Anybody know a good GERD pillow/wedge?
We both have the problem and cannot raise the head of our bed as is often suggested for reflux problems. The bed is custom made and we can't get a different one as it just fits in our bedroom. It's t...
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CA POPPY wrote:Hiatal hernia?? I don't have the upper esophageal sphincter muscle at all. Straight drop into the stomach. Went nuts for years trying to figure out what was wrong. Way to many trips to emergency rooms and way to many Barium swallow X-rays trying to figure it out. They said that they could not find anything. Finally found a doc who sent a scope down my throat and the sphincter muscle was completely missing and had severe GERD. They said that they could open me up and tie it, but I opted for the proton pump inhibitor. Took Zantac in the beginning, but it quit working. But the omeprazole has been working very well for years now.wny_pat wrote:
For GERD?? Mine is called OMEPRAZOLE 20MG. No problems unless I quit using it.
Oh, yes, we have both taken Protonix for 12 years and every other variety of proton pump inhibitor before that, not to mention Tums, Rolaids and the Alka Seltzer my dad took all his adult life. They do not change the fact if you have a hiatal hernia, though. That's a weak valve at the top of the stomach. If that valve happens to let go while you're asleep, big problem. Drs discourage long-term use of this class of drug, but I don't know how we avoid it. Sleeping on a slant is easier said than done. Also,the surgery to repair this type of hernia is a tough one and few patients actually have it.
