Heart burn

Hi All,

Hope you don’t mind me resurrecting a dead topic.

First of all, Jdubs glad to hear you didn’t have any new problems. How are you doing now?

I’m up at 4 am after an “adrenergic surge” coupled with some mild heartburn. I’ve had heartburn on and off for the past 6 years, but otherwise my digestion is okay. I’ve noticed in the last year or so my throat will kind of feel full and sometimes a light choking/pressure sensation. I thought it might be post-nasal drip, but the ENT I saw ruled out post-nasal drip but said there was some throat inflammation and suggested I take Pepcid Complete.

Being a 180 reader, that’s the last thing I want to do. I guess my question is two fold:

1) What are some things I can do to deal with the symptoms of heartburn when I do wake up in the middle of the night.
2) Where to start looking for triggers?

Thank you,

Brad

Hi BauerPower,

Thanks for the reply. Sorry fit the late response.

It’s usually a burning sensation in the upper chest area. Though just this morning I woke up after about 4 hours of sleep coughing with a feeling of acid in my upper throat as if I was going to vomit the acid. There was no burning feeling in my chest however.

Hi BauerPower,

Thanks again for the reply and the recommendation fur Gaviscon. I did some research and you are right. The UK version is better. But I did find a product from Rx Vitamins called Acid Block which has similar ingredients to the UK version. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000PM1NMW?pc_redir=1395879829&robot_redir=1)

Once I get home I’ll start a food diary. I’ve been on vacation and sleeping and eating patterns have been a mess so I’ve had at least a little heartburn discomfort just about everyday.