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Regular heartburn for a week, accompanied by pain in the middle and upper middle of my back. mostly when lying down but today even in the day.
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Heartburn issues: Short answer: avoid spicy & greasy foods, tomato-foods, mints, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, chocolate, late night meals before bed. Long answer: distinguish acid versus non-acid causes of reflux & rule out motility problems of the esophagus & stomach. You may want 1st to try behavior & diet changes above, assess response to otc acid blockers (h2's are weaker than ppi's), & see GI doc if persistent.
Answered 10/28/2015
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When I do sex & then sleep I feel next day with cheast pain, It calms down when I drink water before sleep, i've Gerd, is this heart related or gerd?
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