I understand you are not my gastroenterologist. I'll settle for input from a personally knowledgeable fellow MeFi'er. Has anyone suddenly become unable to drink alcohol, maybe after a GI illness? Does this condition go away?
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posted by fingersandtoes
on Feb 4, 2013 -
7 answers
For the last several days, I have had the feeling that something is stuck in my throat or the urge to swallow. It lasts for hours and seems to occur after eating. Is this heartburn? Is it something else?
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posted by Caz721
on Sep 27, 2012 -
15 answers
I'm fairly certain I have GERD & I am making an appointment with a specialist, but in the meantime, what are your tricks for avoiding or quashing ye olde heartburn?
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posted by katemcd
on Aug 17, 2012 -
35 answers
I've had pretty much constant heartburn for a few months and I've completely miserable. What can I do and do I need a new doctor?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 18, 2012 -
15 answers
About two years ago I started having various health issues, and since then, it's all gone downhill. It's also become clear that I need to switch doctors, so I'm asking you, Metafilter, to help me prepare for the new doctor. What's wrong with me? You are obviously not my doctor!
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 27, 2012 -
35 answers
Stomach/GI problems for the past two weeks, now mostly gone except for persistent heartburn. What alcoholic beverage will cause me the least pain?
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posted by devotion+doubt
on Sep 30, 2011 -
16 answers
Do my symptoms warrant a visit to the doctor? It sounds like acid reflux to me (so I assume I'd need an appointment), but I'd like your opinion before I go. Involves chronic coughing after every meal, lasting for at least an hour or so, and heartburn multiple times a week.
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posted by cp311
on Sep 8, 2011 -
13 answers
Do you take Amitiza? Does it give you horrible heartburn 35ish minutes after every dose? How do you control that? Zyrtec and Tums aren't doing the job.
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posted by nadawi
on May 24, 2011 -
7 answers
My wife and mother-in-law both suffer from the same condition. If they don't eat frequently, they tell me they get 'gas'. Not gas out the ass, but gas in their stomachs / chests that can get quite painful. It is quite debilitating for my wife. When they get this 'gas' if they eat, eventually it will go away on its own or with a bunch of burps. I am not sure if they are calling it 'gas' and should be calling it heartburn, or something else. All I know is my Google-Fu cannot find anything about NOT eating and getting gas or some other painful belly / chest thingy. Anyone else have experience with this kind of ailment. Is there a name for getting 'gas' when you don't eat? Help me solve this medical mystery.
posted by jasondigitized
on Jul 23, 2010 -
25 answers
sometimes i get constipated - sometimes when i get constipated, thanks to a super weak stomach, i throw up. this lasts just as long as i can feel the rock of poop in my side. today is a particularly bad round of it. to complicate matters, i'm hypoglycemic and have heartburn from time to time. so, now i'm constipated, puking, shaking from the lack of food, and i have wicked heartburn. what to do?
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posted by nadawi
on Jul 6, 2010 -
31 answers
How can Prelief react with food acid but not with stomach acid?
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posted by Ery
on Jan 22, 2010 -
10 answers
Over the last few years, a number of health problems have flared up that I suspect might have something to do with each other: weight gain, fatigue, acid-reflux/loose stools (possibly related to gluten intolerance) and irregular periods. What kind(s) of doctor should I see? I'm in Minneapolis.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 12, 2008 -
14 answers
Cooking puzzle: Help me nullify the acidity of tomato sauce (and heartburn) in this recipe I've concocted.
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posted by zeek321
on Jun 26, 2008 -
21 answers
I have terribly painful heartburn. Less frequently since my doctor prescribed Prevacid a year or so ago, and less frequently still since I've been watching what I eat and losing weight for the last five months. But I still get a bout of it every month or two, usually hitting in the late evening, and keeping me awake until 6 or 7am before it subsides. How can I get some sleep instead of staying awake all night in pain?
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posted by xiojason
on Mar 18, 2007 -
30 answers
MedicalPersonFilter: Ok, I admit it, I'm addicted to caffeine. No, not coffee, I'm addicted to coca-cola. Basically, I'm wondering how I can kick the habit or reduce the heartburn I now get from drinking it?
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posted by ranglin
on Jul 25, 2006 -
27 answers
What the hell is wrong with me? Everything (yes, everything) has been giving me heartburn for the past month. I even fasted for 4 days (just water) and then had a piece of toast and that gave me heartburn. [mi]
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posted by dobbs
on Mar 21, 2004 -
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