Hi J,

I’ve recently battled acid reflux myself so I can speak to this a little bit, but before I do I have to give the standard disclaimer of how I’m not a doctor, seek professional advice on medical matters, etc. etc. Whew! I feel better having got that out of the way! 🙂

Acid reflux is no joke. In my case it got so bad it gave me heart-attack like symptoms. Like you my primary care doc gave me some prescriptions to calm it down, and after a month I’m now symptom free! My doctor is now going to try to pull me off the medication as some recent studies have shown that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) drugs have been linked to dementia. (Better safe than sorry I say!)

Stress is a huge contributor to acid reflux but it’s not the only thing – diet is another. (I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know.) I had to cut some foods from my diet (soda, coffee, chocolate, and limit citrusy foods) as they tend to cause your stomach to produce more acid. Bland foods like the bananas you’re are already eating, rice, steamed veggies, oatmeal and decaf teas do wonders to help calm your tummy down (bear in mind you’ll have to practice portion control). If that doesn’t help you may want to explore the possibility of a food sensitivity or allergy.

Hope that helps! And yes, like Anita says, do what you can to get out of that toxic job. Your health my very well depend on it!

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