivity to touch, feeling full and hungry at the same time, tiredness, mild abdominal tenderness everywhere from time to time. Lowk always worried I got food poisoning from something because it always feels like early stage food poisoning.

I've unfortunately grown a very bad relationship with food now and get pretty bad anxiety when trying something new. I've cut out 90% of my diet and eat 10-20 limited foods to ease symptoms.

The specialist recommended ENDEP for my FD but my doctor was incredibly against it. I've heard it's bad for constipation so I'm curious how others reacted if they took it. Man I really want it to stop I'm sick of this.

Trying to get a dietitian but they're so expensive.

Australia btw.

Thank you for your time!

I’ve taken omeprazole twice a day for the last 26 days do i need to taper off? My stomach has come to a complete standstill and now i realize my hunger pamgs are from dismotility (gastropariesis like symptoms) rather than the intial gastritis i was treating.

I have a lax stomach valve (it doesn’t close completely), but for years I’ve managed my reflux quite well with pantoprazole occasionally, Alflorex, and avoiding foods that trigger my symptoms. I also have a mild sorbitol intolerance. My lactose test was negative, but dairy products like yogurt and milk don’t agree with me, so I basically never have them.
I’ve been breastfeeding for 2 years, and since my period came back about 5 months ago, my stomach symptoms have become dramatically worse.
Every month, especially during the week before my period, I get terrible bloating and a lot of stomach/gut noises. I’ve seen doctors, had ultrasounds and blood tests, and so far everything seems to be normal.
This time, though, in addition to the bloating and all the noises, I’ve started experiencing a strange and unpleasant sensation that is difficult to describe. It feels like there is pressure from air/gas moving upward all the way to my throat. It doesn’t actually hurt and it doesn’t prevent me from swallowing or breathing, but it feels extremely uncomfortable. Once I burp or the excess gas comes out, the sensation improves.
The problem is that it makes me extremely anxious, and then the anxiety seems to make everything feel even worse.
I mentioned it to my gastroenterologist, and she told me that because I have a lax stomach valve, this is most likely reflux and air/gas coming back up. I have appointments with two other gastroenterologists next week because I’d like to get some other opinions and understand what’s going on.
But right now I’m extremely anxious and scared that this feeling is going to become permanent and that I’ll never feel normal again.
Has anyone experienced something similar, especially worsening bloating/reflux or this sensation of air/pressure rising up toward the throat around their period? Did it eventually improve?

Started my taper off 20mg omeprazole last week, into week 2 and I had dinner tonight and started with a lump sensation in my throat? I can still talk, eat, drink, breathe. Anyone else had this and is it probably globus sensation?

My teeth have yellow damage from really bad acid reflux as a child. I thankfully have my acid reflux under control now, but I would love to whiten my teeth. Has anyone found something that actually works or talked to a dentist about this before? A few years ago I tried whitening strips from the pharmacy and saw absolutely no difference. Google seems to say for acid reflux damage you just need veneers, which I’d prefer to avoid.

This is just me sharing my experience. I have been having globus sensation for 4 months now. It has been on and off but after multiple rounds of PPI been useless, GI suggested endoscopy.
I have severe health anxiety but agreed. I have 1cm hiatal hernia but nothing else. I feel like there are days when anxiety is better an maybe so is acid reflux.
Sharing my endoscopy experience, I had a friend to pick me up and drop me off but I was extremely anxious about been sedated but it all went well.

The doctor did not give me any post endoscopy instructions and I feel so invalidated for my symptoms post the endoscopy. They took biopsies and I didn’t know stomach and digestion gets affected post that. I ate some millet noodles (ready to make) which really messed up my stomach and digestion. I have been observing and reading online, and there are people who suffered with digestion issues post endoscopy but no doctors agree to it.
Basic lentils also seem heavy to my stomach these days. So trying to stick to real basic food. Tofu, eggs, toast, whole wheat tortillas, light rice seem to work. Is there anyone else out there who experienced digestion and stomach issues post endoscopy? Also the heart burn, pressure and maybe slight pain in upper stomach which honestly wasn’t there for good 2 months before the endoscopy has flared up bad post endoscopy. I was going though a phase of heartburn 2-3 months back but it wasn’t this bad.

Also the GI had recommended for me to take Xifaxan for 2 weeks which I stopped after a week(after confirming from the GI) because I was having early satiety, bloating out of no where suddenly. Not like my diet had changed. But post stopping the xifaxan also not like my appetite came back completely and it added to my anxiety. Presently I am just dealing with post endoscopy symptoms. I had endoscopy a week back and my stomach got upset this week and I had some diarrhea yesterday which also was new and added to my anxiety.

Any way sorry for the long message, just wanted to share my experience with acid reflux, xifaxan and endoscopy and see what others experienced.

Good luck with your gerd journey and hope you find a solution.

I’ve noticed everybody has such different symptoms. Mine is mainly a gnawing hunger feeling, and feeling on/off nauseous all the time. I’ve had a pain in my right shoulder twinge a few times from eating/swallowing and i have to clear my throat a lot but it doesn’t necessarily feel like globus i don’t get the typical burning, maybe slightly in my upper stomach sometimes.
I am day 3 on omeprozole so i’m hoping i will see an improvement soon.