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07:21 AM - 12/04/2006

The topic: Heartburn

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Yesterday, we went to WalMart early. There’s a Denny’s right there, so we had breakfast.

Now, Denny’s has those “Slam” breakfasts. Great price, way too much food. I don’t understand why a breakfast with just two eggs and potatoes is a couple of bucks more than a breakfast with eggs, potatoes, two kinds of meat and three pancakes. Sure you can order the Slam and just not eat all the food, but how often does that happen? I ate one sausage, three pieces of bacon, two scrambled eggs, most of the potatoes and half of the pancakes. I had water, coffee and a large glass of orange juice.

Then we went shopping and the only thing we need for Christmas is a card for his mom. Then, we’re done.

Get home, get unloaded, put stuff away, Brian goes outside and starts washing vehicles, I come back to the office and start futzing around with the JVC miniDV camcorder. I actually got out the manual and read that the cleaning cassette is usually needed after thousands of hours of use. I don’t think I’ve put a hundred hours on this thing. So, I got a brand new tape out and started taping. I let it run. Then, I’d view the resulting video. Each time I did this, the playback was a little better. I think it was just stiff or maybe there’s a little dust inside, whatever it was, working it seemed to be what it needed.

Around eleven, I got some of the Christmas Hershey’s Kisses, the white chocolate with peppermint bits in them. I sucked them to nothingness, relishing the minty white chocolate flavor.

And shortly before one yesterday afternoon, the heartburn hit. It hit bad. If it hadn’t been for the facts that my blood pressure was decent and my pulse was in the low 70s/high 60s and there was no pain on my left side, arm or chest, I’d have seriously considered going to the emergency room. It was the worst it’s ever been. Maybe it was more than heartburn, from what little surfing I did yesterday afternoon, there are a few other things that happen like this.

The orange juice, the coffee, the fatty foods, the amount that I ate, all attributed to the attack. And those peppermint candies? Real bad. Peppermint is not good for heartburn. It makes it easier for the stomach crap to make it’s way on up to the esophagus.  And it hurt.  It hurt bad and it hurt for a long time. The scary thing was my temperature dropped.  A heating pad helped the back pain and warmed me up.  I drank lots of water and downed a good number of calcium tablets (my chiro says they’re a natural relaxant and they did help).

I feel fine this morning (I was kind of nervous about eating anything…I didn’t have lunch or dinner yesterday) and I want it to stay that way. Today, I’m going to start a lifestyle change.  I’ll take my Prilosec OTC in the morning, before I eat.  I’ll cut back on the bacon and eggs during the week, go back to cereal every day.  A cooked breakfast on Saturday’s only.  The candy is gone.  Brian is taking it to the shop with him.  Unfortunately, I can’t have it in the house, I can’t control myself.  It’s mindless.  (The Halloween candy bars lasted eight days.)

It certainly can’t hurt.



Peppermint will relax the lower esophageal Sphincter (the LES) that valve between the stomach and the esophagus-thereby letting all that bad acid go up into the esophagus, giving us those HORRID heart attack-like pains-and man they hurt severely! I have had to cut out all peppermint from my diet because as soon as I do anything with peppermint-BANG! Here it comes. It does it with other foods too, but peppermint is one of the worst offenders.

I have found that sometimes when that acid pain starts,and I don’t have any antacid, I grab the nearest bottle of water and chug a few swallows of that down fast, and remain completely upright-no laying down… it sends the acid back down and the pain stops, or lets up a lot. The prilosec will help. I have a list of helpful things and trigger foods I can send you if you like.

Take care!

Posted by Mary @ Monday, December 04, 2006 - 10:05:00 AM


I’m sorry you were hurting so bad, I hope your new lifestyle change will help.

Have you researched gallbladder disease?  I thought I had bad indigestion for over a year and it was my gall bladder.  A gallbladder attack starts out feeling like bad indigestion and then you think you’re having a heart attack.

Now I do get indigestion really bad, but I don’t have a gallbladder anymore.  I’ve found that drinking some hot water will give me an instance of soothing.  Just an instance, but in the middle of the worst indigestion of your life, you’ll do anything for even a second of soothing.

Posted by Naf @ Monday, December 04, 2006 - 10:21:47 AM

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I think you’ve both made good points.  I think I’m leaning towards the gallbladder attack.  Because it went on so long and antacids didn’t work. 

I did some research and the back pain described in the symptoms, sounds just like what I had. 

*sigh*

I guess if it happens again, I’ll have to get professional help.

Posted by lisaviolet @ Monday, December 04, 2006 - 12:02:17 PM


I used to get those attacks all the time and it would last for hours and hours. The heating pad helped and I would have to switch it from front to back but the thing that gave me the most relief was baking soda in water. It was just agony going through it and I’m so glad I don’t get those severe bouts anymore.

Posted by Norah @ Monday, December 04, 2006 - 2:08:52 PM


I must also admit that I had my gall bladder removed too. I had the exact same symptoms as the acid attack. Absolutely because the antacids don’t do the trick, it’s time to go see your Doc.

Sending good vibes your way!

Posted by Mary @ Monday, December 04, 2006 - 4:36:57 PM


I just went through several tests on my gall bladder and liver last month and all came back negative so me thinks the problem was my stomach (which I thought it was to begin with).  I had the ultrasound, HIDA Scan and then blood test for liver enzymes.  Nothing too bad, just a little discomfort and I slept (& snored!) during the HIDA scan!

Posted by Lisa @ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 1:27:26 PM

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