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BadGut® Stories is a column in our newsletter The Inside Tract®, that gives our readers an opportunity to share their personal struggles and successes with digestive diseases and disorders. Occasionally the story, with the contributor's permission, will also appear online at www.badgut.com.

Your information will be used in accordance with our Legal Policy, and is considered property of CSIR once submitted. If edits are necessary for quality control and space allotments, we will email you the edited version of your article before printing so that you can consent to the changes.

To submit an article and/or a picture to be included in the BadGut® Stories column, please fill out the form below (Only your initials, city, and province will appear in the article).



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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Are you taking prescription medication for any of the following stomach problems/symptoms: Stomach pain or discomfort Heartburn Sour taste in mouth/acid regurgitation Excessive burping/belching Increased abdominal bloating Nausea Early satiety If you answer yes to any one of the symptoms listed above then take this test to see if your current medication is adequately controlling your stomach symptoms. The PASS Test PPI* Acid Symptom Suppression Test
Are you still experiencing stomach symptoms? Yes No In addition to your main medication, are you taking any of the following medications to control your symptoms: antacids (e.g. TUMS®, Rolaids®, Maalox®), H2 blockers (e.g. ranitidine, Zantac®, Pepcid AC®), motility drugs, (e.g. Motilium®) or others (e.g. Gaviscon®, Pepto-Bismol®)? Yes No Is your sleep affected by your stomach symptoms? Yes No Are your eating and drinking habits affected by your stomach symptoms? Yes No At any time, do your stomach symptoms interfere with your daily activities? Yes No

*PPI is short for proton pump inhibitor, a class of medication used to suppress the acid in your stomach. These include Losec®, Nexium®, Pantoloc®, Pariet™, and Prevacid®.