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Acid Reflux and its Symptoms: Are they chronic?

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@ashby1947

Is this acid reflux?
I have been having severe pain in my central upper stomach for several months. The pain is debilitating and accompanied with nausea. All the usual stuff: bloating, no appetite, losing weight, mostly eating chicken soup... It's the kind of pain that requires all my energy just to cope and prevents me from doing almost anything. Endoscopy in October showed a stricture, which was repaired. No other signs except as I described. My PCP has started me on Nexium and Tums. Too soon to see much of a difference. I really don't know anything about acid reflux, but I know I want this pain to go away. Does anyone have experiences or thoughts about what might be going on? I hope you are having a good day! Thank you, Sue.

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Hi Sue @ashby1947, I know the feeling of having debilitating pain that just won't go away. My heart goes out to you. It's never easy to be in pain. You will notice that I moved your comment to a popular discussion about acid reflux and possible symptoms. I did this so that you could connect with people who have shared experiences.

@ashby1947, Did your doctor suggest anything other than reflux? Is it a burning pain?

@ashby1947 I had a lot of Acid Reflux.. GERD...and was on Nexium for a decade.. then my local GI doctor recommended that I have a Nissen surgery .... I did that ... about 6 years ago.. A life Changing event.. for the Worst.... my Mayo GI Doctor told me that 1 in 6 of those Nissen Surgeries FAIL... they damaged the hairnet like network of nerves that make the stomach empty as it should.. So Eat better..Do everything to avoid having a disaster strike your life.... to reduce Acid Reflux.. Eat slowly, chew your food very well, do not get prone for a couple hours after eating ... even sleep with 3 or 4 pillows to raise your trunk up at an angle ... to keep that remaining food in your stomach and below ....not coming up .... I was in the Service .. and learned to eat fast.. that is a very bad habit... Ken