I have the same problems tmochrie. It scary at the beginning because Doctors tell you it not your heart, and you wonder what is wrong with yourself. For me I found this website and figured things out...
I used to use Rolaids but now it is longer available and switched to Tums fruit favor. I don't find it works as well. With the liquid anacids you can feel it coat your throut and gives faster relieve....
I used aloe vera from Wal Mart, it tasted fine to me. It had to be kept cold so that was the way I drank it, I did not find any difference between that and cold water....
Is it like the same kind of pressure you experience when being choked? I get that sometimes, it is neck muscle spasms....
I am from Vancouver and the only GI, I have seen is when getting Barium X ray done. He asked me why I was having X ray done, I told him all the problems that GERD causes for me. Some of things he...
I have the same problem all the time, it sure feels like your heart ,but is not. The cardiologist not going find anything. What you are feeling and what they test and measure for are two different...
I get sharp pains in my chest, but that is from GERD. Esophageal spasm is different, you can feel your esophageal go into spasms, a vibrating feeling. The times I had it, it would start when eating...
I am getting esophageal spasms when I eat. I am trying the peppermint oil method, don't know if it works. Traditional chest pain not sure what you mean by that, my chest pain is from the acid reflux....
I had the same breathing problems at times, what sad about it is, that you have to explain to the physician what is causing it. In March I did demand some tests for this problem. I had chest x-ray...
I had stomach flu in November. It made my GERD worse, i don't remember how long it took to get back the way it was before. When I get stomach cramps it is because of what food I have eaten....
Hi Matt Do you find taking beta blocks helps with you palpitations? I take 25mg pill everyday and I think it helps. I started taking them because I had those symptoms of a heart attack, but it was...
sure do!...
I use 150mg pills of ranitidine with no problems....
Hi Eugenia I drink chilled aloe vera juice when I get that burning feeling in my esophagus. It happens sometimes when I subconciously get anxious about something....
I have had GERD for almost two years, but the past month my acid reflux has been much better. The only thing I changed in my diet is not eating oatmeal in the morning, instead having cereal with...
Hi Eddie When I first had Gerd, I had the same feeling about my heart rate and I can always hear it and it would go faster for no reason. But when I knew for sure nothing was wrong my heart, that...
Hi Kara487 Can you tell me what your esophageal spasms feel like. I get this chest palpitations that last for a few seconds,sometimes I get a bunch of them and other times nothing for days. They feel...
I am trying to eat different foods in days before I go bike riding and see what happens. I love bike riding and when riding with others, you can't always stop when you feel like it. Bikes these days...
Hello I am new here, I suffer from fibromyalgia and maybe IBS I have question: I started going for longer bike rides this summer and I started pains in my gut and urge to go to bathroom. This happens...
I find drinking aloe vera good for a burning throat. I also find that getting nervious or stressed makes things worse so try to relax....
Hi this summer I go hiking or long walks like I do every year. I have been suffering GERD since September but now after a couple of hours of walking I get terrible stomach aches. Has anyone else had...
You can always try it. What works for one person may not work for another. For me DGL licorice does not really help much and I do find apples help....
I get that pain everyday, depends on what i eat it can hurt more...
maybe you are getting stomach acid into your lungs...
Have you ever tried the no chlorine in water treatment. I don't think it made a different for me....
I eat honey, do not know if it relieves GERD. I guess if eat alot of it and coat your throat with it, it help relieve the pain....
The only reason I find so far for my GERD is fibromyalgia. I don't get help from John Sarno's books because I do not have anxiety or stress and was not sexually abused as a child,etc I can eat sugar...
I can get very painful chest pains, it feels like being stabbed with a knife and the lump in the throat feeling. It all depends on what you eat can make it worse....
My problems started after I strained myself pulling a heavy cable. It took me 3months to figure out that I had GERD and another 3 months for CFS. My CFS problems is mostly having running nose when I...
Hello, I take 25mg of metoprolol a day. I try reducing the amount I take but I end up getting more palpitations/spasms...
I had the same thing when my Gerd was really bad. Now the pain stays on the right side. I did not have heartburn at the time so I thought it was my heart....
Mark Do you clench or grind your teeth?...
Do you have any side effects from Amitriptyline? Do you grind your teeth? I so, buy a sports mouth guard and wear that when sleeping. It will cut down on the tension headaches....
Hi Bluewillow I have chest pain and palpitations also. I have had same tests on my heart, like you and was told it was fine. This was before I found out that it was GERD causing my chest pains. When...
I read "The Mindbody Prescript ion" telling myself the pain is not there does not work for me. I don't have suppressed anger and conscious or unconscious wish for pain. When I get pain in knees,...
If you do have acid reflux, I would stay away from NSAID medication. I think that is what caused my acid reflux and no doctor gave me a GI cocktail when I to the ER with chest pains....
Hi Judy3 I had the same problem (racing heart and easily fatigued) after I went to ER a couple of time for chest pain. The chest pain was caused by GERD, I didn't find out until months later. This...
drink aloe vera?...
When I go to the ER, they just check your heart and say it is okay, then send you home Try fasting for a day, then eat something and see if the pain comes back ....
I have no problem exercising on a empty stomach. How long do you wait after eating before you exercise?...
I am learning that stress can do all kinds of wacky things to your body. You might not be aware that you are stress, you just start getting all these symptoms. I just started reading John E. Sarno...
I would like to shove a rag in my doctor's throat and get him to run around the block and then tell him "that should be no problem" I had LPR and drank aloe vera. It did make my throat feel better...
Has anyone tried just drinking spring water to see that makes your heartburn go away? For me it just worked a little bit....
Hi You have jaw pain, you might have myofascial pain dysfunction. It can cause back pain and other problems. I suffer from it, it has been getting worse, that's how I discovered I had this problem....
I eat apples, kiwi fruits with no problem. Sometimes oatmeal causes some pain....
You should get yourself tested. You don't want to go through what I have been having. I had chest pain, had tests for my heart and ultrasound for gallstones and everything was okay. My cardiologist...
I would not trust that guy. I looked at these alkaline diets and one website would list a food as acidic but another site lists it as alkaline. Listing lemons and grapefruit as alkaline but oranges...
I have recently discovered that I severe GERD. Finding out out what foods not to eat is not easy. The book "Heartburn & Reflux for Dummies" lists cabbage and broccoli as good to eat. But on Wikipedia...
What kind of cheese do you eat? I am staying away from dairy products right now. I read that goats cheese is okay....
Would like know from other people what a palpitation is suppose to feel like. Now that I know that I have GERD, I wonder if it is my esophagus. When I get fluttering in my chest it in the center and...