DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am a 34-year-old male and, to my knowledge, am healthy. I have smoked for 18 years. My problem now is I feel sick to my stomach and vomit every morning when I get up. This has been going on for eight years and my doctor can’t find anything wrong with me.
I have had a scope and upper GI done, both of which were normal. I have a known hiatal hernia and ulcer. I’ve been on Prevacid 30 mg daily for acid reflux disease that seems to help sometimes, but not always. Maybe you can help me figure out what is wrong and why I feel this way.
DEAR READER:
Let me start by saying that your scope and upper GI could not have been normal if you have an ulcer and a hiatal hernia.
Hiatal hernia refers to a defect in the middle of the [Read more...]