having the worst Gerd attack of my life, debating going to the ER. has anyone had something like this & could they help you there?
ate a few bites of food, it felt like it got stuck which happens to me sometimes. I went to regurgitate it as I occasionally have to, and usually when I do that it feels better almost instantly and im able to keep eating. this time the feeling didn't go away. I kept trying to regurgitate, but just a bunch of saliva came up. then I started getting something google tells me is called "water brash" where I hiccup and a bunch of spit comes up involuntarily.
its been about 2 hours, I've taken a few tums, and couldn't drink any water for a while (I haven't chanced it since it didn't go down before). it keeps coming in waves where I feel almost okay, then the sever chest burning and hiccups come back, then the saliva to where I almost feel like I can't breathe if I don't throw it up, but as soon as I do I have relief for a while.
I'm debating going to the ER, but if they're just going to give me more antacids and send me on my way it feels kind of pointless?
has anyone ever had an attack like this and what did you do? also is there anything else I can try to get some relief before I go? I've taken tums, stoped eating or drinking anything, and have been trying to stay standing or at least upright not laying down or anything.
UPDATE: I went to the er because I kept having bouts of acid reflux that were making it feel like I couldn’t breathe and only were fixed if I made myself throw up the saliva. They were closing in an hour when I got there but I still had a check in with the dr. Because I wanted to know if he thought I should go to a 24h ER or not. He didn’t do anything or give me medication but he said it didn’t seem like I had a severe food blockage or anything, and that he thought I could manage at home and just not eat or try drinking anything for at least a few hours until it settles a bit and I tried to rest. So I went home, threw up (a ton of bile because my stomach was empty) and weirdly felt like 10x better after that. After that happened I could also swallow water which I hadn’t been able to do for 5 hours before.
Now I’m just terrified of it happening again. If anyone sees this update: what are your safe foods after an episode like that?! I’m so scared to eat anything.