How permanent is LPR?

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Does anyone know if LPR is typically a permanent condition or something you suffer with for a few months? My ENT told me that stress can cause it even in otherwise healthy people...if this is true, wouldn't it be reversible if significant changes were made? he told me my treatment plan would be three months and then I should be off the nexium....with my lack of progress after six weeks I don't see that happening...has anyone cured their LPR and kicked their PPIs without surgery?
 
From what I understand, those initial 6 weeks on the Nexium are supposed to help heal if you have some esophageal damage.

Per my GI doc, I never expected to go off of the PPI's once I started them. I've been on them for years with some perioRAB of time better than others.
 
My ENT told me the same thing. He said I should start doing yoga. I stopped taking antidepressants about 8 months ago, and I am more anxious. And of course, Protonix is not working for me any more since about 1 month ago. I wonder if there is a connection. I was pretty disappointed to find out that LPR does not go away. If anything, 5 years I am going to get an upper endoscopy to see about this because it has come back and the med is not working. I was only taking Protonix once a day. Now before I have this test, I have started to take it twice a day since that is what they recommend when you have LPR.
 
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I have jsut been told by my ENT specialist that the noises coming from my throat are due to LPR as when he scoped my nose and throat he said my voice box was swollen I don't feel like I am suffering from reflux has anyone else had this noisy breathing
 
That's the thing about LPR. You often don't feel "typical" reflux symptoms. The throat is so sensitive that it only takes a tiny amount of acid to really cause a bunch of problems. They seem to be similar but not the same for everyone. My symptoms were a chronic cough and difficulty breathing. I've met people who have had the cough, but over the years, I haven't met anyone who had breathing problems as severe as what I had.

Listen to your doctor and be aggressive in your treatment. Your doctor may have prescribed medications. I'd give them a try. It often takes as long as up to 6 weeks to see if it is really helping with LPR though. Also, make sure you are making lifestyle and diet changes for your reflux. There is no "magic" answer, but they can certainly help.
 
LPR is so darn frustrating. I was doing so well managing with no more mucous not a lot of clearing throat then bam this week it hit me again like a ton of bricks. Once again mucous and can't eat. I was on Nexium for 5 months wasnt working so they switched me to Kapidex. I was doing pretty well not sure what happened. Now I suddenly cant eat again without having issues breathing. They just put me on Reglan I have taken it 2 times but read all the nasty side effects and am not going to take it anymore. If I have to I will take nexium. Going to try the apple cidar vinegar. Was doing some natural things that was helping a lot. It is so frustrating. Docs cant agree on anything. I just want my life back and be able to eat and breathe normal again. There is a new procedure I am looking into without incisions. Just saw it on the news for acid reflux but wonder if it helps with silent reflux?
Hang in there and your best place for resource are others who have it. At this point I am convinced most docs dont have a clue about LPR. :(
 
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