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Biker_Dude, I’ve had that 3 am wake-up, even with the proverbial elephant sitting on my chest. I lay there, thinking—it’s just indigestion. Then my second thought was—all my patients with heart attacks think it’s just indigestion. So I actually went to the ED and had a heart attack ruled out. Since then it’s become my sometime nighttime companion. I take famotidine 20 mg at bedtime, and that helps. All the things you read about making GERD worse are true. For me it’s not only eating late, it’s eating spicy foods, drinking alcohol with dinner. Since you mentioned lifting weights, this can also make it worse. How? Weight lifters often will hold their breath and bear down (technically that’s called a Valsalva Maneuver) as they lift. This tends to weaken the lower esophageal sphincter so acid goes into the esophagus. I asked X’s AI Grok about this: Grok advised inhaling with the lift, and exhaling with the release. And Gaviscon tablets are by my bedside. If I get GERD in the middle of the night, I take 4 Gaviscon tablets; but then I have to sit up for a while for the pain to go away. You will learn to be more cautious about your late night snacks, or this will happen more and more often. _________________________ “Remember, remember the fifth of November!" | |||
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Okay, will keep that in mind. If I didn't take it, I would not really want to live life the way it was before I started taking the stuff! Just sayin'.... ____________________________ Bill R. North Alabama _____________________________ I just can't quit grinnin' from all of this winnin'! | |||
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Thanks for the advice and well noted. But as I said earlier, in this case, it was Costochondritis. I injured the affected area (ribcage cartilage) doing seated pectoral extensions. That was last Saturday. It hit me on Sunday. It wasn't the first time. Not frequent, but it had happened before. I sure hate to not be able to do my workouts fully. I'll have to consult a physical therapist. But I'm going to certainly save your advice on acid reflux. Thanks again. | |||
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I hear ya.  ________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton. | |||
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Reflux (now called GERD) has been with me for over 50 years. I relied heavily on Tums and Rolaids for decades, with only limited relief. Many foods were not for me, no matter how much I might enjoy them. About 2005 my doc prescribed Omeprazole 20mg for daily use with the same meal each day. The 20mg dosage is now available over the counter at very low cost. Can either be taken when symptoms begin or (like me) once a day. I have no more trouble and eat anything I want, including many foods I could not tolerate for many years. Only time I have any discomfort is in the event I miss a day's Omeprazole dosage, which rings on a bit of discomfort to remind me. Veterans relying on VA medical care: Omeprazole is in the VA formulary and I receive mine directly from the VA pharmacy, mailed directly to me in 90-day supplies. As with any medication you should discuss this with your primary care provider before starting. Retired holster maker. Retired police chief. Formerly Sergeant, US Army Airborne Infantry, Pathfinders | |||
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Also, consider if you just added a new prescription drug. That happened to me. It took a long time before a specialist said it was a new drug and to go back to ask my primary doctor for a different drug. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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I've had GERD pop up occasionally while on long distance motorcycle touring adventures. Summertime riding, a bunch of extra miles, riding late until dark, and then a big meal at a restaurant. It wasn't hard to figure out, baked Italian red sauce dishes, Lasagna and similar. I still like those dinner choices and do still eat them. You just need to account for digestion time before going to bed. One that was more difficult for locating the "trigger" was orange marmalade. When I was still working, some of it was second shift. By the time I got home from work it was one in the morning. Sometimes 7 to 8 hours since eating dinner, and now home, you are hungry. It was common to have a peanut butter and orange marmalade sandwich before going to bed. That was until I figured out orange marmalade actually was quite acidic, and the "trigger" for an unpleasant episode of GERD. Identifying a "trigger" food in my opinion is more important than medication. I haven't had any GERD episodes in many years, and take no medication for GERD, or ever use antacids. NRA Benefactor Life Member NRA Instructor USPSA Chief Range Officer | |||
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