Curious about your take on this, @Jonathan Edwards. Presumably there is a massive shortage of these drugs at the moment and that is why there is...
Sorry to hear about your bad experience there, @Fainbrog, and the fact that you're not back to baseline yet. Fingers crossed. Your experience is...
Thanks, found it - it's...
Thanks, @Cheesus. I think the key thing is that if it makes sense for PwME to be classed as high-risk, we shouldn't have to argue it ourselves on...
Just reading this interesting article from the BBC about drug developments for treating Covid. It includes: The box of pills selected is called...
I've been taking Epsom salts footbaths for migraines and had a speedy and substantial reduction in migraines since I started, which has been...
I'm so sorry to hear that, @JemPD. How horrible to have such a stupid thing stuck forever on your notes. But it was very easy for me to get a...
Do you actually have 'somatisation disorder' in your notes, JemPD? Or just 'ME/CFS'? I managed to get a SIBO test (positive) and antibiotics on...
Thanks, Arnie, but the media won't use those pictures. They stick to reputable image libraries that they're familiar with and that their...
Thanks, @Joel - I can't handle milk, unfortunately, but my GP also said that the idea was to do a short course of PPIs to allow tissue to heal,...
Thanks! I'll see how I go.
Thanks, Jo - that's very helpful, I'll read that before I talk to my GP. In my position, would you want to stick with a GP or get with a...
Thanks, @Jonathan Edwards - that's all incredibly helpful and will save me going down a lot of unhelpful avenues. Good point! I'm surprised this...
Thanks for replying! Really helpful to have somebody who knows about physiology. There seem to be two basic things being suggested. One is to...
Thanks, Milo. I agree that there are risks of not treating GERD, and I'm in such pain with the heartburn if not taking anything that not treating...
Thanks! I tried something similar some years ago and did the same, I think.
Here and here are a couple of pages on the Livestrong site that talk about exercises and stretches for hiatus hernia...
Thanks, @Trish. Did you have trouble coming off PPIs? I'm concerned about rebound (I'm concerned about everything!). Stupid question, but does...
I hope it's OK that I'm posting about a non-ME/CFS problem but I've had worsening acid reflux and heartburn for a few months which is not better...
That sounds surprising! Why would it not be more difficult? Are the disease mechanisms understood and is it known what it would take to tackle them?
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