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What does your reflux feel like?

mangosmom1
mangosmom1
HI!
I get reflux that wakes me in the early am coughing.. guess it has gone down the wrong pipe. That I'm sure is reflux.
In addition,
during the day I have a constant feeling of a lump of mucousy stuff in my throat. feels like draining.. but also feels like kinda constant refluxing. Wondering how realistic is it to be refluxing during the day ongoing while carrying on my normal day?/ I start to think maybe this is mucous draining in the daytime scenario. Could reflux be happening for long periods of time continually?? I just don't understand the" mechanics" of it. How can there be this continual upflow of reflux?? I have a waydown "taste" of something yucky
I usually do not get a burning with it..
Anyone?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can relate. I've had GERD for many years. I've woken up many times having inhaled acid and coughing. It's very uncomfortable, and I'm told it can be dangerous. I have acid day and night. Usually, I felt a horrible burning, but sometimes it was just a taste of vomit. Even after I was put on medication, I had the constant taste of vomit in my mouth, and I still woke up coughing. Medications might help. You can also try elevating your head at night and eliminating trigger food. I didn't really have any trigger food, but many people find that spicy food aggravates their acid reflux. If you keep having this, please go to your doctor.
deleted_user
deleted_user
While mine doesn't seem to impact me at night, it slowly creeps up on me throughout the day. It feels like a bad sore throat with a strong burn. Some days are worse than others.

A friend who has had issues of refulx came across this ebook that explains this doctor's theory about reflux. With as long as my problem has been going on, I'm willing to try something new if it can solve the problem without surgery! http://chriskresser.com/heartburn
mangosmom1
mangosmom1
Ultraviol...Thanks! That was an awesome Ebook, I think everyone with GERD should read that !
deleted_user
deleted_user
Glad you think so mangosmom1! I'm trying to share it where I can since it makes sense and it's worth trying for anyone with bad GERD.

I'm still working on refining my diet, especially cutting out dairy, which is difficult since it offers great temporary relief.