I’m there with you. I’ve had bad GERD since 2011. I tried every diet and every acid reducer out there. It hurt to eat anything and anything I ate tried to come back up. Every once in a while all I can sort of tolerate is soup and meal replacement drinks - at least when they come back up they hurt less. I was diagnosed with irritable bowl syndrome and was put on antidepressants which made everything worse. Eventually the doctors washed their hands of me. I can’t even get an appointment with a gastroentologist because I have a diagnosis and they are booked up with people they may be able to help.
I still take Tecta because at least on it I can eat solid foods, without it I am back to extreme unpleasantness. I sleep siting up and avoid a huge variety of foods which I know cause flare ups. I am already at risk for breast, ovarian cancer, so why not stomach cancer too. If I complain about severe stomach pain the doctor will just say IBS and nothing will be done about it. *internally screaming (why is there no emoji for that?)
