Reply #3: The valve at the top of the stomach doesn't close properly

[thecrow]

or there's a hiatal hernia involved.... or both.
Get yourself to a surgeon.
Stomach tissue may have migrated to the esophagus.
Also, the tissue can adhere to itself causing a blockage to your stomach
This is called Barret's Syndrome and is very bad. Can kill you!
This is a dangerous medical problem.
I know, because I had it... couldn't drink anything;
had to sleep sitting up. Even then, I would wake up in the night with
a mouthful of soapy tasting stuff. Not good!

I had the Nissen fundoplication and I can eat anything now.
Downside is I can't burp or vomit.
This makes it more serious if you get a stomach flu or food poisoning.
You'll be sick longer. So I have to careful what and where I eat.
But I am so glad this was available to me because it literally saved my life!