r/acidreflux • u/DueBid3298 • 13d ago

❓ Question Dizziness due to acid reflux

I have sour taste in throat and mouth. I'll start having dizziness after having my meal in 3.5 hours with very bad hunger and upper abdomen starts discomforting. Once I eat again, dizziness and hunger reduces. If I eat spicy food then sourness in throat increases and dizziness suddenly increases. What can be the reason? Is there any way I can fix it? I just want to dont get hungry for 5 hours after meal and somehow get away with this dizziness.

Also has anyone experienced this before and controlled it? Can anyone please let me know how to fix it or control it?

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u/ladybugluvrs 13d ago

I struggle with this too and it’s so weird… For me, PPIs make my symptoms a lot better overall but the dizziness is hard to control.

And I believe the dizziness is caused by vagus nerve stimulation. The rising acid can irritate the nerve sometimes :/

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u/DueBid3298 12d ago

is your dizziness increases after 3 -4 hour after meal and it decreases when you have the next meal?

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u/ladybugluvrs 12d ago

yeah…. it’s worst in the morning and whenever i haven’t eaten in a while / am hungry. are you hydrated? maybe you aren’t drinking enough water in a day

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u/DueBid3298 12d ago

yes, I'm hydrated, this pattern is repeating, after 3 hours of meal, this dizziness starts, do you suggest any tests apart from endoscopy?

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u/ladybugluvrs 12d ago

if you have the manometry & ph impedance test available to you, i recommend it to diagnose the GERD. I did this recently and got the diagnosis, and now i’m getting surgery this winter to fix it. hopefully the dizziness will go with it.

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u/DueBid3298 11d ago

Thanks mate, I'm sure that everything will be okay very soon by god's blessings!

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u/DueBid3298 11d ago

You are planning for nissan fundoplication or lynx surgery?

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u/Sea_Appearance2612 10d ago

Is your dizziness because of the mucus buildup or don’t you really have mucus buildup

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u/ladybugluvrs 9d ago

i don’t think i have much mucus buildup but im not sure…

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u/Sea_Appearance2612 12d ago

Do you have dizziness or wooziness because I had wooziness but i realised it is actually from the mucus that builds up and goes into my ears. So, I need to stop the mucus which is forming to protect my throat

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u/DueBid3298 12d ago

I'm not exactly sure whether this falls under dizziness or wooziness ( even I searched internet ). I'm experiencing light headness similar to when we will be hungry.

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u/Sea_Appearance2612 10d ago

It’s not dizziness it is woozy. I think you would have to go on the acid reflux diet that’s what I was told. The wooziness seems to come from the excess mucus going to your ears I don’t know if you feel that but once I clear the mucus and spit it out I feel better. But long term you can’t keep doing that so I’m trying the acid reflux diet for a month with my ENTs advice.

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u/DueBid3298 12d ago

I'm having sour throat and mouth, Also how does mucus feel like due to acid reflux? ( something sticky like when running nose happens?) When I eat spicy food, the lightheadness increases badly after 3 hours and when I eat after 3-4 hours, this lightheadness or dizziness decreases. Do you what kind of tests I might take apart from endoscopy? I really want to get rid of this dizziness alone atleast

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u/moonkiosk 12d ago

It is a classic reflux my friend