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Woke!up choking

I'm sitting here shaking after i woke up choking on vomit and stomach acid. Has anyone has this happen? I'm about 7 weeks out from surgery. I'm feeling pretty freaked right now.

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    • Chele H
      Chele H

      Are you taking an acid blocker? Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium? If, not call your surgeon for a prescription or get some OTC at Wal-Mart or your local pharmacy. If you are already taking something y

    • glitter eyes
      glitter eyes

      This happens to me if I eat or drink too close to bed time. I can not eat two hours before I lay down or I wake up choking on acid too. I take a Prilosec daily and a Zantac.

    • Heather Feather
      Heather Feather

      Update: I've not had this happen since the once incident. Thanks for all the advice about not eating or drinking before bedtime. That night, I'd had dinner pretty late due to work and was laying flat

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    Update: I've not had this happen since the once incident. Thanks for all the advice about not eating or drinking before bedtime. That night, I'd had dinner pretty late due to work and was laying flat on my back while sleeping. I've also made sure that I'm sleeping on my side or propped up if my reflux is a bit hinky.

    Thanks again to everyone for your advice. :) Have a great new year!
    Heather

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    Update: I've not had this happen since the once incident. Thanks for all the advice about not eating or drinking before bedtime. That night, I'd had dinner pretty late due to work and was laying flat on my back while sleeping. I've also made sure that I'm sleeping on my side or propped up if my reflux is a bit hinky.

    Thanks again to everyone for your advice. :) Have a great new year!

    Heather

    Glad to hear it has resolved!

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