Social Worst acid reflux/heartburn

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

I’ve been regularly getting the worst heartburn of my life since about October. My wife keeps pushing me to make an appointment to see my doctor. I should probably get on it.

 

[Beechwood]

OP - indeed, wise words to live by. I don't eat much wheat but when I do i try to avoid eating it in the evening. For what ever reason wheat eating in the later part of the day makes for a long night of nasty heart burn.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

Citrusy beers give me really bad heartburn.

Fuck any beer with lemon, lime, orange, whatever citrus in it or as an accoutrement.

Fuck sour beers too.

 

[Poison Breed]

I have epilepsy and take a medication called valprovic acid. Acid is in the fucking name and I have to take 3000mg of it daily. I hate it.

 

[The_Renaissance]

I get it fucking terribly sometimes, like really bad. I take daily medication for it which usually keeps it under wraps but when it does come, it's the worst.

 

[HHJ]

All these years of overeating and going to bed on a full stomach have caught up to me. I have acid reflux and GERD. It's so freaking painful when breakouts happen. I get a burning feeling for 8 to 10 hours.

Omeprazole and famotidine does help control it for the most part. Galviscon kind of works if I catch it in time but I rarely catch it before it burns a s*** out of my lining. Ranitidine was definitely the most effective over the years. I still have a massive supply but I don't use it. I also have a bottle of prescribed Sucralfate.

My biggest trigger is overeating. Other things that trigger the s*** out of it is coffee, acidic tomato sauce and greasy food.

I can't tell you how many times I've tried tickling my tonsils to throw up all the acid lol. It rarely works but when it does it's nearly instant relief

I have had problems with it for 10 years. It's the worst

 

[IIIIIIII]

I think I've permanently fucked up my throat. I have chronic LPR now. It's the type of reflux that doesn't even cause heartburn most of the time. You just know it's happening when there's constant mucus buildup in your throat and it just gets tight.

When it started I noticed a ton of mucus to the point where I had to constantly swallow it while laying down at night. It was like never ending post nasal drip. Then my voice started giving out. It sounded like I had laryngitis for eight months straight. When it was at it's worst I could hardly talk and it was a giant strain to project my voice. Mind you, very few instances of heartburn through out all of this. It was just peptides leaking out into my esophagus.

Finally, when I finally had the cause nailed down I had to make some changes... I now sleep with a wedge pillow at night to stay elevated. I also eat slower. When I notice that my throat starts getting tight and mucus starts building up I take Gaviscon right away... and the good Gaviscon from England, not the trash they sell in the US. The stuff that's not approved by the FDA has sodium alginate in it and works like a charm.

wow, doesn't sound fun. how did you get that? did you always have it?

*by the way, i just realized how old your post is lol. you don't need to reply if it's all gone away haha.

 

[TeTe]

wow, doesn't sound fun. how did you get that? did you always have it?

*by the way, i just realized how old your post is lol. you don't need to reply if it's all gone away haha.

Yeah fortunately the things I mentioned later that I did have worked well in getting rid of it. I still get little flare ups from time to time... But I manage it well with the UK Gaviscon.