A timely update for food fans, as part of the ageing process yours truly has now been gifted with the great gift of GERD / GORD (currently going through the diagnostic process – so this may be refined and hopefully better managed!).
GORD or GERD for the US/Rest of world visitors is also known as Gastroesophageal reflux disease or Acid Reflux. This potentially rumbled along in the background for some time and I have received some ‘treatment’ limited to the use of PPI’s such as Omeprazole and as yet will be following up for further assistance.
One way of managing this was through modifying my diet. Reducing fatty foods, cutting down on acidic ingredients, looking for potential triggers, stress, losing weight (actually coincided with diet changes which was a nice passive bonus!), eating less and generally being more sensible.
I urge anyone experiencing symptoms to get help, leaving it untreated is really not good for you and potentially could have adverse affects for the rest of your health.
B