LPR Symptoms for 4 years.

Hi,

I first started experiencing symptoms of LPR in early 2020, which were basically having a difficultly breathing and a whole lot of cough and throat clearing. I went to a GP and then gastroenterologist for the cough and he said that it was LPR and prescribed me Nexium 40mg (once in the morning) along with Domperidone (thrice, half an hour before meals). I completed the course for around 2 months and then eventually weaned off of it. After that I was back to normal, but had flareups every now and then during high stress periods.

I then changed countries and had trouble finding a doctor in my new country of residence. When I first arrived the LPR got worse again, but with proper eating habits it subsided. I carried some meds from back home so for severe flare ups I would use those.

Earlier this year I changed cities which really disturbed by routine and added a lot of stress and caused my LPR to flare up again bad. Not as bad as the first time around, but a lot of coughing, fortunately no shortness of breath. I managed to get a GP in this new city and he has me on Pantoperazole 40mg for about 2 months now. I have absolutely no symptoms on days where I take my medication. But on the days where I miss it, I feel the cough and throat clearing creep up. I am also a bit overweight, bordering on obese and have bouts of heartburn every now and then as well (once every 3 months) but nothing too frequent.

My doctor now suggested that I get an upper endoscopy to test for H Pylori and just get a look inside to see what’s happening. I’m really really freaked about possibly having Barrett’s and the overall process of getting scoped. For those who have been dealing with this, what are the chances of me having Barretts as a 28 year old South Asian man who is slightly overweight. Any advice, suggestions would be appreciated.

Also just to clarify, I have absolutely zero symptoms while sleeping at night. No coughing or shortness of breath even if I use a pillow without a wedge. God bless everyone who’s going through this ordeal!