Dearest Sal (LondonLass),
I am sorry to read of all your troubles with heartburn/acid reflux and I can truly feel your pain 'having' suffered this for many years, eating Gaviscon tablets like there are sweets (there are other remedies available). I 'had' the night issues, waking up with my full, not been able to sleep on the right side of my body otherwise it will trigger an episode, from bending down and having a mouth full. I suffered for years!!
Until.... drum roll.... one day I was eating (nothing new I hear you say) I was eating and had swallowed but had the tiniest remains of titchy 'crumb' on my tongue by the back of my throat (I didn't know this). All of a sudden I needed to sneeze and like we all do took in a deep inward breath of air...... that tiny crumb went in with the air, so it 'went down the wrong way'. I was chocking, coughing and coughing, I could not shift it, I could not cough it up. After some time I was okay, still doing the mini cough to try and clear my throat and the day went on, I was fine (so I thought) a little while later, I think maybe a day or two, I was having this strange/phantom type of 'smell within my nose' a strange smell, a little similar to a burning smell, it was only there when I wasn't thinking about it, when I became aware of it, it was as if it had gone. along with this I had a 'slight' pain in my back, slightly to the right side. 'I sensed that crumb was the cause of this. I contacted my doctors and told him what had happened and he said it sounds like I have 'bacteria pneumonia". 
I feel fine as such, the pain in my back is sort of in or near my lung where the 'crumb' of bread went and the smell I was getting was the crumb of bread 'breaking down/rotting/mould even' ....
I'm getting to the point, you all know me, I waffle, I don't want to, it just takes me forever, anyway......
I am given antibiotics from the doctors ..... the antibiotic is called 'Clindamycin' (belonging to lincomycin antibiotics) - ((I will say this, so as not to cause any offence or break any rules.... other types of antibiotics are available depending on your individual condition))
So, I start taking the cause of Clindamycin for my 'bacterial pneumonia' - on day 3 of the course I suddenly become aware that I have had 'no heartburn/acid reflux' - none at all, how strange!! I carry on the course and still no heartburn/no acid reflux'!! I can't understand this, it must be the antibiotic; yet I have had antibiotics before and this did not happen - however, I have never had this particular type of antibiotic.
I go back to the Doctors for check-up on bacterial pneomonia and I explain all to him about the heartburn/acid reflux; he tells me, we can be born with a 'bug'/gut bacteria/infection' called 'Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori for short). We can have it from birth or pick it up as a child and it can sit there all our lives and cause no trouble; or something can come along and trigger it and then it starts causing problems.
He says I must of had this infection and the antibiotics treated this at the same time!! Yahhhhyyyyy
I had never gone to the Doctor for my heartburn/acid reflux - every time I had a real bad time with it (all the time) I would say I was going to book for the doctors - I'd then pop another Gaviscon and not bother.
You never know Sal, you might just have this that can be treated with this type of antibiotic - I never in a million years dreamed that an antibiotic would clear this up for me, I thought I'd be having cameras down, thought it was my weight and all sorts of things.
It really would be work asking your doctor if he things you could have this, either way, ask him to prescribe 'Clindamycin antibiotic' for you to try.... you have nothing to loose and everything to gain.
I can now sleep on my right side with no problems, I can't remember the last time I had heart burn/acid reflux.
Truly amazing... that little crumb of bread indirectly helped me to be clear of my heartburn/acid reflux.
Please look into this Sal 
it just might clear this up - I hate to say this, don't take your doctors word for it, even if you have had the test - get the antibiotics then see the outcome.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection occurs when a type of bacteria called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infects your stomach. This usually happens during childhood. A common cause of peptic ulcers, H. pylori infection may be present in more than half the people in the world.
Hello Fruit Loops,
I just wanted to apologise for the length of the above post - I wanted to give Sal all the details.
You all know me by now and how I waffle on and on and on.... it's no wonder I never get anything done 
Nighty Night xxx
Your weekend plans sound lovely
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Enjoy
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Hi Fruit Loops, really hope EVERYONE is having a nice Saturday whatever you are up too!!
Mine seems to of gone in a flash. Between naps and tears and generally feeling useless! But between the.....
I managed to think up a whole new design of glasses! Now you need to use your imagination! Oh and TRY not to laugh! But what if we took this design....
You promised not to laugh!!
But we take this design but put the wipers on the inside of the glasses?? Now that's what you would call wiping away the tears!!
See even on the bleakest days, I can make someone smile...... I hope!! Xxx
WhatHappened
Thank you for taking the time to write that long post and I really appreciate it. However I have been checked for that twice now and it was negative both times! Not sure I will be able to talk my Ginto a course of antibiotics just in case their tests were wrong 
Although I believe from what I have read that this bug can be picked up from an Edoscopy too, so right now I'm thinking that has to be worth trying! Even though I don't want it. Although after hearing how some of you got on I don't feel anywhere near as nervous/shitscared!! Xxxx
