Hi from Germany - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

Madeleine65 · 05-30-2007, 09:11 AM

Hello co-sufferers, readers,
I am a 42 year-old houseiwfe, was diagnosed with GERD in 2001,a year after having my fourth child via c-section.Since then my life healthwise has been on a roller-coaster. My symptoms are similar to those of many of the posters here,so I wont go into detail about them in this thread. My latest endoscopy in feb 2007 revealed the same diagnosis i have been having since 2001, easophagitis grade 1. Anyway, I am suffering as usual so my internist finally decided to send me for further testing. Tomorrow morning I will have the manometry and ph test. Next week I will be tested for glucose and lactose intolerance. I am hoping these tests will give me some insight as to the origin of my woes???
Btw, I had my GB out in 1995, and have been suffering from panic and anxiety for a few years.....
Will post more to let you know my results,
thanks for reading and excuse my english,
Madeleine

lstek · 05-30-2007, 09:28 AM

Hi there. I think I may have a similar problem to yours. Here is a post I sent out this AM. I have recently begun having my back worked on by an osteopath. I have only gone twice, with no results yet....but I am tryin g to be patient.....here goes......I have had a mild case of reflux since having my daughter 3 years ago. 6 months ago I had my son....both via c-section. In the past 3 months my reflux has gone out of control...all day all night burning in the throat. My doc has tried me on 3 ppis so far...to no avail. I also have had a simultanous increase in back issues...likely from lifting a baby and toddler constantly as well as the c-section having cut my abdominal muscles. my question. Could these back problems be the cause of my extreme reflux? If so, has anyone else ever had a similar, back related reflux issue? and lastly, if you did, did fixing your back help the problem? I have heard they can be related....interconnectedness of back muscles and the diaphram.

lstek · 05-30-2007, 09:30 AM

ps--I am a 37 yr old mom with no other health issues. I am active, normal weight, non-smoker, who eats a very healthy diet. Isn't thisd thing frustrating?

famnd · 06-02-2007, 09:10 PM

Hi,

How big was your last baby? My 3rd baby who was 10.5 lbs kicked me constantly right at the bottom of my breast bone. My acid reflux really got a jump start then. Perhaps your 4 pregnancies contributed to your acid reflux. BTW it has been my lifelong dream to visit Germany. I have to stay on a fairly strict diet to keep my reflux under control so traveling is a challenge. Good luck on your tests. Fam

Madeleine65 · 06-03-2007, 03:05 AM

Hi fam,Istek,

You might be correct, my pregnancies might have contributed to my reflux.( I actually had 3, had twins with my first one

). Actually, I have ONLY experienced real heartburn during my pregnancies, during which the babies sat up high in my abdomen which led me to have them all through C-section.They were all relatively "small" babies...My twins (who will soon turn 16 btw) weighed around 4.5 lbs, my thrid was the "biggest" at 6.5 lbs and my fourth just under 6 lbs.Like I mentionned in another post, my GERD started almost a year after I had my fourth child,and THE major cause that led me not to have another baby is the heartburn pain I experience through the second and thrid trimesters.

Istek, I dont know if your back problems are Gerd-related,hope someone can answer your q. I usually have terrible back pain when I am under a lot of stress,
Madeleine