One morning last week at 4 am, my husband woke me up saying, “Terri, I have chest pain, radiating around to my back, and up into both jaws.” After he took 3 Nitro (for chest pain) with only moderate relief we were off to the ER. We spent most of the day there having tests ruling out a heart attack. His test were all normal, blood tests, EKG, and a Stress Test, all monitored by 2 physicians. So 8-9 hours later when the Cardiologist said “Wayne your heart is as healthy as it can be, it must be GERD,” we were grateful. Thank goodness!!!

I then asked: “How can we tell at 4 am with these symptoms if there is a heart problem or Acid Reflux/GERD?” He said, “You can’t.” GERD needs to be treated and you still need to come to the ER if there is chest pain to rule out a heart attack. That is the only way to know and be safe with managing your health. I am glad we were safe, went to the ER, and not sorry.

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It is important to also treat GERD with the proper food plan avoiding foods like, coffee, chocolate, garlic, tomatoes, and other foods that may cause you symptoms.