Yes this is a shit post

  • NoisyOwl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    One of the worst parts of getting older is that my mouth’s spice tolerance keeps going up, but my stomach’s spice tolerance keeps going down.

    • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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      1 year ago

      Oh god so much this. I have had acid reflux since childhood and the doctors keep telling me to stop eating spicy food because it’s destroying my insides bugs-no

      I choose to pay the blood price

      • PolPotPie [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        i never leave the house without my Gelusil antacid anti-gas. i’ll have two after any greasy/spicy meal. it helps a lot with heartburn and acid reflux. and an omeprazole cycle every once or twice a year.

        • Infamousblt [any]@hexbear.netOP
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          1 year ago

          I tried some of those things as a kid and they always made it worse. Maybe I should try them again as an adult and see how it goes. Mostly if I’m having heartburn I just pop some Gaviscon and that helps. I DO try to minimize my spice intake most of the time but sometimes I deserve little a spice as a treat and then I go all out. I can survive heartburn once a week or so probably.

        • redtea@lemmygrad.ml
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          1 year ago

          How does that cycle work? I thought omeprazole just ‘lined’. Does it repair as well?

          • PolPotPie [he/him]@hexbear.net
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            1 year ago

            tbh i’m not sure, but i can usually tell when i feel a little acidy lingering for a few days, so i do a 14 day cycle of that, and it sets me back to feelin fine