Indigestion

cal_stewart

Without sounding like someone's nan bi carb and water before a ride

SME

keef66 wrote:

Are we talking about stomach pain, or is it acid reflux - stomach contents making it back up into your oesophagus and burning?
If it's made worse by posture, eg you cite riding in the drops, it suggests the latter and a possible physical cause.

I've suffered with this for as long as I can remember and suspect it's inherited. For a while I coped by avoiding foodstuffs / drinks that made it worse but in the end I went to the GP. First checked for a stomach ulcer / H. pylori infection but negative. Then gastroscopy which revealed a hiatus hernia - the sphincter which should close the stomach doesn't work properly, so the hydrochloric acid comes back up and the oesophagus isn't designed for it. Not good to leave it like that as it can turn cancerous.

I'm now on lansoprazole daily, which reduces acid production, and means I can eat more or less normally. However, the physical defect is still there so I cannot eat / drink too much at once, or late at night unless I want to be woken by choking on my stomach contents. Similarly I have to be careful about doing too much DIY / gardening that has me leaning forwards / down.

Jeez, I could have written this word for word. I, too, am on 15mg Lansoprozole daily. It's a PPI! Not insurwnce, a protein pump inhibitor - it basically stops your body from production too much stomach acid.

I expect one day, if I ever have to start taking more than 30mg daily, that I'll have to go in and have an op that tightens the diaphram muscle such that it, once again, stops the acid flowing back into the upper body.

keef66

SME wrote:

Jeez, I could have written this word for word. I, too, am on 15mg Lansoprozole daily. It's a PPI! Not insurwnce, a protein pump inhibitor - it basically stops your body from production too much stomach acid.

I expect one day, if I ever have to start taking more than 30mg daily, that I'll have to go in and have an op that tightens the diaphram muscle such that it, once again, stops the acid flowing back into the upper body.

I was on 30mg for ages and that was brilliant; I could eat / drink what I liked. But then one of the GPs reviewed my meds and said I should be on 15mg as a maintenance dose. I have to be more careful now.

Not sure what the higher dose does to you, but I remember at my last gastroscopy they saw some structural changes in the stomach wall. Maybe it's that.

pastryboy

Rick Chasey wrote:

Suffice to say, I shan't be necking bottles of vinegar to calm my indigestion.

two tablespoons in a glass of water is all, your loss if you dont give it a try. I had a major stomach bug for over a week completely sorted with two helpings of ACV. I only tried it out of desparation as nothing else helped.

zefs

Long term usage of vinegar may have side effects (after doing a search on the web). As I said you should really try slippery elm which is harmless and it's really soothing for the GI tract. I use the capsules which are as good as the powder to me.

The powder has a bad taste and you may want to add 1 spoon of honey although I've found the capsules to be as good.
Powder may have a greater effect as you can mix it in hot water which also soothes the stomach.

Ben6899

Rick Chasey wrote:

Yes.

I am very averse to being in a position to take a pill every day.

I do not want that. At all.

You get used to it. And again. And again.

diy

Its possible your exercise is releasing stress hormones Adrenaline and more importantly Cortisol. You may want to look at doing less cardio and a bit of strength training (moderately heavy with 8-12 reps and short breaks, rather than 5-6 reps with long breaks), which will be totally useless for cycling, but help you manage the hormones better. There is some research to back this up.

rick_chasey

diy wrote:

Its possible your exercise is releasing stress hormones Adrenaline and more importantly Cortisol. You may want to look at doing less cardio and a bit of strength training (moderately heavy with 8-12 reps and short breaks, rather than 5-6 reps with long breaks), which will be totally useless for cycling, but help you manage the hormones better. There is some research to back this up.

How about pedalling a big gear into a headwind?

diy

I dunno, but the article said moderate weight training (not strong lifts or similar). High intensity training, particularly cardio can increase stress hormones and this can screw up all sorts of things.

larrybbaker

I dealt with indigestion and have been on just about every pill out there to stop it, often supplemented with Tums/Rolaids when needed.

3 years ago I switched to a plant based diet. One of the first things that got better? My indigestion disappeared. Off of the pills for almost 3 years, only take an occasional Tum/Rolaid when I stray from my plant based diet.

I run on average 20-30 miles a week and added cycling last year - 30-50 miles a week. Feel great and recover quick without the aches and pains I used to have.