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Thanks for the article. I have acid reflux so along with medication daily for the next few weeks, I've decided to eat "soothing foods". Peeled potatoes, fresh steamed veggies like carrots, white fish fillets, plain and fruit yoghurts, rice krispie bars for snacks. I'm still overweight but hoping...

Hello, What fun it is to have acid reflux (not). Spoke to a GP on the phone yesterday and was prescribed Omeprazole 20mg for a month to be taken before breakfast and at night. Thankful it's not a suppository but a small capsule. Read the list of side effects, more fun, before deciding to trust...

Thank you for your reply. I will speak to my GP. At the moment, I have no temperature but a furry tongue so lempsips ( paracetamol in a blackcurrant drink ) and a hot water bottle are my home remedies. I am finding it hard to know what to eat. How much white rice can I consume ? Also, I don't...

Hello, I'm new to this site and to forums in general but finding the posts very informative. Due to the pandemic, getting to see a GP face to face to have a feel of my tummy has been replaced by a 2 hour wait in the minor ailments and injuries department at my closest hospital a bus ride away...

In London, it's grey and 6°C with showers and dry spells. We've been told to expect freezing temperatures from Thursday evening. There is already snow up North. My knees and elbows are giving me jip but then I'm no longer a spring chicken. Still in lockdown tier 2 until the 2nd of December which...

Hello, Apparently diverticulitis is so common as people getting older, nearly half of the population suffer from it. I read on a website that sufferers need to avoid seeds, nuts, popcorn and corn and coconut which could get stuck in the small pouches of the colon and cause inflammation. I've...

Hello, I'm 56 and a vegetarian. I don't drink, I don't smoke and try to eat vegetables, quorn and fruit several times a week. I've had yellow looking canker sores on my inner lower lip and cheeks for a year now. Sometimes, I couldn't eat as my mouth was so sore. Saw my dentist and my GP, both...

Hello, Thanks for the information. I've had a fistula repaired by a colorectal surgeon some years ago as I was told it was the only way or I could become doubly incontinent at some time in the future. Crohn's Disease was never mentioned. I was advised to eat a high fibre for life but I still...

Hello, I'm not a doctor but have been through the mill in terms of digestive issues. Blood in the loo can be due to haemorrhoids which can be internal, external or both. A common condition managed by haemmoroid creams or surgery in severe cases. Colon pain is usually on the left side and low...