suzette
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Jun 26, 2014 23:35:03 GMT
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LPR
Jul 23, 2021 20:52:18 GMT
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Post by suzette on Jul 23, 2021 20:52:18 GMT
Does anyone have LPR- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux? How do you get diagnosed and what do doctors do for it? I have had a chronic cough for years and went to an ENT and allergist, they gave me Asthma meds, but I am still coughing and was not the root cause. I ran across LPR symptoms and it seems exactly what I am experiencing. Any info would help, thanks!
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Post by katlady on Jul 23, 2021 21:03:25 GMT
You should cut back on foods that cause stomach acid, also don't lie down too soon after eating. I have GERD, which is similar to LPR except it doesn't reach my throat. You should go to a doctor and get scheduled for an endoscopic exam. Untreated, it can cause other issues. After changing my diet and getting rid of lot of acidic foods, I am much better. I have medication for flare ups, mainly when I eat something that is too tomato-y.
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May 17, 2024 22:54:29 GMT
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Jul 23, 2021 21:06:49 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2021 21:06:49 GMT
I have GERD and esophogus issues : Esophageal dysmotility, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), Schatzki's ring, asthma, COPD.
They all began with acid reflux and for more serious from there. It stemmed from years of excessive aspirin intake for pain. I'm on 3 Rxs to help.
I don't get the cough thing unless I have a sinus drip. DH has COPD and he has the cough. He's only on Flonase when his seasonal allergies get bad. He's got enough medical issues, so we try the most natural route. I'm better off if I'm on Allegra daily. Maybe it IS helping to prevent a cough?
Hope you get to the root of it all and stop the cough. Occasional (organic) honey would help quiet DH's cough at night.
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LPR
Jul 23, 2021 21:11:40 GMT
Post by CardBoxer on Jul 23, 2021 21:11:40 GMT
You should cut back on foods that cause stomach acid, also don't lie down too soon after eating. I have GERD, which is similar to LPR except it doesn't reach my throat. You should go to a doctor and get scheduled for an endoscopic exam. Untreated, it can cause other issues. After changing my diet and getting rid of lot of acidic foods, I am much better. I have medication for flare ups, mainly when I eat something that is too tomato-y. ^ This. And suzette, you’d want to see a gastroenterologist for that. Just for the short term, you might take one short course of Prilosec OTC. If it helps your symptoms, that’s good info for the gastro doc. But given the years you’ve had symptoms, and the effects of long term reflux, please don’t look at it as a long term solution even if it helps. Prilosec has some good info on their site, btw.
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LPR
Jul 23, 2021 21:16:44 GMT
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Jul 23, 2021 21:16:44 GMT
Also check for side effects of any medication you’re taking. My aunt had a cough for the last 10 years and she had to go off one of her meds (unrelated to the cough) and her cough decreased significantly. The dr then put her on a different medication that doesn’t cause her to cough. Good luck!
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peabay
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Jun 25, 2014 19:50:41 GMT
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Jul 23, 2021 21:19:22 GMT
Post by peabay on Jul 23, 2021 21:19:22 GMT
I would take Pepcid and see if that fixes it.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 23, 2021 21:21:22 GMT
I rarely eat after 7pm. I sleep on a wedge pillow, mostly. If I awake coughing in the night, a swig of honey works wonders.
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TXMary
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Jul 23, 2021 21:24:59 GMT
Post by TXMary on Jul 23, 2021 21:24:59 GMT
I got sick in November of 2018. I thought that I had a bad cold and an ear infection. I had so much drainage in my throat that I literally couldn't swallow and by the time I was diagnosed with LPR in January of 2019, I had lost 38 pounds. I had a chronic cough and was so hoarse I could hardly talk. I went to the day clinic multiple times and saw an NP, two PAs, finally a family medicine doc and all of them thought I had some sort of upper respiratory infection and prescribed several different antibiotics and for the first time ever, I had allergic reactions to all of them. I finally went to the main hospital and saw an ENT. He stuck a tube up my nose and looked at my esophagus and told me I did not have a cold or infection. I had LPR. I had never heard of it before. He told me to elevate my bed, prescribed Rx strength Ranitidine until they took that off the market and then switched me to Famotidine 40 mg which I still take today. Not sure it really helps but maybe. Told me to cut acidic foods, spicy foods, alcohol, caffeine, all the good stuff. lol And told me to elevate my bed. He also sent me for an upper endoscopy and a swallowing test. And he told me if he could get me back to 80 or 90% normal that would be good. I guess that's where we are at now. I have since found out that the stuff in my throat is pepsin a stomach acid. I still have some but nothing like I had before. I still cough a lot and sometimes it's hard to stop. But I can eat again and my voice is back although sometimes it gets hoarse again. I do belong to some Facebook groups for it. There is a surgery but some people say they have worse problems after the surgery. Having LPR has changed my life and not in a good way, but I have learned to adjust. As much as I still have problems with it, I am much improved over November of 2018.
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Jul 23, 2021 21:34:12 GMT
Post by elaine on Jul 23, 2021 21:34:12 GMT
Also check for side effects of any medication you’re taking. My aunt had a cough for the last 10 years and she had to go off one of her meds (unrelated to the cough) and her cough decreased significantly. The dr then put her on a different medication that doesn’t cause her to cough. Good luck! Lisinopril - one of the most common blood pressure medications - can cause a cough in some people. I’ve been on it for 20+ years with no issue, but a good friend of mine had to be taken off of it because it made her cough. suzette, I hope that they find out the root cause of your cough.
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LPR
Jul 23, 2021 21:35:19 GMT
Post by nlwilkins on Jul 23, 2021 21:35:19 GMT
I am on disability because of something like that. Doc never called it Laryngopharyngeal Reflux but basically that is what it was. It got so bad I could barely breathe as the vocal chords would close when they needed to open, etc. As a teacher, I lost my voice continually. Had to go on disability cause could not work.
Meds included Nexium at the strongest doses twice a day. It helped a lot. I had to go in to ENT regularly to have him check it out = stick a scope up my nose and down the throat to look at the vocal chords. Any sinus issues affected the vocal chords. We lived in an area of refineries and pollution and eventually, I had to leave my home of 30 years to get to less pollution and dryer climate.
Eventually had a nissen fundoplication where the surgeon folded up part of the stomach to reinforce the esophageal sphincter. It was a great success. Now I don't have to take Nexiumm anymore and voice is back full time. Though, now I have a bass voice instead of an alto because of the permanent damage done to vocal chords.
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Jul 24, 2021 4:22:04 GMT
Post by mlynn on Jul 24, 2021 4:22:04 GMT
I have LPR, diagnosed by an ENT. He had me take Esomeprazole 20 mg for six months. Then stop. If the symptoms resumed, I was to resume the medication.
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ddly
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Jul 10, 2014 19:36:28 GMT
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Jul 24, 2021 19:38:17 GMT
Post by ddly on Jul 24, 2021 19:38:17 GMT
I’ve been diagnosed with GERD. I can’t eat spicy, fried, or acidic foods. Caffeine, chocolate and alcohol are also on the no list. I take Nexium, was twice a day, but my insurance will now only cover once a day. I’m doing okay with the change but I also am careful about what I eat. I also have gastroparesis. It’s a delicate balance.
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