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Posted 1/6/2008 12:56 AM (GMT 0)
Hi there kjlloyd...and welcome to healingwell. Glad you have found some comfort in the site. Please, feel free to stick around, as this is a great place to get information. Feel free to ask questions, and even answer questions if you want to! Stick with us!
Posted 7/28/2009 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
Ahhh!!! Y'all are scaring the hell out of me! I actually googled "why do I get heartburn when I drink ice water" and this was the first thing that popped up. This has been a problem for me for probably the past six months, however, in the past couple of weeks it has gotten worse. I get this intense burning pain EVERY DAY. It's summer and extremely hot where I live and I am constantly consuming water (or I was before this!). But the pain is so overwhelming that now I am terrified to drink water, even when it's at room temperature because in all honesty, the temperature really makes no difference. It's still instant pain. I live in the high desert where dehydration is a very real possibility. I also am a vegetarian and eat a natural food diet. I have never been diagnosed with acid reflux, any type of hernia or ulcers. In fact, I have never had very bad heartburn, besides when I was pregnant. I am on state health care and am having trouble finding a primary care physician. Can anyone give me any ideas on what to do to at least aleviate the pain until I can be seen? Thanks, I appreciate any advice!!!!!
Posted 7/28/2009 4:10 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Shell84,
Welcome to Healing Well! Sorry to hear that you're getting heartburn while drinking water. I actually find the opposite to be true. When I've had a heartburn sensation, drinking water helps it to feel better. Go figure. Do you think it's possible the very cold water is irritating your esophagus, that might be already inflamed by refluxing acid? There is no reason water should be causing reflux.

The only other possibility that comes to mind is that the water increases the pressure in your stomach, because it fills it, then your already refluxing LES allows acid through it. I never had any reflux until I was pregnant (many years ago). Then it didn't bother me really badly until maybe 5 or 6 years ago. My problem is that the reflux is a trigger for asthma. I had the GERD surgery (Nissen Fundoplication) because of my uncontrolled asthma.

I expect other members will respond to your post. If not, start a new thread with your question, so that it will be easier to see.
Good luck finding an answer to your problem.
Glad you came to the GERD forum. You'll get lots of support and information here.
Take care,
Denise
Posted 7/29/2009 2:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Shell,

I suffer from GERD and  esophageal spasms, and cold drinks are definitely make it worse.  I have to drink all my drinks room temp, and small gulps.  This may sound funny, but try successive small sips at room temp.

I know the feeling, I live in Florida and with this problem I've had times where I've gone a whole day without drinking anything because it comes back up!  But staying away from cold drinks has helped.  Also, try drinking some warm tea (not too hot either).  It may help relax your muscles!

Good luck!

Posted 8/13/2009 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
HELLO.

I suffered from terrible heartburn from Drinking water! In fact, it was the ONLY thing that gave me heartburn when I wasn't pregnant. And I ended up with Esophageal Ulcers. Do you find it happening with COLD or Room temp water? I had a nissen done in Jan. 2008....and since then I have had NO problems. I always stumped my dr.s when I talked about it......I hope you find something that helps...

Allison

GERD free since Jan 2008 (NISSEN surgery)
Posted 8/15/2009 2:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Julie,

Yeah, I used to get the same thing just with water. What I noticed was that it was really bad with cold water. If the water was room temp or a bit warmer it was fine. Warm water isn't great but at least it doesn't hurt! :-)

From what I've heard, cold water makes the stomach spasm and so you get GERD symptoms.

Markko
Posted 11/21/2009 3:06 AM (GMT 0)
I was having the same problems too. I can only drink water with apple cider vinegar or lemon juice and it has to be warm water.
Posted 1/20/2010 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone

I felt like I wanted to let you guys know

1. Google says you are the experts on why people get heartburn while drinking water

2. You have solved my problem within 10 minutes of me searching.

I took the advice of adding lemon juice to my water. Worked perfectly.

Background info: I've never been diagnosed with issues of the digestive tract, and only had heartburn when I was pregnant. I have a tendency to drink on an empty stomach. I prefer to drink Arizona Iced Tea RX Stress, but it is becoming hard to obtain. I would have heartburn whenever I drank water, no matter what kind of water (tap, bottled, filtered) or temperature.

So...thank you very very much for avoiding a painful evening!
Posted 1/20/2010 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
Glad we could help. :)

Joy
Posted 1/20/2010 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Hello and welcome to HealingWell and the GERD/Heartburn forum. I am glad you found us, found info that was helpful for you and hope you stick with us.



The members here are pretty wise and all knowing. I find them to be warm and caring and please do feel comfortable in join our group.



Warm regards,



Kitt
Posted 10/8/2010 4:25 AM (GMT 0)
Awesome to see so many who have the same problem. For me I notice HB much more when I drink water from a refillable plastic container, and even worse when the water has set in the container for a long time. I bought a nice Camelbak bottle thinking that it would be better. If water is left in the bottle over night, I get heartburn almost imeadiatly upon drinking from it. Needless to say it only took a couple of times before I stopped using the bottle. I do get mild HB with fresh water from the tap from time to time, it is just worse with water from refillable plastic containers. When I buy bottles of water I don't have this problem, it is just refillable bottles, like sports bottles, any container that you'd buy to fill with water. ***Has anyone else noticed HB being worse when drinking water from refillable plastic containers?***
Posted 10/8/2010 9:58 PM (GMT 0)
I have never had a problem with water but perhaps someone else has. 
Posted 10/8/2010 11:06 PM (GMT 0)
Strangely enough, when I get heartburn, I drink water to get rid of it! yeah
Posted 10/10/2010 10:55 PM (GMT 0)
My naturopath has told me that the reason people get heartburn from drinking water is because acid is being diluted and then the lack of stomach acid present forces the LES open. This is why drinking water with lemon or ACV in it solves the problem. Also the stomach really hates cold things so iced water is a very bad idea. If you can drink your water at room temp the stomach will cope better.
Posted 10/11/2010 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
has anyone tried just eating a few crackers before downing a huge glass of water? water is very thin and therefor can sneak past the LES very easily. my baby used to have reflux when she was just a newborn and until i started her on solids at 6 months (it was because all she was eating at the time was liquid and liquid has a much easier time passing through the LES into the esophagus). maybe eating a few crackers or a piece of toast will help?
Posted 10/11/2010 11:34 AM (GMT 0)
Hi! I get heartburn and reflux from drinking water - but then again, I get it from everything.
Nothing stays down until I re-swallow it 20x or more. lol
My stomach is well past being able to tolerate solid food (I'm still pre-surgery) and when I DO try to eat and drink I try to make sure it's something I don't mind having coming back up for hours on end - because that's what happens.
Some things hurt less than others on return so I try to stick to those things - water is one of them.
Once in a while I get lucky and only get a few return mouthfuls but they're always filled with acid as well as whatever went down to start with.
You know, you'd think you'd lose weight living this way - but that hasn't been the case for me.

Hang in there! Keep drinking water anyway, you have to stay hydrated and there's nothing better for your body than clean water for that purpose.... I switched to smart water 1/2 the time myself since I have trouble getting enough in in a day....drinking it at room temperature with a tiny bit of lemon does help me - so see if it works for you....

Feel better!

Post Edited (ZhyKitty) : 10/11/2010 5:38:37 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 1/31/2011 6:49 PM (GMT 0)

Hi, I am new to this site, and was relieved to see that I am not completely losing my mind with experiencing heart burn with water.  I am wondering if my experience can offer a little more insight and possibly help my quest.

My spouse and I for the longest time consumed Dannon Spring water, which was later rebottled as Aquarius Spring! water.  CCDC, LLC has now discontinued this product.  Since this time, we have tried other spring waters, purified waters, distilled waters, purification systems and tap water.  We've tried them straight-up, with powdered additives, at room tempature, iced, heated, you name it.  Every experience with each of the products have been the same.  First the onslaught of heart burn, then our symptoms drastically differ: my spouse has diarrhea and I experience constipation.  

I firmly believe that it has to do with the brand/make/additives used for each water and now I find that we are drinking less and less every day to avoid the pains and discomfort.  Now we're probably going to start to experience the dehydration.  Neither one of us has had any symptoms of heartburn in the past, other than mild occurances after over indulging.  Neither of us have any history in our families of intestinal problems.  I have also seen threads where other people have commented that Aquarius Spring! is the only water that they can drink.  I wonder what it is that they did differently and why they would discontinue the product if it was in such high demand...

If anyone has any thoughts on this matter, I would greatly appreciate it!!

Waterless without Aquarius

Posted 12/21/2011 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
To Everyone ,

I also have the same problem, i used to be so addicted to water, id drink so much of it! But ever since i discovered i have heartburn and chestpain, im really scared to try new food because im scared that i will heartburn,  and whenever i eat, i eat with a straight posture, cuz to me slouching is also like bending down, so just dont slouch while you eat, when i followed everything i did and all, i didnt get heartburn for 6 months! :D i cant drink water like i used to before, i can only drink a small cup of it after i eat! The only thing i discovered that i only drink is starbucks coffee (:D) , assam black tea, green tea, assam milk tea, king car lemon tea, gatorade, LOTs OF MILK! (I can drink it on an empty stomach! :D) Arizona, all kinds of soda. The drinks im soo cant drink is anything with real lemon, like real lemon juice, (but i can drink king car d:) ummm.. Alot of water ): thr food im not supposed to eat is ginger, pizza, garlic rice, raw onion , and i guess dats it. I can eat hamburgers and fries, and im so glad i can eat those still! Just keep praying that you wont have heartburn and chestpain after a meal! I promise you it works! I mean for me and some others, but just to let you know i didn get heartburn for 6 months! :D

Tweaked:  remove one phrase that may have been offensive to some members.  Thank you for your understanding.

Post Edited By Moderator (stkitt) : 12/21/2011 9:05:09 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/21/2011 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
Kasey,

Welcome to HealingWell and I am glad you found us.  Also thank you for sharing what works for you.  Very interesting read and I hope you continue to have good luck at keeping the heartburn at bay.

Happy Holidays,

Kitt

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