Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

and suspect recently it's most likely due to diabetes and nerve damage from the high blood sugar. there's a nerve in my gut that when damaged, mimics a lot of the symptoms of acid reflux. (or causes it.)

Every few months I get taken down on account of it for around 2 weeks, unable to hold down much of anything, including water until my damaged guts heal themselves enough to hold down food consistently again.

I've had to make all sorts of lifestyle changes to accommodate it, from diet to trying to sleep on an incline, to keep the acid from pooling in a bad spot all night. And I'm not entirely successful or it wouldn't keep happening.

The diet changes have been trying to stay away from the general sugary stuff that is poison to diabetics, but not so successful with the carbs, on account of the 'eat what I can afford' diet I'm on lately that includes a lot of cereals, breads and pastas (because you can but lots for little and stretch out the food budget)

In general I stay away from spicy foods or anything high in citric acids, as I brought myself to tears, heaving my guts out in agony after drinking some orange juice near the end of an episode.

I've used a reclining chair to sleep in during these episodes, trying to stay upright as much as possible to keep that stomach acid from travelling where it shouldn't. It's not great but one of the only options for rest...the other being hiding out in a bathtub of warm water trying to do something similar. (I use a towel under my head/neck to keep it raised, and let the water regulate my body temperature, as it's hard to stay warm on my own without any food to fuel it)

Hope my tricks help...and take a serious look at diabetes as the probable cause of it all.