Wow. I wonder if they will offer me surgery. I have to have a gastroscopy. I guess from that they will tell me if it's a mechanical problem or what.

My sentiments exactly, minus the 5 am (whatever time I get up, I need it to function). :D

LOL. :D

I wonder what they do to it. I suppose it's processsed differently.

Oh gosh, I thought White Tea or Emperor's Tea was a type of green tea... I'm seeing that it isn't. Yes, I actually treat green tea as a completely different beverage to black tea. If I'm in the mood for the one, the other wouldn't do.
There is a tea house here which does this... but yes... very expensive... not doable. I don't think there are too many. Not a tea country and all. I'm sure I can probably find some asian/Chinese markets because there is a high Chinese population.

That is VERY strange! I wonder why... must be one of the other chemicals, or else she has that responsee to high dose caffeine. I believe apart from there being much less caffeine in green tea, it is also absorbed very gradually because of the high phenol concentration. Coffee also has other substances though, which might contribute to her reaction, if it's not strictly a quantitative thing.

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This could very well be. I take tea quite strong -- I like it that way, but there would be a lot of tannins. If I've the slightest bit of upset it makes it worse. In the morning on an empty stomach (no upset), it can make me nauseous. Coffee never makes me nauseous, and often will settle a slightly-upset stomach, or mild stomach congestion.

I haven't really had stomach symtpoms with this reflux thing, so far anyway, so I'm not sure yet how much tea vs coffee or other things are ok, and how much not. I shall test and observe. ;)

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http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/coffee-tea

Coffee vs. Tea for GERD
Written by Robin Madell | Published on June 30, 2012
Medically Reviewed by George Krucik, MD

[lots of info. in the "Article Sources" at the end.
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http://www.healthline.com/health/gerd/triggers
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Waves I get heartburn if I don't take a anti-acid medication in the morning. Right now I take equate Lansoprazole from Wal-Mart. It's a 24 hour acid reducer.

I looked up caffeine patches. They are probably to expensive,and may not be what you are looking for. I came up with CaffeDerm patches(300 Mg) over 18 hour duration(7 patches) Probably to expensive. Then I saw"Spot on energy"(65 Mg per patch).

I have heart burn that might be acid reflux. When it goes up to the top of my stomach,I cough. Pepcid Complete(One tablet from)a(One Hundred Tablet bottle)) gets rid of heart burn for me when it flares. One tablet works. I've tried the Alka-Seltzer Fruit Chews,but the Pepcid Complete works better for me. I also sometimes take the Alka-Seltzer that dissolves in water. That works better sometimes in some cases. Sometimes Sea Salt Premium crackers(Nabisco)help with stomach problems.

If it turns into Diarrhea,:eek::blush::Sinking:I take generic Imodium from Sams Club. There are 350 caplets in one bottle. It's called Loperamide hydrochloride tablets(2 Mg) There are a lot in the bottle. Imodium brand name is to expensive.

I've had a lifetime with stomach,and intestinal irritation due to anxiety,and medications. BF:o:hug::hug::hug:

Thanks very much, Lara! :) I am still going through these... have to go out very soon, so have only looked at the first two so far. The top one, albeit a small study (N=7) was relevant to me:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10563539Their conclusion does not accurately reflect their results. Their results report a difference between GORD(GERD) and healthy subjects in regard to coffee taken fasting. This is highly relevant to me, because I drink most of my coffee on an empty stomach.

This type of medicine called a Proton-Pump Inhibitor (PPI). The doc gave me one, in a high dosage -- esomeprazole (Nexium in the US).

Perhaps too expensive and possibly not available to me, but what an excellent idea!!!!! Patches shouldn't affect the stomach! I will look into it. :)

Yeah, I don't get the heart burn. I cough after I eat. I've had occasional episodes of chest pain in the past few months that seemed respiratory or muscular but are almost surely explained by reflux. I'm just now realizing that I have a very very mild version of the same kind of pain, chronically. I also notice just slightly when I swallow, at times. :eek:

I am sorry, Steve.

It does sound like you could have reflux. Given you've had it for some time, it might be good to ask your doctor about a gastroscopy? Usually patients with GERD are given this test, periodically. It is a preventive measure, because chronic reflux can have some serious complications. The complications do not produce symptoms, so gastroscopy is the only way you'd know before things get tooo serious. :o


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I am about to embark on my second cup of coffee -- half-caf -- for the day. :rolleyes:

.... on an empty stomach, mind you.

Then I will go pick up the CAT results.

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It is hard to do these things when one needs help to get moving with aids like coffee. Good luck.

M

Cat is clear: my sinuses are fine. Good for the sinuses. Bad for the overall situation.

So it's the nerves wreaking havoc....... possibly because they are having havoc wreaked upon them by something else, such as the reflux problem perhaps.

I have to work hard to get the reflux symptoms controlled. If the nerve sensitivities are a consequence, they should subside... I can hope, anyway.

:o

Oh.
Good new bad news on the results.

You did accomplish something. That is very good news.

M