It is not really the water causing the symptoms, but u can feel a flare even drinking water when u have a large flare up....that is more when I meant to say
Chewing on a piece or two of gum, it seems, helps force fluids back into the stomach and flood the esophagus with alkaline saliva, neutralizing acids that cause the characteristic burning sensations.
When taking Nexium u should look to ur Dr for what may be depleted.....
Here is what I found-
Nexium DEPLETES vitamins B1, B12, and D, iron, calcium and zinc. Nexium can cause bacterial overgrowth of the
small intestine, and taking a probiotic (acidophilus/bifidus) while taking the drug is important.
AVOID St.
John's wort.
Take magnesium 1-2 hrs away from this drug, as this mineral can bind to the drug and reduce its
activity.
Alcohol is one of the items we r to avoid as it will cause a flare up.
Is ur Dr a GI Dr?
And yes my doctor has seen the yellow on my tongue which is gone now actually since I first posted but is still present on the roof of my mouth. He didn't seem concerned at all about it and told me to brush it off with my toothbrush.
Interesting you say that water can cause symptoms. I've never heard that and thought it would help so drank a ton. My mouth being so dry I'm almost always drinking water or chewing sugar free gum.
Firstly thank you for both for your response. I was never checked for yeast but someone said I could have a candida overgrowth but when I told my doctor that he laughed and told me to stop going on the Internet. I haven't had vitamin or mineral levels checked but how would I do that? Request it from my doctor? I've been taking probiotics since this started and also adding "Concentrace" trace minerals to my water (I drink chlorine free bought water.) Apart from that I take a multivitamin and of course the Nexium.
Recently I had a friend's party where I drank several glasses of vodka and for about a week after had near constant chest pain under the breast bone and shortness of breath that was at its worst the morning after. When it went away I wanted to know if it was a coincidence that I drank alcohol so to experiment I had a few drinks again and the same thing happened. Now I'm giving up drinking altogether.
What kind of water do you drink? Have you checked the PH of it?
Hi and welcome to the GERD forum.
I was wondering as I was reading ur post, if u were ever checked for yeast?
The yellow u mention on the roof of ur mouth...could be a thrush like substance, has ur Dr seen this?
I also wondered if u ever tried a pro biotic....and have had ur vit levels and minerals checked? Vit D, B12, magnesium and potassiun....
When u r in a flare water can cause symptoms, I suggest seeing ur GI Dr and let him/her know how u r being affected with ur meds....and talk to ur pharmacist regarding side effects and interactions.