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Nausea and vile, bitter taste in mouth ??

mgibson4
mgibson4
Do any other GERD sufferers get this?? I'm trying to decipher if this is GERD related or something else like post nasal drip? It started for me in Oct 2008 - then I started to get bad gallbladder attacks - had gallstones, and have the gallbladder removed about 3.5 weeks ago. First week or so the nausea and bitter taste seemed to be gone, but is now back and full force again. I also noticed that I'm getting full quicker now when I eat (need to eat smaller meals) not sure if this is also related, but I don't really mind that - smaller meals are better for GERD anyways. I was dx with GERD in my early 20's and have always been on meds. First the losec for years which worked great, then I wanted to get pregnant, so they switched me to ranitidine (which wasn't so great) and now I've been on nexium 40 mg since Nov 07 - the daily bouts of nausea and severe bitter/acidic taste started in Oct 08.

Any insight??

Going back to the dr tomorrow for follow up, but just wanted to see if anyone else with GERD gets chronic nausea and this vile bitter taste in their mouth all day long?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I only get the vile, bitter taste in my mouth when I have overeaten, and or strained my stomach with weight lifting or exercise, or eaten or drunk something that is on the bad list, like coffee, tea, wine, high fat or high acid foods or drinks.

The fact that your symptoms last all day long and the nausea does too should send you straight to the doctor for follow up.

The only time I had nausea all day long was when I had idiopathic ulcers.

Good luck, KristineB
deleted_user
deleted_user
I complained of the same symptoms and my gastro doc ordered a gastric emptying study. Turned out I had idiopathic gastroparesis, which means my stomach is being lazy and the food is sitting there longer than it should without being digested and resulting in backing up.

Another possibility is LPRD (laryngeal pharyngeal reflux disease) which means instead of...or in addition to GERD...you've got reflux on heading up to your vocal cords.

Bottom line: Talk to your doc.