Does anyone get GERD/acid refluc from high dosed metformin?

[Beti ona]

Hoping to get a carb blocking effect with each meal to stay lean, which seems to have been working well

Maybe it's a stupid question, but why not reduce carbohydrates?

IMO, the use of Metformin is for when you do a cheat day / meal and want to return to the diet as soon as possible. Or for those who use it for therapeutic purposes.

But you seem to only use it to stay slim while you want to keep eating carbohydrates, is that correct?

 

[BIGGERTHENYOU]

Happens to me. I've tried everythnig to no avail. I pretty much have to ride the pain out. Sometimes takes hrs

 

[nothuman]

Maybe it's a stupid question, but why not reduce carbohydrates?

IMO, the use of Metformin is for when you do a cheat day / meal and want to return to the diet as soon as possible. Or for those who use it for therapeutic purposes.

But you seem to only use it to stay slim while you want to keep eating carbohydrates, is that correct?

I use it for anti aging-life extension and also to stay lean. Yes I could reduce my carb intake but I simply don't want to since my carb intake isn't anything crazy now. I'd rather reduce the dose and see if that helps, which so far seems to make a difference.

 

[11111]

I've been dealing with acid reflux for 2-3 years and it's only getting worse. I wonder if it's either related to too much coffee (I take teaspoons of instant coffee straight to my mouth with water) or high dosed metformin. I take about 2000mg per day. Essentially with every carb meal.

Anyone struggle with GERD on metformin or in general? Anyone ever managed to fix it? I am contemplating taking a break from metformin to see if it goes away, as reluctant as I am to do so

Have you had the acid reflux for as long as you have been taking the coffee and metformin? Or did it develop after a long while?

Never had an issue with metformin myself.

Try brewing your coffee from grounds or dropping the instant coffee and see if it goes away.

If not, then try dropping the metformin.

If not, then it could be age.

I used to be able to eat greasy food when I was younger but now I get serious heartburn just looking at greasy food.

nothuman, just curious, why do you take your coffee that way? that seems like a pretty miserable way to consume coffee when you could actually enjoy a nice cup of coffee in a mug. just wondering?

it's funny, you were actually the one who got me to start taking most of my supplement powders this way (throw back and then slam some water) which works like a charm.

 

[nothuman]

nothuman, just curious, why do you take your coffee that way? that seems like a pretty miserable way to consume coffee when you could actually enjoy a nice cup of coffee in a mug. just wondering?

it's funny, you were actually the one who got me to start taking most of my supplement powders this way (throw back and then slam some water) which works like a charm.

Just laziness. Sometimes I don't feel like drinking it but still want the energy and health benefits of black coffee so I just take a spoon to the mouth, same way I do with my powders when I don't mix them in shakes lol

 

[nothuman]

I use it for anti aging-life extension and also to stay lean. Yes I could reduce my carb intake but I simply don't want to since my carb intake isn't anything crazy now. I'd rather reduce the dose and see if that helps, which so far seems to make a difference.

JK, reduced dose is just as awful. I've been getting horrible heartburn attacks lately. I'm just going to try to stop altogether (for now) and see if it works.

For those of you who came off metformin due to frequent heartburn, how long did it take before you stopped having these acid reflux issues?

 

[Hastur]

I've found 1g extended release causes zero heartburn for me, but at 2g its almost guaranteed anytime I eat something carb heavy or processed. I can eat spicy food, no issue. But 2 slices of texas toast? I'll have heartburn for 24 hours. I've stayed at 2g extended release, and just try to really limit high carb meals and processed foods.

One thing I will say, if I'm on low dose Cialis the intensity of this presumably Metformin-induced heartburn is magnified. I can be on 2g Metformin and 5-10mg Cialis without a problem as long as I stay strict dietary wise.