Untreated Reflux leads to Barrett’s Esophagus a pre-cancer leathery lining of the Esophagus. Needs a biopsy every 2 yrs should be yearly, but Medicare says 3 yrs. Even when you take a PPI if you can’t get the Reflux under control it will erode your Esophagus and stomach. Which in turn will destroy your BONES/Spine. Which then can lead to Gastropresis...i.e. progressive paralysis of the colon. And you don’t want the DIET that goes with GP NO FIBER. Plus some med to make your colon dump each day.
STAY OFF OA DRUGS they get your GI/Heart and OTC pain meds, only use Tylenol, rest are gut destruction crap. Hypertension drugs get your GI/Vision
I was showing pre-diabetic in my blood work so controlling myinsulin was key
I /had to lose weight to get the pressure off my gut
I swear by it. I have a GP go to every month who measures my blood pressure, weight, and vitals. Every three months I get blood work done. Every six months he does, a comprehensive workup including weird measurements of fatty liver and other stuff that some giant machine he has can someone measure. Every year I get my GI doc to do the annual upper endoscopy.
Bottom line: since I started intermittent fasting / low carb-high fat I've lost over 70 pounds, my blood pressure went from border line hypertension to normal, my A1C went from pre-diabetic to normal, my HDL/Tiglicerides ratio has cratered (that's a good thing). There is no measure of the blood that says I'm anything but optimally healthy. And biopsies of my esophagus have all been normal. I encourage anyone facing diabetetes of other health situations to strongly look into it.