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Question: Well, one night i was laying down and I coughed, then stomach acid shot up in my throat and it started to burn and it was hard to breathe for a good minute. I was like hiperventalating, and gasping for air. My mom was all concerned. And now it is X-mas night and everytime i swallow it burns and feels like dry, is this a cause from it burning my throat? Do I have acid reflex? I do get heart burns but only when i eat spicy foods, in this case i had spicy food. Should this be taken to the hospital? Because my dad has acid reflex and he thinks i should.


Answers: Well, one night i was laying down and I coughed, then stomach acid shot up in my throat and it started to burn and it was hard to breathe for a good minute. I was like hiperventalating, and gasping for air. My mom was all concerned. And now it is X-mas night and everytime i swallow it burns and feels like dry, is this a cause from it burning my throat? Do I have acid reflex? I do get heart burns but only when i eat spicy foods, in this case i had spicy food. Should this be taken to the hospital? Because my dad has acid reflex and he thinks i should.

You suffer from reflux oesophagitis, a condition where your gullet is inflammed due to the acid refluxing from the stomach into the gullet. You should refrain from eating food that worsens the reflux. There is a good treatment called Proton Pump Inhibitors (e.g. Losec, Nexim, Somac) which reduce the acid and thus the symptoms of heart burn. Your doctor can prescribe it to you. If your symptoms don't go away after taking PPI you may need a gastroscopy to investigate why.

I dont think it will be necessary for you to go to the hospital. However i think you should contact your family doctor RIGHT NOW and talk to him about it. Then he could tell you if it needs to be taken to the hospital. Try drinking something thick and cold like eggnog.





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