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I have a hiatal hernia and esophagitis. i have a really dry mouth and severe nausea at night. is that from those conditions or something else? mouth tastes yuck and my saliva is thicker than usual?

Q: i have a hiatal hernia and esophagitis. i have a really dry mouth and severe nausea at night. is that from those conditions or something else? mouth tastes yuck and my saliva is thicker than usual?

: Sounds like GERD. I would try, after asking Dr, to elevate the feet of the head of you bed by 8 inches to see it that helps. Bed Bath and Beyond used to stock wooden blocks to do this with. Gravity never sleeps.

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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Sounds like GERD. I would try, after asking Dr, to elevate the feet of the head of you bed by 8 inches to see it that helps. Bed Bath and Beyond used to stock wooden blocks to do this with. Gravity never sleeps.

Answered 2/15/2022

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A member asked:

I have a hiatal hernia and esophagitis. i have a really dry mouth and severe nausea at night. is that from those conditions or something else? mouth tastes yuck and my saliva is thicker than usual?

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