Stress and Gerd

This is Mimi 22 boys again. I have a dr's apt today and am wondering if stress, both in my life and now from GERD can be making my GERD worse ? I am one of those people who is a fixer-more with other than myself-I just do not have time to be out of kilter.
Many years ago I had an old doctor who told me that if I did not have enough sense to slow down, my body would do it for me. :)
I hate to take more meds but if it will help I will-at least for now. I am retired public school teacher and taught WAY too much at a Tech school for the last year-trying to help my out-of-work family. But they are now employed ! After the crisis ended then I had this and other health issued . Thanks so much-Mimi 22 boys

Kitt-
I now that you are absolutely right. I am now addressing that with some meds-but just as important through some life style changes. The GERD issue has to do with swallowing which really scared me and that made me stressed to the hilt , which made everything much worse. That is just a part of the GERD stuff but the worst one. I do not think that people are aware of the type of GERD tat awakens you with that and no other symptoms which is the way my GERD began. Now I have most of the typical symptoms- but, had I known, I could have done something sooner and maybe- I would not have progressed to this point. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. Mimi 22

I am worker so I will be sure to do this as much as possible. Thanks-may try yoga, too-later.

Thank goodness my doctor addressed both the stress and the medical issues. I am feeling so much better. And I agree that the health issues can create a great deal of stress. Sometimes things improve in little baby steps. It is very difficult to be happy for a small improvement, but when I did do that, I began to feel much better. I hope you are improving.