GERD & Heartburn Support Group
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. This is commonly due to transient or permanent changes in the barrier between the esophagus and the stomach. If you are afflicted with GERD or heartburn, join the group and find support.
Hello all,
So for the past 6 weeks I have been through a lot of stress with sickness and family and home life as well. about 4 weeks ago I started having really bad acid reflux (i have never experience this in my life). My PCP put me on prilosec x2 day and i started to improve and then bam, major family stress event and i was back at square one. my GI did an endo about a week ago and everything looked wonderful except he did have to dilate my esophagus because i was having a hard time with swallowing (feeling like food was getting stuck). They thought I might have had gastritis but my biopsy showed no inflammation and my stomach looked great. So basically they said I have an overproduction of acid due to stress. My question is this.....have any of you had issues with overproduction of acid when you are stressed? Do you get nausea after you eat in the morning? What helps with heartburn at night? Thanks so much!
So for the past 6 weeks I have been through a lot of stress with sickness and family and home life as well. about 4 weeks ago I started having really bad acid reflux (i have never experience this in my life). My PCP put me on prilosec x2 day and i started to improve and then bam, major family stress event and i was back at square one. my GI did an endo about a week ago and everything looked wonderful except he did have to dilate my esophagus because i was having a hard time with swallowing (feeling like food was getting stuck). They thought I might have had gastritis but my biopsy showed no inflammation and my stomach looked great. So basically they said I have an overproduction of acid due to stress. My question is this.....have any of you had issues with overproduction of acid when you are stressed? Do you get nausea after you eat in the morning? What helps with heartburn at night? Thanks so much!
Nausea in the morning is a typical gastritis symptom. it is not a heartburn symptom. I am not sure what to do for the nausea in the morning. The gastritis site can help with that I bet but heartburn while sleeping can be treated with a couple of gaviscon chewable tablets. It works quite well and no aluminum in them in Canada. You can also prop yourself up at night. That works the best.
I take my zantac later in the day, like before dinner instead of in the morning. I try to not eat after dinner and not eat too much volume for dinner. I drink a glass of room temperature water at bedtime, which really helps me as long as I don't snack after dinner.
Hope you feel better soon!