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hellogoodbye

2y ago

What does GERD feel like? No burning sensation here.

Can someone tell me what GERD or Gastroesophageal reflux feels like? I just got diagnosed with this but I have no burning sensation ever. I have chest pain and chest tightening. could they have misdiagnosed me?

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Annaalise

2y ago

@hellogoodbye I had the same experience I felt like I was having a heart attack and it got worse and worse until I had pantoprazole and the “GI cocktail” in the ER. Usually it’s the esophageal spasms that feel like a heart attack and are supper painful.
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Marina29

2y ago

If acid reflux the best I’ve found (for me) is the “purple pill”. I NEVER even feel like I have acid reflux if I take it daily. But of course get your Dr’s recommendation.
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BusyB

2y ago

I have had GERD for years. It started with feeling of liquid coming up my throat and burning so bad I couldn't talk. I wonder if you have heartburn? Does it feel so bad , almost Luke you think your having a heart attack?
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hellogoodbye

2y ago

yeah I don't have that at all.. mine does feel like a heart attack at It'sworst. It's pain. Sometimes sharp, sometimes dull, sometimes it feels like my chest is really tight. Is that what heartburn feels like? I always thought heartburn felt like burning
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SJP

2y ago

That sounds like GERD still. I have had GERD since I was a kid, and mine started out like yours.
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hellogoodbye

2y ago

did it evolve into something else?
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Kato

2y ago

So, I found out I had gerd when ny esophagus swelled shut and I couldn't swallow and had issues breathing. Now I have chronic hoarseness in my voice, severe heartburn, gas, gastritis, my esophagus had to be stretched, the typical symptoms. You could totally have silent gerd which is gerd without the symptoms obv lol But your symptoms line up with it. It took a while to catch mine, so mine may have been getting worse over time silently. I hoped I answered your question.

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