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What Causes Severe Burning Sensation In The Throat , Chest And Upper Stomach?

My throat n chest burn all the time and now upper stomach too. Diagnosed years ago with GERD. Now no matter what I eat or drink. It s painful. Coughing a lot too..back of throat seems dried out at times. Hurting bad tonight. Have had over yrs Prilosec,Privicid, Nexium, Omepozolee, Zegerid, Tums,Rolaids,,Alkaseltzer, now Trying Gaviscon. Baking Soda in water helps the burning stop for a little while. It works fastest so use it a lot. Hurts to eat. So ok discouraged with all this!! HAve had many endoscopies. They show erosions and scaring. Just want it to end. Dr says keep taking the Omeprazoleand he ll see me in a year. Is there anything to stop the burning??
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history of burning sensation in the throat chest and now the upper abdomen in spite of Prilosec,Privicid, Nexium, Omepozolee, Zegerid, Tums,Rolaids,,Alkaseltzer, now Trying Gaviscon and Baking Soda in water.
Many endoscopies have shown erosions and scarring.
Since you have been a known case of GERD and have the said problems and have tried practically everything, I would suggest you the following:
The commonest cause of GERD is Anxiety.
You have to keep anxiety at bay by medication and/or naturotherapy like Yoga, Meditation and acupressure.
Change the job, lifestyle, remove all the instigating or enhancing factors.
Small frequent meals.
Identify the foods and beverages that suit you the most without causing any problem and continue only those.
If there is any other cause like tumor of the pancreas, CT scan should get it if available surgery will help you to get well.
In resistant cases, Surgery of Vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy should help you.
Also should have been tried the motility regulators like Domperidone should also help to a certain extent.
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What Causes Severe Burning Sensation In The Throat , Chest And Upper Stomach?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history of burning sensation in the throat chest and now the upper abdomen in spite of Prilosec,Privicid, Nexium, Omepozolee, Zegerid, Tums,Rolaids,,Alkaseltzer, now Trying Gaviscon and Baking Soda in water. Many endoscopies have shown erosions and scarring. Since you have been a known case of GERD and have the said problems and have tried practically everything, I would suggest you the following: The commonest cause of GERD is Anxiety. You have to keep anxiety at bay by medication and/or naturotherapy like Yoga, Meditation and acupressure. Change the job, lifestyle, remove all the instigating or enhancing factors. Small frequent meals. Identify the foods and beverages that suit you the most without causing any problem and continue only those. If there is any other cause like tumor of the pancreas, CT scan should get it if available surgery will help you to get well. In resistant cases, Surgery of Vagotomy and gastrojejunostomy should help you. Also should have been tried the motility regulators like Domperidone should also help to a certain extent.