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Heartburn all day

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marie65343
marie65343

Had heartburn all day and isnt going. On esomeprazole 20mg twice a day. Tried gavison advanced but still there. Waiting for a scan for gallbladder/pancreas. Had barium swallow 18 months ago and reflux quite bad.and came up quite far. Had real burning in the abdomen 10 days ago and doc changed me to omeprazole. Buring more or less gone but heartburn dreadful. Any ideas how to calm it down?

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  • Sammy8
    Sammy8 marie65343

    Posted

    Try stop eating things that cause heartburn, specially bread.
    • marie65343
      marie65343 Sammy8

      Posted

      Thanks but have cut out lots of food. All I had  today was porridge made with water and picked at a baked potato. Rarely eat bread, nothing fatty, no chips pasta tea coffee chocolate biscuits cake. Survive on porridge baked potatoes and eggs
    • Sammy8
      Sammy8 marie65343

      Posted

      Porridge is good, not sure why you still get heartburn. You can also try boiled checken.
  • john77945
    john77945 marie65343

    Posted

    Pills wont work. Manage your stress for recovery.
    • marie65343
      marie65343 john77945

      Posted

      Thanks and I think you are right. I think I am so stressed by the heartburn that its prolonging it. I am so worried about it that I stress over everything I eat.

    • eilostnyc
      eilostnyc john77945

      Posted

      John, Is it really true that stress causes this stomach problems?  I just can't correlate why you would get diahrea or stomach pains from worry.  I know alot of people say it is the cause but I just don't know why.  Thanks if you have any comments.  I would appreciate it.
  • john03683
    john03683 marie65343

    Posted

    The key to getting this under control is to prevent the damage that occurs while you sleep.  That's when stress causes the stomach to make acid, even though its empty.  There is an old video of a guy who made acid while sleeping.  They put a tube into stomach and while he slept acid was oozing out the tube into a pan.  Very gross.  Start with inclining your bed as much as you can handle.  Plus, use a 4 inch wedge.  Gaviscon before bed is okay.   Remember, "if you burn while you sleep, you'll burn all day."   I don't really believe in eliminating one food after another.  Eventually, you will get nutritional deficiencies. When Thomas Edison started having digestive problems he started eliminating foods and eventually was only drinking milk.  He soon became very ill and died.   Try eating a reasonable mild diet.  A small amount of chicken or fish with lightly steamed vegitables and brown rice.  A Porridge and omeprazole diet is not reasonable.    I hope you are feeling better soon.  John
  • john03683
    john03683 marie65343

    Posted

    Also, because of the shape of the stomach, if you sleep on your side, it is best to sleep on your left side.  You will notice that on your left side, it is possible to burp air.  On the right side, liquid will come up.  Let me know if this helps.  John
    • marie65343
      marie65343 john03683

      Posted

      Thanks so much for your advice. I sleep really propped up and on my back but when I do sleep on my side its my right side. Will definately try the left now.
    • Sammy8
      Sammy8 john03683

      Posted

      Not really, it's the other way around, sleeping on the right side will minimise acid. Also notice when you get an endoscopy they make you lay on your left side because it makes it easier for the camera to pass through, which means acids can also easily come right up. Also, stomach contents will not get digested if you sleep on your left. The best position I found after years of trying is to sleep on your right-back, so not totally on your right, but slightly on your back.
    • john03683
      john03683 marie65343

      Posted

      Please do a google search on "stomach".  You will see that the right side is the wrong side when sleeping.  Sorry Samuelson, look it up.
    • Sammy8
      Sammy8 john03683

      Posted

      If you sleep on your right then the bile and food can pass on to the duodenum and then to the intestines, but if you sleep on your left then the acids will keep accumilating near the cardia (where the contents of the esophagus empty into the stomach).
  • Emis_Moderator
    Emis_Moderator marie65343

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I have deleted the pasted articles and replaced one with the direct link as users can then read the article in full and link through to references etc. Do not paste whole articles from other sites as this may breach copyright. You can post links and as long as they comply with T&Cs they will be approved. Also, do not turn the discussion into a debate, I have deleted a couple of argumentative comments. If you wish to discuss this topic in detail start a new discussion about sleeping positions for reflux or similar.

    From reading this the info for the original poster seems to be try different positions to find which is best for them.

    Regards,

    Alan 

    Emis Moderator

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