I’ve always been prone to heartburn/indigestion however the last few months it’s been everyday and I’m popping rennies like sweets to no avail. The heartburn, cough, weird taste in mouth is so bad I couldn’t even lie back flat to get my eyebrows waxed last week which is annoying and embarrassing! I’ve also been vomiting after eating too which instantly relieves the heartburn but is rather unpleasant. Rennies are working for a short time but I’m going through multiple packs a week. My throat just feels odd- I feel like I’m about to vomit every time I cough/yawn and brush my teeth and I’m not particularly having trouble swallowing but it’s feels like food only goes down one side of my throat and I have a constant need to clear my throat if that makes sense even though there isn’t anything there. I think it’s setting off my asthma too.
I’ve been to the doctors a few times and they keep telling me to adjust my diet, lose weight (I am trying!) but nothing really helps. I went back to the GP today and she’s agreed to give me a month of lansoprazole to try. I was kind of hoping for a referral to the hospital for an endoscopy or something to rule out anything sinister but that could just be me being anxious as I have a family history of cancer of the oesophagus and stomach cancer which I imagine is unlikely at 31! Can plain old heartburn really cause this much bother?!