/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>10904393
Not an alck but it could be a heart issue. Go get a doctors appt

>>10904471
Not OP, but how are those two related?
That's like saying an itchy ass is due to your shoe size.

>>10904393
Well whatcha drink before hand?

>>10904393
That happens to me sometimes. I think it's some combination of drinking to much hard liquor and irritating your guts, or just having alcohol poisoning (I know, we forget what that feels like sometimes). It's hard, but just go easy for a couple days and you should be fine. Most bad things come on pretty suddenly.

>>10904393

> been a massive alcoholic for a decade
> so why now?

holy shit, you're like those 70 year olds that get arthritis and tell the doctor "but i've never had this problem before." keep up the good work.

>>10904499
Yeah I've haft pancreatitis 3 times before. That sucks. The pain is phenomenal.
This is my body maybe telling me to slow down before I hit my 4th episode. I mean at least hospitals here are free, food is surprisingly good, and they put you on a self-acting morphine drip (which I love) but this is totally different.

>>10904508
So in that case I am asking what does it mean ofc dumbass.

>>10904393
It has to do with diet, alcohol intake, type of alcohol, and general health.
If you have developed ulcers you will get this type of reaction from alcohol indefinitely.
Buy a type of medicine from your local pharmacy called Gaviscon. I know Walgreens sells a generic brand for a cheaper price. It's a non-dyed, non-flavored "Tums" type medication at high strength. I am an alcoholic and take 2 before bed on a night I have drank too much. They neutralize acid in your stomach and soak it up like dry rice. I would be fucking dead without those things. They taste like chalky marshmallows.

>>10904393
Not an alchie but you could try elevating your upper body slightly. If you don't want to get OTC acid reflux meds then try getting a foam insert for the upper half of your bed, or finding some way to elevate it a bit. Not much; you just want your head to be on a higher plane than your feet when you sleep so as to help keep the acid in your stomach. Pillows don't work because they don't elevate your entire esophagus. If you can't manage to sleep that way or don't want to bother get a script for generic omeprazole. It's cheap as fuck if you can. Otherwise it's $16 for a 42 day supply at the store.

>>10904393
OP to correct myself, this >>10904552 is only a short-term solution to periodic indigestion. If you have a chronic problem then >>10904569 has it all right. Get a wedge pillow to sleep on to elevate your head from your stomach, and get put onto a maintenance medication. I take Pantoprazole 40mg twice daily but it's $30-$50 per month depending on insurance or prescription discount card ($300 monthly without), and I only take it because all other options don't work for me. There are lots of good medications out there to manage reflux and indigestion.

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>>10904393
I drink on and off and I've had this sometimes.

I just put 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in my water.

>>10904471
This is also good advice. I've heard it said that (for whatever reason) lots of people experience heart problems and think its heartburn.

downloaded a sobriety app to see how much i actually drink longer term

i'm averaging 22 units a day last 3 months, which makes me really worried because drinking this much even just every week is considered "binge drinking" and here i am doing it every day

>>10904393
So you have abused alcohol for years and now you are wondering why you are having health issues. Hmmm really is a difficult question to answer isnt it, im baffled

>>10904393
in b4 /bant/

Your stomach lining is slowly losing it's ability to absorb nutrients. If you keep this up you'll get pellagra, it's supposed to hurt.

>>10904484
Itchy ass can mean anything from it being dirty, you having parasites, hemorrhoids, yeast infection, liver failure to cancer. By estimating your IQ from that post I can safely say you have a brain tumor.

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>>10904887
Maybe it's time to get some help, anon.

Do a 2-3 day water fast. See if it helps.

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>>10905299
So much great advice.
Thanks anons, I think I'm gonna make it with your help.

>>10904393
Probly have an ulcer or something. Take some anti-acid pills for a while (strong ones)

Or you know, just go to the doctor (OH RIGHT US DOESNT HAVE FREE HEALTHCARE). It's such a shit choice to be an alcoholic in a country where you must pay for healthcare, enjoy your inevitable debt that will make you lose everything and live in the streets when you're old.

>>10905410
Nobody has free healthcare. It's simply that many places treat people like children and force them to spend their money on healthcare whether they want to or not.

I used to live in England and now live in the US. The cost of private insurance is much lower than the taxes I used to pay. Of coure if you're dumb enough not to buy it then you're in fucking trouble.

>>10905410
there is such a thing as a free clinic