Heartburn and Hormonal changes?

Hey sad,

I don't have an answer for you but yes by all means do get it checked out with your physician.

Kitt

hmm -- doing mind numbing research about heartburn .. and also endometriosis...birth control is well known to cause GERD (which is very unfortunate if I indeed have a bad case of endo.. being that the remedy is BC! - no win for me + im 34 which BC is not really a good idea to be on in later years) - its interesting that its been years since you had the shot and still are getting issues with heartburn

i wish i had something of great significance to tell you.. i, myself am going through similar problem - medication that helps 99% of the GERD population is not helping me effectively - im at my wits end.. im going to see an endocrinologist to get some idea if hormones are out of whack or some sort of adrenal imbalance... otherwise, im just sitting back and waiting for throat / stomach cancers to develop cause i cant get this under control no matter what i do.. its so sad

hey there.. symptoms to my heartburn? or endo ? :)

um.. my endo .. ( which hasnt been confirmed by surgery yet) but I have had and still do very painful periods.. extremely heavy menses ( a lot of heavy clotting- sorry for the graphics) when i was younger and up until a year or so ago - my bowels would be loose ( no diarrhea ) but like clock work when i went to the bathroom I could guarantee a complete bowel movement. now that doesnt happen anymore - ( or at all for that matter - which makes me think that adhesions may be interfereing somewhere) misc aches and pains in the back -- or what i thought is sciatica -- may not be etc..

heartburn -- i ve been severely constipated for a year now .. for the past 6mo i have been battling heartburn that - either works in two ways - mild stinging or bad burning 24/7
i can feel acid shooting up my throat -- burning my throat and chest ALL the time .. my GI doc said that if i can get the constipation under control - i may have a chance with controlling heartburn - which makes sense ... pressure from the lower ab puts added pressure on the upper gi tract hence reflux/heartburn

ive been on prevacid 30mg 1x daily with a zantac 150mg at night -- which i know that most people woudl say i may not be using a strong dose to control my GERD/Reflux - however i dont want to take 80mg of a ppi and a few zantacs at night - only to screw up my stomach;s acid production and killing my other organs in the process
i was doing 80mgs of nexium and at a point protonix initially but i felt like the burn was worse ! i read so many conflictive reports about ppi's and its damage it creates esp at high does.. not to mention the damage financially for taking it 2x a day !

i think im going to purchase gaviscon for the nighttime ... i dont know its a mess ...

dealing with other illnesses in my life - flu, cold etc... at least we can all for the most part say that there is an end ot it... heartburn/reflux... its hard to see the bottom .. and it makes it scary and frankly im angry for having this curse - and its a curse. at this point, im ok with death, if this is what it all means - really, id rather just get it over with than living with this antisocial painful disease - that has greatly altered my life.

im halfway hoping that my hormones are causing this misery in some way endo has exascerbated constipation .. seeing that i was able to evacuate my bowels when i menstrated in the past - now that doesnt happen .. makes me wonder..?

thanks for reading - sorry if this story wasnt very attractive but if this can help at least someone who is going through something similar - then its worth it :)

I luv, what are you taking for your heartburn currently.. ? and for how long

Post Edited (saddaze) : 2/18/2009 1:37:16 PM (GMT-7)

Oh btw, I have been on heartburn meds for two years!!!!!

I was also having severe problems with sensitivity to odors of all kinds and heartburn and was diagnosed with low hormone levels due to stress. I am slowing getting better due to taking pregnenolone (25 mg/day) and taking pepcid original strength twice daily while avoiding food triggers. I also take 1/2 teaspoon of glutamine in each large glass of water I drink, which is said to help heal ulcers and gerd damage. I hope this information helps someone, but be sure to ask your doctor and get tested.