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Posted 5/28/2008 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
Does anyone have sleep issues relating to GERD and poor digestion, and if so what are the most common ways that the conditon affects you when you sleep.
Posted 5/28/2008 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
damo123, yes. You may need to raise the head of your bed about 6" and take your meds right before you go to bed. Others may have better ideas.
Posted 6/5/2008 10:54 AM (GMT 0)
Hi,

I have major problems when sleeping.

I have been diagnoised with Chronic Dyspepsia.  (Generic term for stomach problems that the docs don't really understand)

I have a really hard time at night, if I have the slightest bit of wind or reflux at night, i get pain in my arm and chest when I lay down, (when I say "lay down" I mean sitting up against 4 pillows).  I know that if I try to go to sleep with even the slightly bit of pain in either my chest or stomach as soon as I start to drift off I will end up sitting bolt up right gasping for air.  It is highly unpleasant!!!

So I can really sympathise with you.

I'm thinking about going back to my GI or GP as it's starting to get worse again.  I have had an endo and it was all clear.

Posted 6/5/2008 2:50 PM (GMT 0)
damo123, i know your message was from last wk , today is thurs and i am burning like fire on the inside, i am scheduled for hiatal hernia surgury next fri june 13, and after the test i had last wk, the one where they ran a tube the size of a pencil up my nose and down into my stomach , awful, anyway it didnt show what they wanted it to so now they are trying to back out on my surgury, needless to say i am p oed, big time, i am to see surgeon today and tell him to do something admit me or commit me to the hospital, something is wrong, i am on fire, under my "boobs', sorry, my chest , all the above, i hurt and burned so bad yesterday that i am still sore today, all i take is nexium 40 mg and i carry gavascon around with a straw in it, do doctors care? hope u feel better, i also dont sleep, and when i do i come straight up with a taste of rusty water ,if i didnt sit up it would spew out , good luck.
Posted 6/5/2008 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
Wow sorry to hear you are suffering so badly. That sounds horrific.

I have to say that I feel the doctors do not care, my friend has similar symptoms to me but there are very mild and she has been Diagnosed with Celiac, and because they can label her as having something she is getting all sorts of help with diet etc. But me who can just about eat ham sandwich and water. (that is the majority of my diet) is getting no help.

I guess that is why we need the help and support of forums like this.. Good luck, push for what u want, only u know your body....
Posted 6/5/2008 3:00 PM (GMT 0)
yesterday all i had was bread and that gets old, it still hurt but believe it or not mustard and saltine crackers are not bad, when u think of all the bad stuff that can happen if i eat more, i also have very bad ibs, the fast trotting kind, i have to laugh at myself crying doesnt help, i tried that first, i just do what i have to do to get by and i am not sick just a lot of problems, love
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