PPPM

You also may have a hiatal hernia, where a portion of the stomach attached to the esophagus moves up beyond the diaphragm, the muscle wall that separates the stomach from the chest. There is a sphincter there that usually prevents stomach content from moving back up the esophagus, but apparently that isn't working for you.

Make sure you describe all of this to your doctor. There is a relatively simple surgery that can fix that, if it is serious enough to warrant surgery. Most times it is not, but if you are repeatedly getting stomach contents up in your throat, you should look into it. Stomach acid can burn the lining of the esophagus, which can, over a long term, have significant ramifications. The esophagus does not have the same protective lining that the stomach has, and is not made for repeated acidic contact.

Here's a good site to look at.

[url]http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gerd/index.htm[/url]

Good luck.

John