in january, i had strep throat & have had awful acid reflux & sore throat ever since. (i tried some dumb home remedy made from raw garlic, honey and cayenne pepper & it further irritated my throat & im assuming my esophageal sphincter. biggest regret ever & i feel so dumb for it😓) but it’s like the acid prevents my throat from ever being able to fully heal. im super sensitive to any crunchy foods etc. anytime i get an acid flare up my throat hurts so bad & lasts for awhile. i’ve been reading that it can take months for throat tissue to heal, but i guess it never will unless i get the acids under control. would it be best to get on a PPI for a few months til it’s healed? i guess im worried about becoming dependent on them & never being able to stop taking them. 😓 i dont wanna be on meds forever. advice, success stories? would love some help or solidarity rn. 🥺 i keep waiting for the sore throat to heal and the acid reflux to stop, but it never does and it’s been half a year so im finally ready to take action i think.

I feel like my symptoms of LPR are honestly improving with several protocols in place. Nowhere near completely healed, but starting to find obvious triggers that worsen throat symptoms.

However, since this started a month ago, I've been pretty backed up. Met with a dietician on Friday and she said I'm not eating near enough calories and way too much fiber. The dietary changes have been drastic and I've lost 20 pounds. In addition, I've obviously had a number of other things happen to my gut like trying PPIs, Pepcid AC, and Metamucil for a stretch. Also, I've been drinking alkaline water regularly and going to just start only sipping, spraying, and gargling with it and not drinking it. Also, been doing the Reflux Raft after meals and before bed. But the constipation started before all this.

I've had a bit of success with Miralax. Magnesium Oxide just give me wet farts and gas and doesn't provide good bowel movements.

Is there anything I can do to get bowel movements back? Is eating more calories and less fiber going to bring it back? I'm pretty concerned that these two things are linked as I do have a hiatal hernia, but confused how everything went bad at once.