I am 28 years old and I the last time I experienced heartburn was when I was pregnant back in 2007. My eating habits are the same as they have always been. Is this something normal to get heartburn out of the blue?
I have been experiencing heartburn the past few days to the point I have a rough night sleeping?
Question posted by Sophia84 on 21 Sep 2012
Last updated on 27 January 2015
3 Answers
Inactive
24 Sep 2012
Meyati has given you very good suggestions. You shouldn't ear at least four hours before going to bed. It also might help to prop up the head of your bed. Each time you wake up with GERD, which is what you are describing, you do damage to your esophagus. A few days is not going to hurt you, but if this keeps up, you do need to talk to your doctor. People who ignore GERD can get something called Barrett's esophagus, which is cancer, and very difficult to cure. I don't mean to scare you, because you are just experiencing this for a few days, but I want to let you know WHY you shouldn't ignore this. Follow the above advice, but if it doesn't get better, call your doctor. Best wishes to you.
Sophia84
1 Oct 2012
Thank you
meyati
22 Sep 2012
I'll take a different angle on your heat burn--You say that you're eating the same, but stress could be causing your body to re-act differently. Are you having a snack, carbonated drink-soda-beer-champagne, after 6 pm? Also sugary things mixed with stomach acid causes fermentation that creates heart burn, then fried foods, real salty snacks like potato chips, etc. We're all different so each person would have other recommendations. They say to stop eating about 4 hours before bed time. Perhaps your sleeping position has changed-they recommend propping the top part of the body up with pillows, or putting some bricks under the head boards legs. If you can't sleep on your back, I've found that sleeping on my left side reduces discomfort from heart burn. You didn't say anything about meds. I've found that many OTC meds for flu, congestion, coughing, colds, etc seem to set the stomach irritation off. Wed.
my doctor told me that these meds cause the thyroid gland to be more active, which also includes extra stomach acid. If you are taking OTC for a cold or respiratory problem- Ask a pharmacist for something that's a pure antihistamine. A person can't ask for benadryl anymore-legal issues-and clerks don't seem to know. For coughs- you can take lemon cough drops or make a mixture of warm honey and fresh lemon juice in some tea. It's very good for the flu too. I wish you luck. I guess that I'm lucky-most of the time, I've had good family practitioners that handled things like this quite well. Also-it speeds up the process in getting actual care from a specialist, if you can say-I put bricks under the head board legs on (date) and it didn't help-I didn't eat anything after 6 or 7 pm. Or tell your doctor those things-It helps in getting a good referral.
Good luck and keep us updated on what works. One way to tell if you have your valve between your stomach and throat burnt- is that tums, mylanta, etc. burns just after you take it. Then several hours later, you get some relief. If that's happening to you- tell your doctor-if your doctor has a blank stare-get a new doctor or get into GI as quickly as you can. Mylanta was agony for me. Then I finally got a doctor that knew what was going on. Today they can see the burns on a CAT scan. Good luck- I need to walk my dog a little bit.
Inactive
24 Sep 2012
Meyati, I think that you mean Sudafed original, not Benedryl :-)
meyati
24 Sep 2012
Some people use benadryl for allergies and sinus problems- how ever you spell it. Canned milk made my daughter break out in hives. The Navy pediatricians prescribed benadryl for her. It's difficult to get a pure antihistamine that isn't contaminated with Tylenol or something that's like pseudoephedrine, and the ingredients for meth off of a counter. They also prescribed it for sinus problems. benadryl is so benign to the body that it's one of the few human meds that won't poison a dog. It's a good basic antihistamine that can be used on dogs for even rattlesnake bites, and gives U time to get the dog to the vet. I can't take Sudafid-it's what they use to cook meth. I often wonder if this isn't part of the reason why we're having this epidemic. Anyway-if a person is sensitive to these products, their thyroid gland can be stimulated which increases gland production and even stomach acid.
Right now we're all throwing out ideas and things we've learned from experience. What works for one person doesn't work for another. If a person stops having a glass of champagne with green chile dip and chips just before bed, and they don't get better-it's time to prop the torso up, then it's time to look closely at diet. If anybody reading this says, "My goodness, my stomach does hurt and I have lots of stomach acid when I take cough syrup or flu medicine", they need to talk to their doctor about that and come up with "plan A", as that will help the doctor to prescribe antibiotics, sinus meds, etc. that will help that person maintain a healthy stomach and throat. Also many people with GERD tend to aspirate just a little bit and have a poor quality of sleep- and bronchial problems. Diet is the best and first way to handle GERD. A bland diet for awhile, not having snacks after dinner-surely beats ruined vocal chords-and that can happen to people that don't get cancer, and who wants cancer? Even if GERD goes away-but comes back after thanksgiving dinner-something is wrong and a person should talk to their doctor about it.
meyati
24 Sep 2012
sudafid, pseudoephedrine and those type of products were developed by the Imperial Japanese Army to give to their troops before invasions. The initial invasion of the Philippine Islands was extremely brutal and military historians generally agree that was caused by the cranked up Imperial troops. It was quite some time later that these products began appearing on American drug store shelves.
Inactive
24 Sep 2012
Lovely
meyati
25 Sep 2012
Think about being a 19 year-old male, having to sit for a week or 2 in cramped quarters on a ship and not walk around or exercise as American and English Marines did. Then suddenly carry a 20 lb rifle, grenades, ammo, carry a heavy pack, and go into extreme action. A form of meth in the rice for 2-3 days got the muscles twitching, adrenaline and heart pumping, and increased aggression. It was first used at the "Rape of Nanking", which got Nazis shooting the brutal raping troops. They experimented with meth in different Chinese campaigns and got fine tuned, so they controlled the troops, but the troops had maximum energy, aggression, and stamina. They didn't think twice about burning a mother and child alive-just like our crack heads here-today. It's often the reason that the police have to shoot somebody about 6 times-the jacked up gland production keeps them going. An interesting book "Unjust Enrichment" talks about medical experimentation on American POWs that were sent to Manchuria. They were used for the development of artificial blood-
Inactive
1 Oct 2012
I will check out that book!
Sophia84
1 Oct 2012
Very helpful. Thank you.
kaismama
21 Sep 2012
Are you constipated? Heartburn is fairly normal, but not if it keeps happening. Any chance you're pregnant? If not, I'd wait a few days to see if it goes away, watch what you eat, to be sure you're not snacking on something, if it doesn't go away, call your dr.
Sophia84
21 Sep 2012
I am not constipated, it's just the heartburn. And I don't think I am pregnant, I got my monthly cycle in the beginning of the month. So I don't think I am. What should I avoid eating in the meantime?
kaismama
21 Sep 2012
spicey things, sometimes fried foods will do it, or dairy.
Sophia84
21 Sep 2012
Thank you, this has been very helpful.
AquariusAnneCA
21 Sep 2012
Sophia, a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar works wonders if this is not a recurring thing. Also, you need tums or a lemon hard tack candy to create mucuous in the tummy to dilute the acid. Do you have a hiatal hernia perhaps? If it continues, you should see a Gastroenterologist (gutdoctor is what they are called these days). Your food is not digesting properly which will cause heartburn but HPylori is another problem you could be developing so definitely see a GI doctor if it continues. HPylori is bacteria in the stomach (infection) and antibiotics is what is used to help it along with some fort of acid reducer.
Good Luck!
Aquarius Anne
meyati
24 Sep 2012
Don't forget carbonation-soda pop- sparkly apple cider- beer can set it off too.
camrafter
27 Jan 2015
Well, im eating yogurt cause i thought it would help. i can't get nothing down without burning. ugh. i have to eat something. what is something i CAN eat that would help? just had a monthly cycle, so no im NOT pregnant. aint dont nothing anyhow. anyways, advice? im miserable.
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