Heartburn/GI Issues & New Headaches

[theelt712]

Anyone else deal with severe GERD issues in WD? This didn't really start until a couple weeks ago, and it really sucks. ANY food triggers heartburn, I sometimes get the gas caught in my throat, making it hard to breathe. Last night, my chest started twitching and squeezing and I couldn't breathe but I could belch [if it wasn't caught in my throat]. I went to bed AND woke up with it. Very troubling and it caused me to panic! I went to bed hoping it would go away but I woke up scared.

New issue: migraine with aura. I never had this pre med but I have been having a kelidescope like ring going around my eye, odd floaters, and also strong, horrible head pains that dissipate after a few seconds, and tend to get worse with any sort of head pressure I put on it. It almost feels like something is going to burst [and I have had popping sensations in my head, but with no headache, so I try to not let it bother me] in my head, making me think I have an aneurysm or something [I am getting an MRI very soon, but for an unrelated issue]. I do have sinus issues, but this is like a sinus issue with shorter head pains.

Anyone deal with this?

[Iggy131313]

its very common honey, just shows your system is trying to fin the right balance again.

Sorry if I have missed this but are you off school? or are you still going?

[theelt712]

I am currently off of school here in America- just got out for summer vacation. Go back in late August.

[Iggy131313]

ah!! summer vacation, ours dont start for another few weeks here in the UK....

so is all food giving you heartburn? I do get this also

[Luc]

It's common in WD, but could be also caused by a diet. From my own experience - I used to have it terribly lot even in my pre-ADs time. After I changed a couple of things (introducing a low-carb diet among others) it has disappeared completely. I haven't had a single case of heartburn in many years now.

[theelt712]

I had it pre-AD but VERY occasionally. Now I get it all the time and it is the pits. Possibly changing my diet is the answer.

[stan]

since tapering i have regularly (it can last 20 minutes) migraines with aura without pain only little malaise during; too much adrenal gives anxiety, chest things, and so many strange feelings

[theelt712]

The strange part is sometimes I get the migraine with no pain and only the aura, like right now. I agree about the adrenaline part, way too much anxiety there.

[Sheila]

You might try a little bit of baking soda in water.

[bruno2006]

I have been on my own gut healing journey and have made progress. My diet is really restricted and I have been told I may have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) or fructose absorption problems. All these gut issues started about 8 months off, or something like that. I used to have severe colon spasms which started when I was on paxil. That is now gone and realized it was certain foods that I was eating (grains, conventional dairy, starches, sugar) that was causing the pain/spasms. I have made a lot of progress, including fixing acid reflux. I have not specifically had GERD, but pretty much every damned symptom of all major gut issues. I suggest: monitor what you eat and do a food journal, eliminate all the known problematic foods (dairy, nuts, wheat/grains/gluten (includes soy, corn)) and reintroduce them very slowly, learn about healing gut protocols like GAPS diet and SCD, take digestive enzymes, take HCL (acid reflux is said to be a sign of low acid, not too much like conventional docs say), be gentle with yourself, eat smaller meals more frequently, etc etc