Dear Elena
I am new here but have read with interest all your success with vitamin D3.
My symptoms started with a throat discomfort in May 2016 on the right side. I did not have GERD or LPR then. I started taking a PPI ( omeprazole once a day ) and combined this with Gaviscon. My symptom improved then the omeprazole stopped working. I then increased my dosage to twice a day and continuing with the Gaviscon. The PPI was prescribed by my general practitioner. Again the PPI stopped working and that was when, because of the increased dosage, I started developing GERD with burning throat, heartburn and stomach burn. It was horrible. I had my first gastroscopy in early June which diagnosed reflux and oesophagitis and a hiatal hernia. At this point I was desperate for anti reflux surgery which I saw was my magic cure. I had a repeat gastroscopy end of June which diagnosed me as having a healed oesophagitis, no hernia and a scarred lower oesophagus. An ultarsound scan of my gall bladder showed one very tiny gallstone which was not blocking any duct. I had to stop all PPI's before my first gastroscopy after which I tried another PPI and then Nexium before the second gastroscopy. An oesophageal manometry test showed that my oesophagus was functioning fine, my lower oesophageal sphincter was not defective and a 24 hour ph test showed hardly any real acid reflux or non-acid reflux. I am puzzled by all this as, especially during the 24 hour ph test, I was having a lot of symptoms -throat burning, chest pains and heartburn. I was then diagnosed with oesophageal hypersensitivity / functional heartburn / functional chest pains. I had a follow up with the surgeon who ordered all the new tests who basically wasn't a good listener but I did accept that objectively, all the tests showed that surgery was not needed in my case.
To date, my throat still burns. An ENT consultant scoped and said that my larynx looked pristine ; no sign of burning on my laryngeal mucosa. I wake up every morning with a burn which can last all day. I chewed on ginger to relieve it. Alkaline water helps it but its effects do not last long. I would like to give vitamin D3 a try but what I was hoping you would tell me is - did you take vitamin K2 as well ? I understand that for D3 to work, K2 must be taken too.
I watched my diet carefully and have done all the lifestyle changes. I take probiotics but find that occasionally, some brands give me severe chest pains. To this day, I am convinced that the first PPI had caused my reflux symptoms in the first place. I do believe I have LPR although the only symptom I have is a throat burn. The ENT consultant I saw did a throat swab and sent me the results recently which read as "significant organisms in my throat ". I have been taking a strong antibiotic prescribed by him for 4.5 days now and the burning sensation still persists with occasional mild chest pains ( which thankfully have abated somewhat from what they used to be) may have bacterium in my throat but I am certain I have LPR as well.
Please reply. I would really like to know if vitamin K2 should be taken with vitamin D3.
Look forward to hearing from you soon. My life has been horrible due to this disease.
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Dear Elena
I am new here but have read with interest all your success with vitamin D3.
My symptoms started with a throat discomfort in May 2016 on the right side. I did not have GERD or LPR then. I started taking a PPI ( omeprazole once a day ) and combined this with Gaviscon. My symptom improved then the omeprazole stopped working. I then increased my dosage to twice a day and continuing with the Gaviscon. The PPI was prescribed by my general practitioner. Again the PPI stopped working and that was when, because of the increased dosage, I started developing GERD with burning throat, heartburn and stomach burn. It was horrible. I had my first gastroscopy in early June which diagnosed reflux and oesophagitis and a hiatal hernia. At this point I was desperate for anti reflux surgery which I saw was my magic cure. I had a repeat gastroscopy end of June which diagnosed me as having a healed oesophagitis, no hernia and a scarred lower oesophagus. An ultarsound scan of my gall bladder showed one very tiny gallstone which was not blocking any duct. I had to stop all PPI's before my first gastroscopy after which I tried another PPI and then Nexium before the second gastroscopy. An oesophageal manometry test showed that my oesophagus was functioning fine, my lower oesophageal sphincter was not defective and a 24 hour ph test showed hardly any real acid reflux or non-acid reflux. I am puzzled by all this as, especially during the 24 hour ph test, I was having a lot of symptoms -throat burning, chest pains and heartburn. I was then diagnosed with oesophageal hypersensitivity / functional heartburn / functional chest pains. I had a follow up with the surgeon who ordered all the new tests who basically wasn't a good listener but I did accept that objectively, all the tests showed that surgery was not needed in my case.
To date, my throat still burns. An ENT consultant scoped and said that my larynx looked pristine ; no sign of burning on my laryngeal mucosa. I wake up every morning with a burn which can last all day. I chewed on ginger to relieve it. Alkaline water helps it but its effects do not last long. I would like to give vitamin D3 a try but what I was hoping you would tell me is - did you take vitamin K2 as well ? I understand that for D3 to work, K2 must be taken too.
I watched my diet carefully and have done all the lifestyle changes. I take probiotics but find that occasionally, some brands give me severe chest pains. To this day, I am convinced that the first PPI had caused my reflux symptoms in the first place. I do believe I have LPR although the only symptom I have is a throat burn. The ENT consultant I saw did a throat swab and sent me the results recently which read as "significant organisms in my throat ". I have been taking a strong antibiotic prescribed by him for 4.5 days now and the burning sensation still persists with occasional mild chest pains ( which thankfully have abated somewhat from what they used to be) may have bacterium in my throat but I am certain I have LPR as well.
Please reply. I would really like to know if vitamin K2 should be taken with vitamin D3.
Look forward to hearing from you soon. My life has been horrible due to this disease.
LPRRER
September 3, 2016 - 11:38amThis Comment
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