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Help!!!!!

My esophagus hurts so bad! I woke up at 5:30 this morning, which is better than some nights. Anyway, I took a maximum strength heart burn pill, which has 20 mg of Famotidine in it. That didn't help at all! I'm starting to think that it was because I didn't actually have heartburn. My esophagus just hurts so bad! And I can't sleep! I just feel like my esophagus is being eaten away. Lame! And I can't get an aspiration because I'm 1800 miles away from my doctor.

I also drank two glasses of milk, which barely helped. The weird thing is that I just ate a little bit of Breakfast and it has helped a lot!

Am I normal?! :smile2:

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You may be banded too tight. I am 7.5cc out of a 10cc band and I cannot eat anything after about 7pm or I will be up all night coughing and heartburn.

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Well it depends....if it is heartburn or not....you really need to see the doc...it could be that your esophagus is swollen or stretched. You really need to get an esophogram.

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Are you sure it is band related?

You could be going down with something - sore throat - viral, bacterial etc.

Maybe you sleep with your mouth open at night which can cause dryness and pain.

It might be reflux but it could also be something else. but for some reason once we are banded we seem to blame everything on our bands and don't consider other possibilities.

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Hahaha! So true, elcee!!!

I'm pretty sure it is band related, though. I ate popcorn last night, and after the first few bites, I started getting that burning sensation. Despite the pain, I kept going!!!! :) Why do I do this to myself????!!!!

Ugh!:smile2:

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I can suffer quite bad with this and had had enough and googled remedies. One that kept coming up was vinegar especially apple cidar vinegar. I took 2 tsp of white wine vinegar as I didnt have the apple one and it went, just like that seriously. Worth a try and it doesnt work, it wont cause any harm I am stunned to be honest.

Jo

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My esophagus is burning too. Has been going on for a couple of weeks. i got my band recently filled to a 6 which is pretty tight for me. I've been throwing up because of trying to eat stuff I shouldn't. I'm hoping it will stop burning soon. Was up off and on last night with the burning.

Any advice would be helpful. I was banded over a year ago and have lost 92lbs.

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Golly, the thought of vinegar when you have heartburn isnt pleasant, one would think it would burn really badly!

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I have had that same issue and it is my acid relux/heartburn. I take medication for my acid reflux. I can't eat to close to going to bed or I have problems as well as when I am swollen I have had issues too. I had this last week and my nurse recommended that I go on liquids and mushies for 2 days. This corrected the problem. I also had a fill on Wed of .2 cc's and am really tight. The first night was rough but again after 2 days of liquids and mushies I am good to go and in the green zone. One happy bander now! Good luck!

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