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What Causes Acid Reflux After Consuming Wine?

Good Afternoon: The last two evenings I had 2 glasses of white wine before i went to bed. I awoke out of my sleep rushing to the washroom to spit out a lot of phlegm; and there was a sensation of burning acid in my throat. I had to rinse/spit many times before i got any relief.
Tue, 1 Aug 2017
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Hello and welcome to HCM.
Thanks for putting up your query here.
As per the literature,white wines are more responsible for causing gastric reflux disease than red wines.Also there are chances you may be already having gastro-oesophageal reflux disease or gastritis due to other factors getting now excaberated because of wine.
If I were your treating doctor,I recommend,
-Antacids like ranitine in morning or before taking alcohol may help.
-If you dont want to completely stop drinking alcohol,drink alcohol in moderate amounts.It means a quarter of alcohol thrice in a week is fine.Avoid drinking more than this at one time.
-Have meals 3 hours before going to bed.
-Avoid hot,spicy,fried food.
-Avoid smoking and exposure to air pollutants or second hand smoke.
If the symptoms persists,visit to gastroentrologist for barium studies and endoscopy may be needed for further management.
Hope this information helps.
Thanks.
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What Causes Acid Reflux After Consuming Wine?

Hello and welcome to HCM. Thanks for putting up your query here. As per the literature,white wines are more responsible for causing gastric reflux disease than red wines.Also there are chances you may be already having gastro-oesophageal reflux disease or gastritis due to other factors getting now excaberated because of wine. If I were your treating doctor,I recommend, -Antacids like ranitine in morning or before taking alcohol may help. -If you dont want to completely stop drinking alcohol,drink alcohol in moderate amounts.It means a quarter of alcohol thrice in a week is fine.Avoid drinking more than this at one time. -Have meals 3 hours before going to bed. -Avoid hot,spicy,fried food. -Avoid smoking and exposure to air pollutants or second hand smoke. If the symptoms persists,visit to gastroentrologist for barium studies and endoscopy may be needed for further management. Hope this information helps. Thanks.