can i visit a walk-in clinic for GERD (gastoreflux )?? help!!?
Friday, October 30th, 2009 at
12:14 am
sorry guys, but im suffering from social anxiety and just talking to strangers creeps me out and i just dont wanna make a fool out of myself.
i know i have acid reflux, and its gotten bad to the point where my muscles are starting to ache and im feeling pretty darn sick. So my mom wants me to go in to a walk in tommorow..but the thing is would the doctor think its funny for a person with such a minor? problem such as a gerd to come in for treatment?
and how should i explain it, so that i get the proper treatment?
thanks…would help alot!!!
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If it’s a walk-in clinic (not an emergency room), this would be appropriate if you can’t get a doctor’s appointment in a reasonable amount of time. It would also give the doctor a chance to assess you to make sure other things aren’t going on.
Things to try to know for the doctor: when it started, what symptoms you’ve had, how it’s changed since it’s started, what you’ve tried to take for it and how it worked, what makes it worse, if you’ve ever had it before, whether you have been diagnosed with GERD in the past, any heart or lung problems you might have, etc.
no not at all gastroreflux can be a really serious problem for some people when it gets worse and starts controlling peoples lives
good luck
i hate acid reflux!
There’s nothing minor about GERD. I’m a daily sufferer, too. Start taking prilosec daily and it should go away. That’s all my doc told me to do. You can buy it over the counter. If you don’t do something about it soon, the acid in your stomach will eat away your esophagus and cause worse problems than heartburn.
I think it’s about $25 for 45 pills.
Sorry to hear that you are suffering from GERD. I have it too and it is quite uncomfortable. My muscles don’t hurt with it though, just the tummy and the esophagus. Make sure when you go to the clinic you tell the Dr. all the symptoms you have, but don’t tell him you have GERD, or he might just assume that you already know what it is, and he or she might put you on the wrong treatment if it is something else.
GERD is not a minor illness and it needs to be treated so that you will be more comfortable.
I hope that you get diagnosed soon so that you can start feelng better soon. There are over the counter medicines to treat GERD, but do not take them until you have been diagnosed.
GERD is short for gastrointestinal esophogeal reflux disease..the operative word her being disease. It is a physical illness which if left unchecked could cause damage to your esophagus by burning away it’s lining which will leave you with an erosion which is a much bigger medical problem than you have now or want. Injuries to inner tissues like this can lead to other more serious medical problems.
This is NOT a minor problem and the sooner you go the sooner you shall be on the road to recovery. I made my husband go to the doctor for this and he was helped considerably. His esophageal tract was already damaged from the acid build up.
When I had this, I went to a ND, a naturapathic doctor and they simply made me stop drinking tea as it was a reaction from the tanic acid in tea, and had me use a homeopathic remedy to calm down my stomach. I have not had this problem in years. An MD will most likely advise you go on something which stops all the acid. I did not want to do that. My husband is still on his GERD meds after over twenty years and I take none.
Where ever you go please just go and the doctor will be able to ask you questions to help you sufficiently describe your symptoms.
I wish you much success. I have faith in you.
May I also suggest you check out the supplement tumeric. My ND started me on this, and it is wonderful for helping a fussy digestive system work better. It also aids me in keeping away from the GERD. Even one cup of tea still gets the reflux going. Have you ever tried eliminating anything from your diet.