Hi everyone
I have had reflux problems for some 15 years now and been on Omeprazole for around 13 of them. I started off with 20mg morning and night. After several months I went to just 20mg at night and did so for most of those 13 years. At the beginning of this year I was so bad I could hardly talk. It hurt me to. I have had that problem crop up many times over the years but it was extra bad. The doc put me back on 40mg. This worked for about 2 months and then the old problems were back, with some extra ones.
I did some research on the net (Yes, it can be the wrong thing to do lols!) But I was desperate and didn't feel the omeprazole was helping me. I was refluxing in the night, every night. My throat was sore down one side all the time. I could feel the acid coming up into my throat and I would wake thinking I would choke. Scary!
Anyway, I have tried all the diets, low acid, etc. Which helped a bit but I could never understand why one day I could get away with eating something but not another time. Nothing added up.
To cut a very long story short I found a diet called FAST TRACT DIET. It is a low carb diet. Not for the faint hearted tbh. But if you are worried enough you will do it and feel much better for it.
Basically the diet was founded by a man who did lots of research. I think he is a chemist. Anyway, he found that it is not so much acidic foods causing the problem but the way in which foods ferment in the small intestine and cause an overload of bad bacteria (SIBO) SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OBSTRUCTION.
A lot of gas is made from the bacterial obstruction. So much so that when the gases are released, especially when lying down, it can come straight up to the throat and mouth and cause the problems spoken about in this post.
I have been on the diet for 7 months now. Still not perfect but so very much better through this diet. I have also got down to 10mg Omeprazole which I take at night. I am hoping to come off altogether eventually.
If anyone is on FB look up FAST TRACT DIET by Rob ------ sorry, forgot his second name, but I am sure you will find it. It's a private group so you will have to join it. There is loads of help and ideas for food. I am really enjoying my food now. When I go back to processed foods I am not enjoying them.
This diet is good for lots of digestive problems. It really does work if you can stick with it. I do break my diet at least once a week but not with carbs/starch/grains. You'll be surprised what you can eat and be ok with though - acidic foods for one. There is a book you can buy to explain it all. And it's genuine!
