Not sure if this is where to post this, but I've recently been having a problem and not sure if its common or not.
At night, if I lay down, I'll awaken maybe two to four times a week choking on stomach fluid / bile. Almost like I vomited just a little bit. I then spend as much as a couple of hours coughing and choking, trying to clear the burning and taste from my throat.
I've gotten to the point where I feel like I need to try to sleep sitting up to avoid the situation. I'm guessing its GERD related. Generally happens if I have any severe bloating when I'm going to bed.
I often have obstructions and suspected 'partial' obstructions that generally I deal with and clear on their own in time, so I wonder if the severe bloat, when it happens, is just another incident of this and as things don't flow down through the bowel, they slowly flow back up thru the esophagus when I'm fully at rest.
Does that make any sense at all, has anyone else had this? It's a little scary as I'm concerned about aspirating something and causing yet more problems.
At night, if I lay down, I'll awaken maybe two to four times a week choking on stomach fluid / bile. Almost like I vomited just a little bit. I then spend as much as a couple of hours coughing and choking, trying to clear the burning and taste from my throat.
I've gotten to the point where I feel like I need to try to sleep sitting up to avoid the situation. I'm guessing its GERD related. Generally happens if I have any severe bloating when I'm going to bed.
I often have obstructions and suspected 'partial' obstructions that generally I deal with and clear on their own in time, so I wonder if the severe bloat, when it happens, is just another incident of this and as things don't flow down through the bowel, they slowly flow back up thru the esophagus when I'm fully at rest.
Does that make any sense at all, has anyone else had this? It's a little scary as I'm concerned about aspirating something and causing yet more problems.