Hello everyone! My name is Sarah and I'm 19. I've been dealing with gerd symptoms for about 3 months maybe 4 and I wasn't sure what I had until I went to the doctors and was diagnosed with it. The burning pain in my stomach/esophagus and the nausea I just couldn't take anymore. I was starting to feel like everything I ate was making me sick and the pain so terrible I would barely eat which led to me losing weight. But I've been getting back to my normal weight since finding out. I've been taking omeprazole 20mg every morning before I eat breakfast. I do carry my medication everywhere I go just in case. I've had to change my whole diet and it has helped so much. My diet has since been very bland. I still have to eat slow and small meals otherwise I feel sick. I've also had to put risers at the head of the bed so I can get a good night sleep. I do find myself getting frustrated at time with eating because I can only have certain foods but I've been trying out gerd friendly recipes and it's been good so far! I don't know anyone else who has gerd so I just thought giving this support group a try might really help not feel so frustrated/alone with this disease.