Heartburn

[Guest guest]

Hi Maree

Hope you don't mind me sticking my beak in on this topic. I found

hot drinks - tea or hot chocolate (I don't drink coffee) worsened my

discomfort, along with chocolate and spicey foods. The doc nodded

at all of those when I mentioned them - like yeap they're the ones.

I did a cut and paste from a site I googled. It seemed pretty

standard info:

Things that can make heartburn worse

Cigarette smoking

Coffee (both regular and decaffeinated) and other drinks that

contain caffeine

Alcohol

Citrus fruits

Tomato products

Chocolate, mints or peppermints

Fatty foods or spicy foods (pizza, chili, curry)

Onions

Excess weight

Aspirin or ibuprofen (one brand name: Motrin)

Some other medicines (check with your doctor)

This may shed some light on things for you. And it may be that

things you tolerated well previously you don't now with the higher

fill levels.

Lorraine

[Guest guest]

Thanks Lorraine,

As yu know I smoke like a chimney, drink heaps of tea, a little

coffee. I learnt last weekend that I can never again drink wine, it

felt like pure acid going down as does fruit juice. Oh my son will

love you if I have to give up the smokes, but tea, I would hate to

give up but I drink loads of an evening, probably 6 large mugs between

arriving home and bedtime. I will go without tonight and see how it

goes, thanks, Marie

This burning is so debilitating, everything else is fine except for

that. M.

[Guest guest]

Hey Maree,

I know I shouldn't but I am a huge smoker as you know and no

heartburn!!! LOL

Love

Cath

[Guest guest]

Maree the doc suggested just the heat from a cuppa would upset it. He

described it like when you have a mouth ulcer and foods and drinks

react. The damage is there in the oesophagus and the hot drink burns

all the way down. Are you on medication? I found initially the

prescription medication worked a treat. The ones over the counter may

help relieve the symptoms of the acid (didn't with me), where the

script medications actually have the effect of stopping the acid being

produced in the first place. Once that happens and the oesophagus

settles you can enjoy your cuppa again.

If you ain't got a script I would be speaking to a doc asap. I had

Somac but there's a few different ones. You got nothing to lose and

if it relieves your symptoms you'll feel a new girl. I wouldn't put up

with the discomfort. If it doesn't settle it may mean a bit of fill

out but initially a visit to the doc may do the job.

Just my 5 cents worth (or two bob as you say!) from someone who has

burn there done that!

Lorraine

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> Thanks Lorraine,

> As yu know I smoke like a chimney, drink heaps of tea, a little

> coffee. I learnt last weekend that I can never again drink wine, it

> felt like pure acid going down as does fruit juice. Oh my son will

> love you if I have to give up the smokes, but tea, I would hate to

> give up but I drink loads of an evening, probably 6 large mugs

between

> arriving home and bedtime. I will go without tonight and see how it

> goes, thanks, Marie

> This burning is so debilitating, everything else is fine except for

> that. M.

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