I am wondering if anyone has tied a slow digestive system to easy weight gain. I can eat a meal 4 hours prior to going to bed and still wake up at 1 am gagging on my food feelling oh so sick. I also have gained about 30lbs in the last few years its like I could not stop it from coming on short of not eating anything! UGH! I have been to my DR. I got prilosec which helps with acid but not reflux the food still comes up. She says diet and exercise will keep me from gaining weight .. well duH dont cha think if it was that easy I would not be fat?? UGH! which I have done diet and exercise and i was still gaining briskly for no reason I could figure out. I am about ready to get a new dr.!!! has anyone else had this occur? or know why food takes several hours to digest?

I take Prevacid for GERD. It only says to take before eating. Is that before breakfast, lunch, or dinner? And can you tell me how to get Gerd symptoms better?

hi im 11 weeks pregnant and am finding it hard to eat and sleep because of heartburn. is there anything natural i can have?

This seems to happen a lot. It seems to happen suddenly as well. A slight burning sensation in the back of my throat. There’s def. no pain around the breastbone like I’ve read about as a symptom of heartburn. No pain anywhere else. I never get an actual taste in my mouth like stomach acid either. Occasionally after I notice this slight pain my voice is hoarse. But not always. I rarely feel nausea with this but it HAS happened in the past. One other symptom I noticed and I have no clue if it’s related but I figured I’d tack it on just in case. When ever I eat a meal I notice that when I am finished I have an extremely phlegmy cough. So severe in fact I cannot take a deep breath without going into a coughing fit to clear the mucus. I had read somewhere or heard from someone that phlegmy coughing after meals can be related to heartburn?? Can anyone set me straight here? Tums normally help but again I’ve run into times where they don’t do much. I’d say I get this 3 to 5 times a month. I avoid spices and seasonings like the plague because I don’t like burping up the taste of it hours and hours later but even eating simpler foods I still get this burning once and while. Thanks for any help.
I never wake up with this pain, and I’ve never been "struck" with an episode while laying down. There seems to be no pattern at all. This even happens to me if I haven’t eaten all day long…

I have really bad heartburn at least 4-5 times a week. It gets so bad that I have some liquid that comes up my mouth and out my nose also. Anyways, I was on Nexium 40mg once a day, but the doctor put me on it 2 times a day now starting on Monday. My problem is that I am still waking up with the Acid Reflux.

I already had an Endoscopy on Monday and the doctor said that the only thing they saw was a mild erythema/edema (mild swelling of my larynx)

What else can I do to help me out with my problem? This acid reflux is really interrupting my sleep, and not to mention disgusting tasting. I have done everything the doctors told me down to avoiding the foods/drinks, to sleeping elevated, to taking the meds. I am at my wit’s end and I just cant take it anymore.

hi thanks for reading im 13years old for 2 years now i have been feeling sick non-stop and found out that it was acid reflux/GERD for about a year. (it is defintly that so dont say otherwise!)
i have tried EVERYTHING homeopathy,normal drugs (which i dont take no more), all the natural cures like aplle cider vingear, aloe vera, apples, ginger root, cinnomin, digestive enymes, honey,,e,t,c
oh and i also made all the lifestyle changes like heigen the head of yuor bed,dont eat spicy stuf,dont lay down afta 2 hours after eating bla bla bla.
ive done it all! nohing seems too get rid of it! so i recently did this hometest for candida and the results were i had a very advanced case.
Do you think perhaps that the candida is in the way of letting anything work and maybe if i got that sorted it would be easier/or clearer up my acid reflux? also is it possible it couldve been there for two years? (it did say advanced case remember) i really hope it is so i can get my life back!
plz no sarcastic or silly answers plz or coments bout my spelling e.t.c cos this is serious too me a it has claimed my life and im just tryin 2 get it back!
thank yhoo sooo much! (if you answered that is lol) byeee

My 47 year old son suffers terribly from stomach pain. The doctor has prescribed omeprazole but he does not have insurance. Any generic or cheaper substitute. How much would diet change help?

ok so lately (meaning months) i have been having mild to horrible heartburn after just about anything i’ve eaten. just about everything gives me some form of heartburn. is this something more serious than just a bad case of heartburn?
yes im a smoker

or abominal pain, i got checked for h.pylori and i was negative.

can heartburn cause you re neck nad shoulder hurt??