Hello all This is my first time posting although I have been visiting this board the past few days reading. I Have been diagnosed with LPR and am having a awful time. Let me give u a short version. I had a egd on the 16th of Jan. and i have been like this ever since. I had the upper GI, modified swallow and one more swallow before the test. The Dr told my husband i have irritation and to take nexium and prilosec, he knew i could not get the nexium due to insurance. And to follow up with ent. anyway , My stomach bloated way up feeling like i could not breath and i had all this liquid in my throat feel like it was choking me. I was in a panic. My husband took me to ER they took cat scan of my throat, gave me some reglan and some lorzapam, he thought my esph. was spasming and to continue on prilsec OTC. I struggled with the choking, lump in throat, liquid in throat, coughing,hacking,clearing my throat so much I just wanted to die...I went to ent he said i have lpr after putting tube down my nose. he said to take 80 mg a day of prilosec and buy some mucinex. The mucinex I can't swallow it is too big, I took the prilsec two in morning and two in evening. I felt 50 percent better except my stomach bloats so bad. I got so sick one day so weak, felt like i couldn't breath, my throat filled up with the stuff . Called dr and he said pick up some samples of acpihex. They do nothing for me it is all starting back with no relief. I went back on the prilesec. At least I got some relief from that. I go to the GI Dr tomorrow. Hoping he can help me I am a wits end. What a life, The ent said no to the lorzapam cause it is just a band aid but it is the only thing that helps when it gets super bad...I don't know how you all have coped with all this, do you have any advise for me? What kind of food should i eat cause i haven't been able to tolerate anything but plain yogurt, chicken broth and oatmeal....Sorry so long a post and thanks for listening. Prayer and my faith is what is getting me through this right now.. God Bless you all who suffers with this awful thing... Jancie

This is awful isn't it? I had such a bad attack the other night after having such Good day too. The lump in my throat was all right sided, my ear felt like it was going to pop and the lump was hitting my gag reflux or something and i could not stop gagging and heaving. My poor husband called the rescue and of course the hospital does next to nothing, gave me a cocktail to drink to numb, just made my throat fill more constricted!!Told me not to panic. I said it is hard not to panic when u feel like u are choking to death. Anyway the only thing different they told me was to take 3 tsp of mylanta before bedtime and wrote me another prescription of reglan and a few lorezapam.( which the ent said he doesn't want me to take cause it is just a band aid) it does help me calm down though. I never had anything like this.. How does this just come on like that?? Where does it come from?? It doesn't matter how bland I eat and that is all i eat is bland i am still like this!! My bowels are so messed up, and I am taking the probotics. I don't know what to do to make it any better. I do everything they tell me, no choc. no coffee.. The Dr's don't seem to have patience with me it feels like anyway.. I just keep praying.. Jancie