About Heartburn / GERD: Sharing Your Experiences

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Heartburn / GERD Heartburn / GERD Symptoms / Diagnosis Get Relief Burn-Free Diet From Sharon Gillson, your Guide to Heartburn / GERD What is the Most Annoying Thing About Having GERD? Having GERD can be extremely annoying at times. I know. I've had it for over 20 years. There are aspects of it that can be more annoying than other times. For example, take the following experience: Going it alone - "The most difficult part is being the only person in my family that has GERD, and I do eat healthfully. It's difficult at family get togethers as the food is typically stuff I can't eat (e.g. tomatoes, olives and olive oil -- and I'm Italian!) What is the most annoying thing about GERD for you? Share your experience. Living with Chronic Heartburn You Do Everything Right, But Still Have Heartburn How Do You Deal With Nighttime Heartburn? Nearly eight in 10 heartburn sufferers experience symptoms at night. But staying up all night to fend off heartburn isn't practical. There has to be a solution. Here's how one reader does it: Milk - "Drinking cold skimmed milk before bed helped me. It often stopped the burning sensation...But for prevention, your best friend is: Eat light and hours before bed time." What has worked for you? Share your experience. Preventing Nighttime Heartburn Using a Wedge Pillow What Are Your Top Heartburn Causers? For some people, food is their top cause of heartburn. For others, exercise or going to bed too soon after eating causes the most heartburn for them. For example, for one person, it's fruit: "I have a horrible problem with fruit. I love it, but it always makes me sick when I eat it." What most often causes your heartburn? Share your experience. Most Frequent Causes of Heartburn Meal Planning Tips for Preventing Heartburn Do You Have a Question? If you have a question about what you are experiencing or you want to find tips for controlling your chronic heartburn, the Heartburn forum is a great place to start. Visit the Heartburn forum. Heartburn / GERD Ads Gerd Diet Diet Food Acid Reflux Symptoms Acid Heartburn Heartburn Relief Featured Articles Other Digestive Disorders Good Foods / Bad Foods For Heartburn Sufferers -- Acid Reflux Diet Symptoms and Causes of Chronic Heartburn Prevention and Treatment Medications and Remedies Daily Life   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Sharon Gillson Heartburn / GERD Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heartburn / GERD newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads What is Heartburn? Symptoms of Heartburn Diagnosis of Heartburn Treatment of Heartburn What Causes Heartburn Advertisement