GutThing

I didn't find the quiz there but it looks like there's a standard test for LPR where if your score is 13-15 or above means you probably have it.

I've done it and being "reasonable" and not exaggerating on my answers, my score is 20, so it could be it. Symptoms are there and there's no heartburn or typical reflux.

In any case it looks like I'm doomed.

When my GP asked the ENT to see me, he said he wouldn't because this was a gastrointestinal issue.

I'll visit a private doctor to see if they can help me.

Thank you.

I'll read more about LPR.

Thank you.

Thank you, but I already did.

I had an endoscopy, yes. They said my cardia was always open but that's not usually the cause for my symptoms and even if that was the problem, all the PPI I took would make me feel better.

I've been tested for H. Pylori a couple times, both negative.

I also had a manometry and pHmetry. Esophagus is working well and acidity seems normal.

A part of me feels like it's a lost cause maybe that's why when I see something about stomach/gut research I tend to think it's related to my problems.

I have no cavities/bad teeth but I don't think that'll last long due the acidity. My last visit at the dentist was a couple months ago.

Thank you for the link, I'll read it.

I've been told by my doctor that weight matters but I'm a fit guy, around 12-13% body fat, non smoker and rarely drink alcohol.

I also take care of my diet. I cook my own food, don't eat anything processed (maybe once in a while yes, but it's not part of my diet), I drink a lot of water, no sodas.

What do you consider "tons of fiber"? What do you eat in a day to accomplish it?

I know how heartburn feels, it's not that.

Some smoothies do give me heartburn most of the time. When I had my Esophageal pHmetry doctors told me to eat/drink anything that caused me heartburn and I did. I drank 3 berry smoothies, which usually makes me feel like I could spit fire, and my stomach handled it well. The pHmetry didn't show any spikes in acidity, everything was normal.

I wish I could say it's stress but it isn't.

I took omeprazole 40mg twice a day (80mg total) for months without noticing any difference. If it's heartburn that should've made a difference.

I have a gut problem. I don't really know what it is. It's been like 4 or 5 years since it started.

Doctors don't seem to know what's going on but basically my stomach acid destroys my throat and I can even feel the acidity in my mouth but I don't have heartburn or any other common symptoms. I've been on omeprazole and other PPI and several more drugs without any improvement.

In all these years it stopped for around 3 weeks when the doctor prescribed me 2 antibiotics and domperidone. Then it went back to "normal". They won't prescribe me antibiotics again because after being tested everything came as negative. Now they basically tell me to take more omeprazole, which doesn't change anything.

All this made me realize that it could be a gut bacteria problem. Maybe the antibiotics killed it which made me improve and then it came back again. Maybe it was due a diet change. My only hope is that more research like this is done in the field and maybe one day I'll feel like a normal person again.