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Posted 7/23/2012 6:35 AM (GMT 0)
I had my gallbladder taken out 2 years ago and since the beginning of this year I have been having constant heartburn. Whether I eat 3 full meals a day or numerous little meals all day. I've tried Zantac and it only stops it for about 30 mins. I've asked my doctor about it and all he says is it's common after gallbladder removal and to eat smaller meals.... I need some help if anyone has any advice. It's becoming very painful and inconvenient. Thanks
Posted 7/23/2012 7:39 AM (GMT 0)
I feel your pain. I've been battling heartburn my whole life. I have tried lots of things. I sometimes drink a glass of milk to help sooth my esophagus and milk being a base it's supposed to help neutralize the acid. Bicarbonate of soda was used in the past and my grandmother used to use it. If it's really bad I would recommend talking to your doctor about it and maybe he/she can get you on something that works. When I was pregnant my doctor put me on Nexium and that worked really well.
I hope that you can find something that works.

-razzbeary
Posted 7/23/2012 2:15 PM (GMT 0)
Syphyraa,


Hello and welcome to HealingWell. 

I am going to post the link that will take you to the GERD-Heartburn forum as I suspect you will find more info on heartburn in that forum than here. 

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=45

I would kindly suggest that you consider seeing a GI specialist for further evaluation of your symptoms.

I do understand how you must be feeling anxious re your heartburn as it is normal when we have physical sx that our Drs. blow off as " don't worry about that".

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 7/24/2012 7:55 AM (GMT 0)
I had constant heartburn for a long time and at night it got sooo bad. I had an upper gi done and I have barrets disease. U probably need to see a stomach dr.
Posted 7/24/2012 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
My mom had her gallbladder removed, and she said she as well had bad heartburn for sometime after the removal.

Could also be acid reflux. Try eating small meals for now with low acidic levels, your stomach could be producing more acid due to anxiety. Bread really helps with lowering the amount of stomach acid, due to its absorbance.
Posted 7/25/2012 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
Speaking of heartburn, last night I was up until 7am with it! It was awful, and I know how bad heartburn can get. Mine started 10 years ago after I had my oldest daughter. I used to be able to eat anything from greasy foods to spicy foods, now I have to watch eating those. Here recently I found out another thing that gave me heartburn, take out pizza! The grease on it messes with me badly! Which is what I ate last night ._. bad idea for me. I was up all night and today I am a bit sore over it. The worst part is when heartburn is extreme it makes the ribs uncomfortable and everything in that area uncomfortable. I tried soda water, crackers, antacid, pepto and nothing worked. I had to eventually wait it out. It only happens 1-2 times in a 5 month period, but it still gets to me each time!

I do wish you the best, and definitely talk to a doctor about it, it's possible they can give you something to ease that pain.
Posted 7/26/2012 1:11 AM (GMT 0)
Oh my god I know exactly how you feel!! I tried so many things, stopping drinking milk, not eating tomatoes and nothing seemed to help... actually drinking a bit of apple cider vinegar in water worked very well but it didnt last too long and I had to keep doing it. Wasn't the greatest thing, especially if you know how bad it tastes!! I suggest maybe taking a look at some permament fixes over at OnlineReviewGuru. Their web address is www.onlinereviewguru.com/cure-heartburn and if I remember correctly, the product that I ended up using to cure my heartburn was on there but take a look at the other ones and see if there is anything you like. Best of luck!
Posted 7/26/2012 1:12 AM (GMT 0)
KerrySlater,

Thanks for the website, I will be checking it out now! Maybe it has something on there that I haven't tried out yet.
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