Heartburn

Hello,

I was just wondering if anyone else with Chiari has problems with chronic heartburn/refllux? After 20 some years of chronic headaches, episodes of motion sickness, etc I was finally diagnosed 6 years ago. I have also had problems with heartburn/reflux and this seems to have worsened that last 6 years. Before I was diagnosed a chiropractor once told me that neck pain could contribute to GI problems. I would like to know if anyone else with Chiari has the GI problems. My primary MD knows nothing about Chiari; neurologist here said there was nothing they could do for me...I have had 3 endoscopies in the last 6 years with no significant findings; current medication cost $$$. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated!

Ariana, good to hear from you but sorry you're having reflux issues. I think this topic is discussed here from time to time so I've just done a quick search on 'acid reflux' and here are the results http://www.chiarisupport.org/main/search/search?q=acid+reflux. Hopefully people reading will share their more recent experiences.

I had a horrible time with this myself earlier this year as a side effect of a medication. It was truly horrible but I did find some of the online advice from sites like webmd were helpful. Hope you get some relief soon. Jules