Hello all, I’ll try to make this as short as possible. Over two years ago I had GERD symptoms & was put on omprazole, had an endoscopy done, and a pH level probe test. Endoscopy came back normal. I was told I had a lazy lower esophageal sphincter, but I never got my full pH results because I moved out of state and the doctor never returned my call. I began feeling dizzy, nauseated, and out of it when I took the omeprozole, so I stopped taking it slowly. I learned of low stomach acid and have been taking probiotics & apple cider vinegar pills for about two years. Symptoms had 90% been cured!

Now my symptoms are flaring up again. I feel very full all the time, have indigestion pain/pressure in my chest and ribs, feeling like something is stuck in my throat, diarrhea, constipation, cramps, and MAJOR regurgitation. I reluctantly saw a new gastro who ordered blood work & a Barium swallow. She said both came back normal and put me on Zantac. To get to the bottom of the high/low acid debate, I requested a copy of my old pH results from two years ago. It said my upper sphincter was normal, but I had very little esophageal pressure in my lower sphincter. It also says I had failed 70% of my swallows, but my acid level was normal. Says that my esophagus has abnormal peristalsis. Basically says I have a dysfunctional esophagus and should have been taken off of omeprazole because he didn’t think my issues were acid related at all. I know these findings are old, but I'm putting my faith into them because I have no other leads.

Soooo, I stumbled across motility disorders based on my results. What the heck is a motility disorder exactly? Is it just a general umbrella for a dysfunctional esophagus? And what on earth can be done about it? I really want to try to help myself naturally. I've been eating small meals, chewing lots, avoiding your usual reflux culprits, etc. and it's not helping. I know surgery is an option but that's scary and I'm not 100% sure what's wrong. Is there something else that mimics these symptoms other then GERD?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANY ADVICE! I just need to chat with people who know where I'm coming from 