Among Trillions of Microbes in the Gut, a Few Are Special

As a UC sufferer I'm interested to know if these types of diseases are more prevalent in our community or simply a statistical average.

Do our work environments and habits affect our prevalence to such diseases? Do we have bad diets? Too much caffeine or stress? More prevalence to colds and other ailments that result in antibiotic treatments?

Any thoughts?

I've tried ppi medication but it made me feel bad and never did anything to prevent it coming up my throat acidic or not and seems to have caused more problems than it solved I feel worse after having taken the ppi meds even a year after stopping them.

But for about the last week I've had a head cold and my heartburn disappeared completely. I didn't take any cold medication during my cold only one single regular Aspirin when I was at my worst (not good on my GERD ravaged guts).

I have no clue what fixed my GERD either it was just drainage from my cold (gross!) keeping my throat coated but I don't think so, maybe some part of my immune system revved up or overworked, microbes in my gut killed or good one flourished.

Although sadly my heartburn is coming back bit by bit each day, coughing, and a bit at night. I really would like to know if GERD is simply some immune response or microbe imbalance and why a cold caused the changes to it.