Acid reflux utterly sucks
Feb. 2nd, 2003 12:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tugrikSo here I am, minding my own business as I try to wait out a very basic headcold, chatting with a few friends online. I don't want to talk about shuttles, muck-angst or any of the other unfun things going on this past week. Instead I'm just enjoying some good quality time with my online family and actually relaxing.
This gets interrupted by a tiny, innocent little *urp*... most likely prompted by the ucky NyQuil I had to take earlier for the headcold. A moment later, it's like someone's fired a blowtorch down my throat. AIIUGH. I think it must have been the soda at the theater earlier, as I skipped dinner since the cold had me feeling bleah... but I had enough acid built up that I don't think I've ever been burnt that bad.
Gaviscon, liquid antacid, and my usual Prevacid prescription had to work as a triple-team to stop this, and it only had marginal effects. Now I'm all sore, cranky, and up way too late with a cold. Normally acid reflux doesn't cause me much direct pain. Instead, I get the 'after effects' like loss of energy and chest soreness, etc. This is the first direct-boot-to-the-throat in literally years, and it seriously sucks... enough for me to health-rant about it, something I don't like to do.
I'll stop bitching now and just sit back for another hour while things return to normal, so I can get some sleep.
This gets interrupted by a tiny, innocent little *urp*... most likely prompted by the ucky NyQuil I had to take earlier for the headcold. A moment later, it's like someone's fired a blowtorch down my throat. AIIUGH. I think it must have been the soda at the theater earlier, as I skipped dinner since the cold had me feeling bleah... but I had enough acid built up that I don't think I've ever been burnt that bad.
Gaviscon, liquid antacid, and my usual Prevacid prescription had to work as a triple-team to stop this, and it only had marginal effects. Now I'm all sore, cranky, and up way too late with a cold. Normally acid reflux doesn't cause me much direct pain. Instead, I get the 'after effects' like loss of energy and chest soreness, etc. This is the first direct-boot-to-the-throat in literally years, and it seriously sucks... enough for me to health-rant about it, something I don't like to do.
I'll stop bitching now and just sit back for another hour while things return to normal, so I can get some sleep.
