Acid reflux and anxiety

[Tjgg]

Question??

Have any of you developed more acid when stressed or anxious?

If so, how did you fix it?

I've been dealing with it for about a week... I'm not really taking anything because I just don't feel like taking melox or any antacids. I just heard it's bad to take some every day. Do you think it has do do with me being more anxious than previous days ???

[AZ1970]

I get it a lot. I take Pepcid every day. It helps.

[Tjgg in reply to AZ1970]

Thanks for your advice.

[Hidden]

hi tjgg,be very what you take,for acid reflux,my sis died of it its terrible,so only take what doc says to take.do you here me tjgg.

[Tjgg in reply to Hidden]

Yes I know you can die form it if you take it everyday or if you overdose. That's the reason why I don't want to take antacids

[Mslonely50]

Yes it does I have acid reflux mines is very bad nothing they can do it will turn into cancer that's my doctor told me so try to get something to help u nexum help me a little bit

[Tjgg in reply to Mslonely50]

Oh wow!!! So are you telling me that you are just waiting to turn into cancer ?? That's not good.... i suffer from health anxiety and this just make me very anxious. Now I feel I don't have a cure and that I will die.

[weegmack in reply to Mslonely50]

That is a pretty scathing generalisation there! There is a minimal risk that years of untreated reflux can cause a condition called Barrett’s Osophegus, which has a chance of turning into cancer. Please be careful what you say as many of us have health anxiety on here.

[Tjgg in reply to weegmack]

Thank you !!!!!

[weegmack in reply to Tjgg]

❤️ I’ve replied to your latest post too. Xx

[Hidden in reply to weegmack]

yeah think you will be fine I have had it for over 30 years I know others that have had it for many years and all alive and kicking, I get stuff from the doctors to control it, not sure if it is caused by anxiety though thought it was food and drink related but I would definitely talk to your health professional about it and see what they recommend

[Tjgg in reply to Hidden]

Thank you. I will

[hypercat54 in reply to weegmack]

Completely agree. I have acid reflux and take Omezaprole which cures it. There are lots of causes of it and the least likely is cancer! x

[Ldd199]

Mine definitely gets worse on days when I’m really stressed or anxious. I take ranitidine a lot, which does tend to help with some of it, but since the real cause of it is stress, it doesn’t stop it. If I don’t really well, it also makes it that much worse. I don’t think taking some meds necessarily hurts your stomach every day, but maybe it depends how long term you’re talking?

I can wreck my stomach without too much trouble, though. It just depends on how you carry your stress on any given day.