Can acid reflux cause back pain on waking? - Acid Reflux / GERD Message Board

dewing · 07-28-2009, 04:17 AM

I'm 47, female and obese and suffer from acid refulx. I take Omeprazole every other night but i find my main problem is on waking in the mornings, i get back lower back pains which according to my GP can be related to my acid reflux. I have just ordered a special wedge pillow online for acid reflux sufferes and really hope this will help my symptoms. I also am trying to lose weight which i have been told by my GP that this will help my symptoms enormously. Has anyone gone through the same thing?

gigi11 · 07-28-2009, 06:35 AM

Well from what I read gas travels throughout the body and it causes muscle spasms - that is why most people with acid reflux or gas they feel pain in the shoulder blades, and in the back. I am 125 lbs overweight and still losing but when I wake up I feel pain in the back and in the knees. I know when I lose weight the pain will go away. I have excess bile because I have no gallbladder but if I lose weight I won't have all that excess weight putting pressure on my stomach. Imagine this, fat put strains on all your organs. It crushes your stomach. So I am done with feeling this way and striving to get healthy. Do you walk? Walking really helps.

dewing · 08-01-2009, 02:36 PM

thanks for your reply. I don't do as much walking as i should do but sometimes i do but i am thinking of going on the Cambridge Diet as i really do need to lose weight desperately and i have been trying all my life and tried every single diet going but have never managed to lose more than a few pounds. I think a good weight loss for me would help my symptoms with acid reflux.

gigi11 · 08-02-2009, 06:30 PM

It would make a huge difference - how about Michael Thurman Diet look him up - that is what I do. Your local hospital offers support groups you should look that up.

TEdds83 · 08-02-2009, 09:03 PM

Do any of you get muscle twitches or heart palpatations from this that you know of? Just wondering.