Yours is the first article I've run across in over a year of researching OSA and GI track problems. I was on a CPAP machine for 18 months with sever allergies to the air going in. I resolved it somewhat with a larger face mask but is still was allergy causing. I had been a snorer for over 10 years and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in 2/08. I've always been a sweet tooth as well and because of bone aches I started on 2 calcium citrates in 2008. Whatever the reason I developed severe LPR which went undiagnoised for 4 months. I was told by every Dr I saw that it was an allergy to take a nose steroid. After terrible suffering I finally requested an allergy specialist. After a 3 minute exam he told me I didn't have allergies I had silent acid reflux. He did exhaustive allergy tests, sinus head scan, throat culture, blood work as well. So little has been done to understand this aliment. All the literature I was handed & researched said to eliminate certain foods. No one ever mentioned anywhere to eliminate vitamine suppplements. That would have helped tremendously. Even though I was put on Nexium at 40 mg x2 day it helped somewhat. I developed phneumonia in Feb 10 & my blood pressure shot to 180/95. I knew it was the Nexium. I quit it knowing that I would suffer w/ sever reflux. My blood pressure came down normal. My LPR continued and I had a hernia/fundo mid-May '10. 3 weeks before surgery I accidently noticed that when I took Calcium citrate (now up to 4 x a day) I seared. I looked it up on the net and found that citrate should never be taken by someone with LPR/Gerds. I'm 4 weeks post op and have suffered terribly with continued burning LPR even after surgery. I found that my meds for pain after sugery exasperated my burning (IBUPROFEN & OXICODINE). I stopped it within a week. No Dr paid attention to medications that could exascerbate LPR. Not sure if surgery was successful as I burned up until 3 days ago. I've been careful not to take anything that causes acid. I've noticed that eliminating all sugar in the diet helps. There must be a connection to sugar, weight and maybe glucose control and sleep apnea. So glad this site promotes women studying and researching illnesses that not much research has been done on. I know there is an answer to LPR and I will continue to study on my own as the Drs are not able to say why I continue to suffer with LPR.
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Yours is the first article I've run across in over a year of researching OSA and GI track problems. I was on a CPAP machine for 18 months with sever allergies to the air going in. I resolved it somewhat with a larger face mask but is still was allergy causing. I had been a snorer for over 10 years and was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea in 2/08. I've always been a sweet tooth as well and because of bone aches I started on 2 calcium citrates in 2008. Whatever the reason I developed severe LPR which went undiagnoised for 4 months. I was told by every Dr I saw that it was an allergy to take a nose steroid. After terrible suffering I finally requested an allergy specialist. After a 3 minute exam he told me I didn't have allergies I had silent acid reflux. He did exhaustive allergy tests, sinus head scan, throat culture, blood work as well. So little has been done to understand this aliment. All the literature I was handed & researched said to eliminate certain foods. No one ever mentioned anywhere to eliminate vitamine suppplements. That would have helped tremendously. Even though I was put on Nexium at 40 mg x2 day it helped somewhat. I developed phneumonia in Feb 10 & my blood pressure shot to 180/95. I knew it was the Nexium. I quit it knowing that I would suffer w/ sever reflux. My blood pressure came down normal. My LPR continued and I had a hernia/fundo mid-May '10. 3 weeks before surgery I accidently noticed that when I took Calcium citrate (now up to 4 x a day) I seared. I looked it up on the net and found that citrate should never be taken by someone with LPR/Gerds. I'm 4 weeks post op and have suffered terribly with continued burning LPR even after surgery. I found that my meds for pain after sugery exasperated my burning (IBUPROFEN & OXICODINE). I stopped it within a week. No Dr paid attention to medications that could exascerbate LPR. Not sure if surgery was successful as I burned up until 3 days ago. I've been careful not to take anything that causes acid. I've noticed that eliminating all sugar in the diet helps. There must be a connection to sugar, weight and maybe glucose control and sleep apnea. So glad this site promotes women studying and researching illnesses that not much research has been done on. I know there is an answer to LPR and I will continue to study on my own as the Drs are not able to say why I continue to suffer with LPR.
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