Acid reflux worse on an empty stomach?

hi there i noticed that as well other day, i had nothing to eat till 2pm in the afternoon and i had bad reflux all day but i treid not have a empty stomach as i do think it makes it worse.

Hey there Sherry...to answer your question...YES YES YES. I have that same thing. Infact, my acid is almost always worse on an empty stomach.

Ugh! Great! Who wants to eat when they feel like they want to throw up??? But I'm glad that I'm not the only one then.

Red, LOL....I'm a gamer too :) My best friend nicknamed me Red years ago. But assuming by your name, you were born in 1966? If so, then you are Queen Red! Because I was born in 1970 so I will gladly assume the name of Princess Red! :)

What constitutes as small meals?

:) I'm not a small meal eater either! I'm a small person but boy do I like my food lol. It's sort of tricky though because I have to take 11 pills a day with food and 5 on an empty stomach. Also trying to REMEMBER when and how to take them can be confusing. I have a pill organizer but unfortunately 9 of those pills that I have to take with food is split in 3 doses thru out the day and the same with the 5 that I have to take without food. Small meals might mess me up regarding my dosing. But I was always curious as to what defines a small meal. Is it like a regular dinner meal but smaller portions? Or is it like snacking? hmmm

I hear you there Red! about the acid affecting you in so many different ways. I heard of GERD several years ago and my husband has it. I thought there would be no way I could have any sort of acid reflux because I never ever got heartburn and pretty much had an iron stomach. It seems the older I get, the more things fall apart!

I know you posted this two years ago but it came up when I googled my situation so I registered here to reply.  Maybe others will reply as well.  I only have acid problems when my stomach is empty and my pain is only in my throat.  Long ago I had heart burn but now it just affects my throat.  I figured I messed up the nerves in my esophagus from all the heart burn I've had over the years.  Does anyone else have this problem only when the stomach is empty?  How about only feeling it in the throat?  Any explanation why this happens?  

Hi,

According to my GI doctor, you should never skip or delay meals. He said once your body is used to eating at specific times, the stomach starts putting out acid to digest the anticipated meal. He said if you skip or delay eating the stomach continues to pump out the acid until it gets the food. So, the longer you go without eating the more acid is created which worsens the GERD symptoms.

Marburg

I battled acid reflux off and on for 18 years and recently was diagnosed with Barrett's Esophagus.  I think one of the culprits was taking a hair and nail vitamin that contained a high dose of biotin, I didn't realize how harsh biotin was on the stomach.

I think people with chronic acid reflux should have their valve repaired rather than being on PPI's for years on end.  Why take medications when there is a procedure to seal off the "lazy" valve that keeps letting acid flow into the esophagus and can cure the condition?  I swear some doctors would rather harm people than heal them.

I am going to see a doctor who does a procedure to remove the Barrett's and also to discuss getting my valve sealed.

I, too, have this same issue. Mine is mostly in the evenings since I try not to eat anything for several hours before going to bed. I have had GERD since a teenager and am now in my mid-50's. I've been on PPI's for life. This past year, our new insurance company quit covering the medicine that I was on forever, and that medicine kept my GERD in check. I was miserable for 9 months and finally got it covered. I feared damage may have been done since I had such awful reflux without that medicine, although I tried several other meds. Had an endoscopy last week and don't know full results yet, but changes were seen. Ugh. But... back to my main question right now. How am I NOT supposed to eat in the evenings, and yet how do I prevent this heartburn from having an empty stomach?? Is this causing damage/could this be causing damage as well? I'm so afraid of what is happening inside of me and I don't even know what to do! I'm afraid to have the surgery because my doctor says it always comes undone after about 5 years, and if they try to do the procedure again, it often doesn't work. I awake with terrible breath during the night and in the mornings, and have a sugar-free lifesaver sitting on my nightstand to put in my mouth every time I get up during the night and also in the mornings. Zegerid is the med that I was on for years... and the only med that truly solved my reflux. I'm back on it now, have been for about 2 months, but it just isn't the same now. Like something changed while off of it. I do all the right things. I sleep on an incline. I eat small amounts at a time. I exercise regularly. I'm not overweight. Triggers for me are not always the typical ones... but things like potatoes, soups, coffee - yes. But I can eat spicy and chocolate and can't really tell a difference. Right now... it's just this evening/overnight heartburn. And I'm thinking it's from an empty stomach. Would I be better off to eat at night? Sorry so long... but HELP!