throat burning for 3 months now

[Ellie]

I have had stomach problems,, ulcers 4 years ago and heartburn off and on.
Ive been off and on pepcid and ppis all along, but i had a scope in January 2003 and now i have Barretss.
So I started taking PPIs off and on..
But one day 3 months ago I made a big mistake and went to physical therapy after eating and did some stomach crunches.
My stomach pain came that night.
If that wasnt bad enough, I went on a camping trip. Nothing to eat there but potatoe chips and a hamberger, so thats what I ate. I must have been insane.
I woke up the next day with horendus heartburn that has not left yet. ( I have gotten 2 days of relief twice now) , but I dont know what to attribute that to.
I go from Previcid to nexium to pepsid. ( after 2 -3 days on PPIs, I get bad stomach pains and bloating).
Now, Im on Nexium, and the stomach pain is better, but the throat burning is worse.
I dont know what else to do, but go and get scoped again.
All i eat is watermelon, cantelope, toast, chicken, baked potatoe, applesauce and cottage cheese.

Even swallowing maylox burns the throat.
Any ideas? What can I swallow to coat it?
I have some carafate, but it seemed to make it worse. Is this my emagination?
It is 24/7. A bit better in the morning but talking makes it much much worse. I can hardly work and I dread when the phone rings.
I went to the throat doctor , he looked at my larnix and said it is normal, so the burning is probably lower.
Any ideas?

Thanks ellie

[daw]

Originally posted by Ellie
...Even swallowing maylox burns the throat. Any ideas? What can I swallow to coat it?

Ellie, Some people have had good results drinking Aloe. I've seen it for sale in health food stores and some supermarkets. Also there is a product called Slippery Elm throat lozenges that help some. I think Slippery Elm also can be made into a tea.

My ENT doctor never saw any problems either except for weakened vocal cords. I was taking Pepcid twice a day at that time and my GI doctor added Nexium and the throat burn, sore neck and hoarseness went away.

It's not uncommon for a doctor to prescibe a PPI twice a day for stubborn GERD and/or LPR.