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From severe reflux and food anxiety to a normal life again

Anna, 50, lived with reflux symptoms for more than ten years. The problems affected her daily life, and while medication sometimes helped, the relief was temporary. Over time, she began to explore whether her symptoms could be linked to how her diaphragm was functioning. This is her story
A picture of Anna Miller, who is a IQoro user and tells her story how she get rid off acid reflux

Life with severe reflux symptoms

I was diagnosed in 2014 with a 3 cm fixed hiatus hernia, chronic gastritis and oesophagitis, after months of struggling with debilitating digestive symptoms that had a huge impact on my life.

I constantly felt like something was stuck in my throat, had difficulty swallowing certain foods, suffered from heartburn and pain behind my sternum radiating to my back, acid reflux, constant bloating and severe abdominal distension. Even the smallest amount of food triggered all of these symptoms at once.

I could not eat a single blueberry without experiencing intense discomfort, often together with nausea and gastritis related abdominal pain.

Because of this, I lost 17 kg and developed a strong fear of eating. The consequences of even the smallest meal were simply too severe.

”From severe reflux and food anxiety to a normal life again.”

Reflux medication without improvement

After my diagnosis, doctors prescribed proton pump inhibitors and I took the medication for six months, with no improvement whatsoever.

Instead, the PPIs had a devastating effect on my gut flora and I started experiencing lower gastrointestinal symptoms that I had never had before. My overall situation worsened rather than improved.

Lifestyle changes helped but were not enough

Over the following years, I spent a lot of time researching hiatus hernia and reflux. I found many valuable resources that helped me manage my symptoms through diet, supplements, stress management, breathing techniques and self massage.

These changes helped to some extent and my symptoms improved, but they never fully disappeared.

It was not until I found IQoro that everything changed.

I followed the recommended routine and trained with IQoro three times a day for six months. At my most recent gastroscopy, the results showed no hiatus hernia, no gastritis and no oesophagitis. I could hardly believe my own eyes while reading the report.

IQoro was the missing piece in my healing routine.

Taking my life back

By staying consistent and committed to the training, I slowly took my life back. I was finally able to enjoy and swallow healthy food again, exercise without my symptoms standing in the way and live without being constantly plagued by reflux and digestive discomfort.

I am truly grateful to the IQoro team for developing such an easy yet powerful tool.

Anna Miller, Ireland