Why does my rib cage hurt after sleeping for a few hours?

Posted December 31st, 2008

Carmen C asked: Some have said it sounds like acid reflux but I don’t get sour mouth or any symptoms after eating. I wake up in the middle of the night feeling alil stiff. I have to change positions slowly. It hurts where my ****** bone is and the middle of my [...]

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Possibly high or low in stomach acid?

Posted December 30th, 2008

~Jenny asked: I’m 16 and for the past few days I’ve had a stomach ache that gets a lot worse after I eat with occasional waves of nausea. I don’t have any other cold or fever like symptoms. I burp frequently and the first couple of days I had acid reflux so now when I [...]

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acid refluxes?

Posted December 29th, 2008

astory2kissntell asked: ever since i took levaquin for an uti (in which i split only one pill of levaquin in half and took each half twenty four hours apart) so I only had one pill, but that may not be the cause of why i always seem to be really hungry but my throat is [...]

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My cat is 14 years old and is being tested for Hyperthyroidism does anyone know what the symptoms are?

Posted December 29th, 2008

sammie-john asked: My cat has been throwing up all the time and has dirreah she has lost a lot of weight and she has bad teeth so it is very hard for her to eat. I have to feed her mostly wet food and small amounts at the time. She also is being [...]

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Acid relux medication made it worse?

Posted December 28th, 2008

Winterlain asked: Hi, I am told that I suffer from acid relux….my symptoms are usually lots of belching, the feeling of a lump stuck in my throat and shortness of breath. Sometimes I will feel bloated too. So I went to the doctors and they gave me this stuff called Zantac. I took one of [...]

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How can you distinguish between a heartburn or chest pain from a mild heart attack?

Posted December 26th, 2008

Eugena asked: Are there key symptoms that help differentiate them? I’ve heard that heartburns/chest pains have similar symptoms to a mild heart attack, but before going on to assume anything, is there a way to tell the difference between them? In other words, how do you know if you’re having muscular aches or indigestion [...]

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Esophageal Spasms diagnosis with endoscopy

Posted December 19th, 2008

Pelonis asked: Hi, I have been having non-cardiac chest pain and my doc thinks that I have GERD and scheduled me for endoscopy. But I do not have other typical acid reflux symptoms (like acid taste in the mouth, nausea etc) and my chest pain is not responding to prilosec or zantac (I have been [...]

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does this sound right?

Posted December 18th, 2008

melmom3 asked: my 6 week old has acid reflux and just recently it seems to have gotten 10 times worse. he is sleeping alot now and if he is awake he is screaming out in pain. he spits up during and after every feeding and he stiffens his legs out straight. does all of this [...]

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Question about acid reflux disease?

Posted December 4th, 2008

auburndog asked: I had a long time ago a problem with sphincter of oddi. Now it seems as if some symptoms are back. Early morning hours when my stomach is empty, if I swallow some of my saliva to get rid of the gerd it only gets worse. Any feedback?Patrick Lapierre
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Dry mouth and sour tasting saliva?

Posted December 3rd, 2008

“crunk” asked: For the past two months i’ve had this nast sour tasting saliva that i cant get rid of. This is also causing semi bad breath and white lips that form white crust on the sides of my lips. it gets a little better if eat something but then it comes back! i [...]

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