TromboneAl
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I talked about my LPR, caused by acid reflux, in this thread.
My symptoms are controlled pretty well with a wedge pillow and frequent gum chewing. However, it's still a problem now and then.
I'm trying a new treatment with an OTC suspension that creates a foam on top of the stomach contents and helps avoid reflux. The treatment is the UK version of Gaviscon Advance. The US version is different; only the UK version has this property. It's about $20 a bottle because it must be imported:
Although I find testing difficult because the symptoms tend to vary widely from one night to the next, I experimented last night by having a big steak with about six fluid ounces of wine. I took the stuff and had very little coughing. That's not conclusive, so I'll continue testing.
Here's an article on it:
https://www.refluxgate.com/gaviscon-advance
and here's a double-blind study that showed that it was effective:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10621921
I found that the suspension contains no sugar.
I'll bring this up with my doc and I'll keep you posted on what I find.
My symptoms are controlled pretty well with a wedge pillow and frequent gum chewing. However, it's still a problem now and then.
I'm trying a new treatment with an OTC suspension that creates a foam on top of the stomach contents and helps avoid reflux. The treatment is the UK version of Gaviscon Advance. The US version is different; only the UK version has this property. It's about $20 a bottle because it must be imported:
Although I find testing difficult because the symptoms tend to vary widely from one night to the next, I experimented last night by having a big steak with about six fluid ounces of wine. I took the stuff and had very little coughing. That's not conclusive, so I'll continue testing.
Here's an article on it:
https://www.refluxgate.com/gaviscon-advance
and here's a double-blind study that showed that it was effective:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10621921
I found that the suspension contains no sugar.
I'll bring this up with my doc and I'll keep you posted on what I find.