Acid Reflux / GERD

I just reach for antacid tablets and if those don't cut it I take a famotidine. Sleeping on my back with pillows propping me up almost into a sitting position helps as well.

Pay attention to how you cook your food because the method matters a lot. I grill all my meat so the fat drips away and I skip added oils. That alone lowers the fat in my meals and has helped with reflux. I used to have daily problems from poor eating habits and would wake up with acid already built up causing hours of burning discomfort. Once I started watching both what I ate and how I prepared it the improvement was huge. Lean meats cooked without extra grease go a long way toward avoiding symptoms.

Omeprazole is worth trying. The generic version is inexpensive. It takes about a day to start working but the relief lasts for days. When I began Tirz I had terrible reflux that ruined my sleep and this got me through it. Later I lowered my dose and eventually the reflux disappeared on its own. I haven't needed any for ten weeks now.

Heartburn from the Reta. It tends to fade but on shot day both my wife and I get it. I keep antacids on the nightstand and sometimes take one right before lying down.

I've also started getting acid reflux at night after going up to 2 mg a week. I hadn't had heartburn in years. It's a small trade-off for the benefits, so I just use some antacids or change how I sleep.

Yeah it's the reta. Certain foods make it worse for me, especially anything fatty or almond flour. The heartburn only hits at night though. I'm normally a right-side sleeper and that position seems to encourage it because of how the organs sit. Switching to my left side and taking an antacid before bed has made it manageable. Might be worth trying.

I just started getting sulphur burps even though I've been on Reta for several weeks. I'm at 4 mg and this is my third week at that level. I'll try the suggestions people mentioned.

Mine turned out to be from the acids in my pre-workout and BCAA drinks plus hot oatmeal and coffee. My doctor gave me a prescription PPI. I stopped the acidic drinks, took the medication, and let my esophagus heal. Now I just have to keep things moderate so it doesn't come back.

I get pretty bad acid reflux. Avoiding spicy and greasy food helps. If I'm going to drink alcohol I know it will flare up so I take a certain H2 blocker before bed. Antacid tablets work too. My doctor suggested the same approach. If I know I'm eating out I take one ahead of time and it makes a difference. This has been my main side effect.

Acid reflux is very common especially if you're overweight, and GLP drugs often cause or worsen it. Stomach acid leaks back into the esophagus causing burning and pain. Long term it can damage tissue so it needs checking, but here it's from the reta and should be temporary. Usual steps are antacids, H2 blockers, or PPIs, plus smaller meals, no fluids with meals, eating earlier before bed, and not drinking before lying down. Because reta slows gastric emptying a lower-fat diet can help too. Raising the head of the bed with blocks lets gravity assist. Dropping the dose temporarily and titrating slower is another option. Staying on reflux meds while on reta is fairly common and better than ignoring the damage.

I have LPR which is similar but without heartburn, just the globus feeling, lower voice, and throat mucus. The chest pain when lying down is what bothers me most and sometimes makes me anxious enough to go to the ER, though it's only reflux. Spicy foods and orange juice or soda are the worst triggers. I sometimes take an alginate product right before sleep and it helps. I don't like relying on PPIs for this.

No matter what I try I still get acid. Antacids, watching my diet, enzymes, nothing fully stops it. I decided to start a daily PPI. If you stop it you can get rebound reflux but it should control ongoing symptoms better than the other choices.

I had this on Tirz until I realized I needed to stop eating at least four hours before bed. Once I did that it cleared up within a few days.

I was diagnosed with GERD years ago. The doctor said to raise the head of the bed eight degrees. I never did that but I use pillows to lift my upper body. I've learned my triggers. No red sauce for the last meal, no eating within four hours of bed, no citrus drinks. Chili only at lunch. Beer early in the evening. I have to be strict about all of it while switching from Tirz to Reta over the next three months. If things go as planned Reta will be the only thing I use. Shot day for Reta has caused heartburn for my first two doses no matter how careful I am with food. It only lasts a day though. Good luck.

A certain newer acid reducer was a miracle for me. I had heartburn most of the day even before using any GLP drug. Sleeping in a recliner also helped.

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I had exactly that on my birthday after eating too much chocolate and cake for a couple days and got terrible heartburn at night. I could only sleep on my left side. Cutting out the fatty food made a big difference.

I titrated up to 2 mg a week with no sides. When I went higher I got what some call the keto flu for about two days and that's when the acid reflux started. It was noticeable at night and would wake me. I noticed it happened if I ate too late so I adjusted my meal timing. Now at 4 mg the only time I get reflux is when I need to eat. I've been woken consistently between 2 and 3 am and had to eat a small amount of carbs to settle it and fall back asleep.

Definitely heartburn. I get it on Reta too especially after fried or acidic food. Drink some milk or take an antacid tablet. Be careful with some of the other pills since some are only meant for short-term use.

I've recently begun using omeprazole along with my other evening doses, and it appears helpful. My anabolics often trigger mild heartburn, so I used to chew a pepcid complete now and then, yet after switching over there's been no further need for pepcid.

That newer acid reducer is a lifesaver. I normally rely on several other products because of bad acidity after sleeve surgery, but when I have this one nothing else matters, not side sleeping, fatty food, or even spicy food.

I actually try to do that too but I get up earlier in the morning so I can fit my meals in. Smaller meals make a difference as well.

I can confirm the PPI solved it for me. One thing that can trigger or worsen it is lying down soon after eating, in case anyone has that habit.