Is Nausea A Good Indicator Of Acid Reflux?
Q: I get nauseous (feel like barfin) when I'm hungry and sometimes after I eat I feel like barfing or when I wake up I feel like it too. I also have chest pain quite often. Are these symptoms all indicators of acid reflux? I mean, doesn't acid reflux cause a burning sensation or a nasty acidic taste in your mouth? I don't get those.
A:Not necessarily. Nausea can be caused by many things including a stomach virus, sinus drainage (I get it bad in the morning when I wake because my sinus drains), or even pregnancy (morning sickness isn't always in the morning). My husband has been diagnosed with acid reflux and he suffered from heartburn, chest pain and even shooting pain in his arm. When we went to the emergency room, he was immediately treated as though he was having a heart attack, including aspirin and glycerin, EKG, etc. He never got an acidic taste.
Don't walk, RUN, to the nearest hospital, you could be ripe for a heart attack (yes, vomiting can accompany a heart attack). Get a diagnosis from a professional. This is nothing to play with or guess about. Maybe they will just tell you to get a box of Prilosec and see your family physician in a few days, or they may do a stress test to make sure there is nothing wrong with your heart.