Where'd I put the warranty card on this body, anyhow?

[kitanzi]

Right, long story short(ish), I've been having stomach problems for a couple months now. Two weeks ago I had a EGD done to find out what was going on in my esophagus and stomach. Yesterday I had the follow up visit.

Diagnosis is severe acid reflux, causing considerable erosion to the esophagus, and a sliding hiatal hernia. Treatment between now and another followup visit in four weeks is a strong anti acid medication, diet modification and weight loss. Possible future treatment includes surgery, but let's hope not.

So, ideally, I am now not supposed to eat anything I might actually want to eat - that should make the weight loss easier. As far as I can tell, the ideal diet for this (which I do not expect I will follow perfectly) is bland and fat free, with minimal spice or acidic foods. I should eschew chocolate, alcohol and caffeine. I should eat small amounts, slowly, and chew it as thoroughly as any cow could dream of.

No, I'm not really happy about this, how could you tell?

Neither of these are especially uncommon conditions. Does anyone out there have a good resource for recipes, foods and suggestions that won't leave me wanting to solve the whole problem at the source by simply cutting my throat?

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[bigbumble.livejournal.com]

Have you been tested for sleep apnea? I was having problems with acid reflux, but went in for a sleep study because I was having a hard time staying awake during the day. It turned out the treatment for sleep apnea (a CPAP) also took care of the acid reflux in my case.

As far as food is concerned, get thee to a good dietician. With luck, your Dr. can recommend one. Be ready to have only one good meal a day and plan on essetially snacks for the other two. Learn to love green beans.

You are right to be feeling cranky.

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[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

By and large, according to ACat, I don't snore or show signs of sleep apnea. He would know, since he has it, or did until he lost weight. Any study right now would be problematic since hayfever season just hit like a freight train, and Georgia is making it's yearly attempt to kill me. I most certainly do have breathing trouble now. *sigh*

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[kitanzi.livejournal.com]

Correction - apparently I snore more than I realized, but he says it still doesn't sound like sleep apnea to him. And between winter colds (more than usual) and Georgia Death Pollen Season, I suspect I've been snoring more than usual lately.