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Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :

Hubby woke up at 2:30 this morning, jumped out of bed and ran for the bathroom.

He didn't actually vomit, but he said he could feel the burning in the back of his throat. He was also belching a lot and said he could taste dinner and bile.

He took some Tums, but they didn't really help.

He's never had a stomach-acid problem. Could it be something more serious?

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

I have heard that heart attacks can be preceded by severe indigestion???

Or is that labor? I can't remember. One of those gut-wrenching things. Maybe both.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

I've heard labor, but not heart attack.

However, it's probably a virus; that's what usually hits me like that.

Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :

Actually, nausea and vomiting can precede a heart attack. But that is only one of many things that can cause things such as your husband had.

If he's not having any shortness of breath or feelings of pressure, then I wouldn't look toward heart attack. Could be simple flu.

How long did the feeling last? Does he still feel nauseated?

FG

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Could be the beginning of acid reflux. Worth getting checked out. Without another occurrence, I wouldn't make an emergency appointment.

Dagonee

Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :

It's probably only sligthly more likely that he's having a heart attack than the chance he's in labor. Probably a virus.

Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :

If it recurs then it's worth checking out. I doubt it's anything serious though.

I never like to say "don't call your doctor" because it's always better to err on the side of caution, but since they can't do much for viral infections anyway, it's probably a case where you can wait and see if it comes back or gets worse. [Smile]

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

Is your husband overweight? Did he eat shortly before bed? What you're describing sounds like acid reflux to me.

Posted by JohnKeats (Member # 1261) on :

Has he stopped using lead-based paint as a condiment, yet?

Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :

He was never nauseated, per say. No queasy belly, anyway.

He is overweight (we make a jolly pair!) but it had been at least 3 hours between the meal and bedtime.

He's still feeling bad.

Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :

Still could be acid reflux. I had a bad series of it - woke up with a mouthful of acid several nights.

I got scoped, they gave me prilosec for a while, no real problems since.

Dagonee