Do I have GERD? Is that bad?

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Do I have GERD? Is that bad?I think I might have GERD, and I'm 15. Ive been having trouble sleeping, and at school during fifth period (right after lunch) I've had chest pains so I use my inhaler (I have asthma) but it dosent usually work, so I'm pretty sure it heartburn, I've been burping what ever I eat or drink, like if I drink water in the morning before school, during first period I'll be burping what smells like water! This happens with pretty much everything I eat. And now the chest pain (or heart burn) seems to go into efffect not everytime after I eat but most of the time. I've also lost weight, and I consider that weird cause I havent really made a change in my diet or excersise. What I really want to know is, besides it being like a disease and all the heart burn and embaressment of burping, is it really that bad of a thing? Every website I've been too makes it sound like cancer or some incurible disease! So do I have it, and should I be worried?

-nimbusadjust
You should consult your doctor about this as GERD will make your asthma worse..

You can try antacid 500mg tablet (one tab will do) and see if that eleminate your burping and all the stomach gas in you..

-phwanda2
GERD is a serious problem, though not something that will lead to an immediate death. Over time, it will damage your esophagus, vocal chords,and sinus cavities because it is in fact acid leaving the stomach and traveling up the digestive tract (the wrong way, of course!). Your symptoms do sound like GERD, and it can be diagnosed fairly easily. If you visit an Ear, Nose, and Throat doc, she/he will likely use a scope, inserted through your nose and down into the esophagus. It's an odd feeling, but not painful, as the area is first numbed. If you do in fact have GERD, it is generally treatable with a prescription medication such as Zantac or Nexium. You should see a difference in two weeks or less.

-firechick1721
it does sound like you have some sort of gastro intestinal problem... if you notice this mostly after eating, i can bet that it is this..
it could lead into a bad thing, it might not be now, but the people who have surgury for it cannot puke... as for myslef, if i have to puke i like it.. these people just have dry heaves and cannto get anything up..
as soon as you can, talk to your dr....

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