Question by iFear: I want to drink alcohol, but I have acid reflux.. what can I do?
I’m not here to hear that I shouldn’t be drinking, or that I should just abstain from alcohol because it would be the best for me and that I should find other things to do.

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Question by yo: acid reflux(GERD) and alcohol?
Ok so I have had a bad experience with alcohol about a year ago in the morning..aka a bad hangover. I get really bad acid reflux everytime I eat usually 5-10 min after, but I can eat and still eat everything such as pizza, burgers, etc…My question is whenever I have alcohol I get this feeling like nausea in my stomach but I do not if its related to the reflux or just a mental game because of how I got sick the last time. Do you think its just a mental thing or what?

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I am REALLY lightweight, yesterday i drank 2 beers and I already felt like throwing up and turned red already.. I was wondering if I drink 1 beer everyday, I will increase my tolerance or my taste in beer? Right now I really hate beer, but I really want to increase my tolerance. Also does acid reflux have anything to do with it? Because I have that right now. Thanks in advance!
Well I kinda have to get used to the taste of beer.. and I am ONLY drinking 1 beer a day, do you think that will work? Increasing my tolerance and ability to take beer on?

Ever since I started drinking I’ve noticed that I get this burn in my stomach. I don’t get it from beer or champagne but I get it from any other drink. It can be wine, vodka, rum, whiskey, mixed drinks, anything except beer and champagne. It normally comes when I have my second shot or drink.

Its a deep burn in my stomach. It kinda feels like a combination of pressure and acid. It almost feels as if I’ve downed acid and it’s just sitting in my stomach. I’ve been told that it’s from not eating before I drink, but I do eat. I’ve eaten entire meals before drinking and it doesn’t help. It lasts for about fifteen to thirty minutes and it hurts. I’ve ended up doubled over in pain before from it. The only thing that I’ve found that helps is if I eat graham crackers when I start feeling the burn and if I stop drinking. If I continue to drink after it goes away then I have to continue to eat graham crackers or the burn will come back. Most of the time I end up breathing out heavily from my mouth as if I can almost breathe it out but it doesn’t help.

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Last night i drank a lot of just Mike HArd Lemonades and i drank a lot of them in order to get drunk because theyre only 5% alchy…im 5’6 and about 115 lbs..and this morning i felt fine just had a little headache so i took some ibuprofan and made some coffee..then i weighed myself and i was 4 lbs heavier somehow!!?? does alchy make u gain weight ..or just make you bloated so ur a little heavier for a few days? well anyways…i made my coffee went out for alittle bit came home and took a nap and woke up at 3oclock P.m. and i had an intense pain in my upper and lower abdomen and my uterus was hurting so bad. i think i had acid reflux for about 20 min then it went awaay but i still have an annoying pain in my lower stomach and my uterus and its now 11:18 P.M. it kinda feels like ihave to go poop but i cant? is this normal??

help me pleasee
i have a 13 hr shift tomorrow and i really dont want to feel like this..its so uncomfortable!! any advice to help it go away please!!

Recent evidence suggests that drinking coffee and alcohol probably does not cause acid reflux.  In other words, if you don’t already have acid reflux or heartburn, coffee and alcohol will not induce these conditions.

However — as many people who suffer from heartburn know — coffee and alcohol can have an adverse effect on their digestive system.

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Everytime i drink alcohol, i have SEVERE pains in my stomach, pain where i can barely stand it. I have a high pain tolerance, but this…actually brings me to my knees and crying. Why is this?…Is there anyway you can be allergic to alcohol?…i used to drink at least one to two drinks everynight for 6-7 months straight, and then stopped for a couple. Recently, i had a party and had vodka, BAD stomach pains, couldnt go to the bathroom…curled up in a ball with pain everynight for about a week from that night on…went to the ER and they said it was acid reflux……..Tonight, i had 2 smirnoffs and i ran home in pain because i thought it was going to be another one of those ER trip nights…i went to the bathroom and…now im fine…WTF…is going on with me and alcohol lately?…Im only 20…….is this the end of my drinking “career”? …………Please help!!!!

About a year ago I got a virus which left something behind when it went away. At first I had most of the signs of something like acid reflux but i dont think i have ever had heartburn in my life. For months I had problems sleeping and lying down and gradually those problems have gone away. It is only if I have alcohol that the problems start. I am fine sitting there drinking alcohol whether it be one pint or 4 pints and I feel fine afterwards if I dont go straight to bed and let the alcohol wear off. But as soon as I goto bed, the next day I feel absolutly dreadful, My upper stomach feels tight and bloated all day and then goes after the next night of sleep. For ages now ive had no idea whats going on. I understand that stopping alcohol would benefit me and I am planning to stop in the new year but I am going on holiday 2moro and will be drinking a bit of alcohol as new years eve is coming. I only drink alcohol about once a week and I rarely drink more than 4 pints so I am not a heavy drinker though all these problems started at university where my alcohol intake was far greater. Anyone have any suggestions? And if you are going to say ‘stop drinking’ then don’t bother writing anything because I already know it. I just want to be able to drink for this week and then I am going to stop completely!

I have acid reflux really bad. The doctor recently put me on 1 Aciphex during the day and take one Zegerid at nighttime…..does anyone know if it is safe to drink alcohol on these medicines?!? Would a glass of wine or two hurt me while i’m taking these?

Im taking protonix for acid reflux and damage to my esophogus and allerx pe for allergies, is it okay if i drink alcohol while on these meds?
It’s not that big a of a deal jackass, I just want to know how it would affect my stomach. Thanks for the help there useless.