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Help with stomach and abdominal discomfort when lying down
I have not been able to get a full night sleep for almost 4 months now. I take Maalox before I go to bed and maybe 2 more times throughout the night. I had an endoscopy recently that was normal. I have been taking a PPI for the past month to see if this was GERD related, but it does not seem to help. I had a recent abdominal CT scan with oral contrast that was normal. I am interested to see if anyone else has this issue and maybe could help me?
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what saves me is tsp baking soda 8 oz water and a shot of vinegar. the combination does fizz up over the glass so sometimes i skip the vinegar. it works instantly.
You can get rebound reflux for a few weeks. You can lessen the odds of getting that by very slowly weaning off. the pharmacist said I could cut my pills in half or quarter, so check if you can do that with yours.
Crikey, what a combo! The baking soda is very alkaline, and the vinegar acidic. If it works for you great! for most people, stick with the baking soda.
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i think the three are fun because it froths up. an acupuncture student told me that vinegar is what the acid stomach needs to calm down. counterintuitive right?
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Just wondering if you are up to sharing an update on how you're managing this issue? I've been dealing with it for around two years off and on but things started getting more intense around a year ago. At this point I wake up every night at around 5-6 am and can't go back to sleep without eating and sitting upright, often for a couple of hours. It's really making it impossible to stay on top of normal life tasks and work. Currently on sick leave and uncertain how I will be able to get back to work with my sleep so dysregulated. Anyway just curious if your symptoms improved and whether anything in particular seemed to help?