Additional info: This condition has affected me most my life, but has gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. It started when I was around 7 and I am now 24 years old. Almost any uncooked fruit or vegetable gives me heartburn. This includes both highly acidic and highly basic fruits and vegetables (everything from oranges to bananas). The heartburn is incredibly debilitating. Often times, I find myself feeling extremely nauseous and produce immense amounts of very thin saliva.
Most the time, if it is cooked or preserved or frozen, the food does not cause me heartburn.
Also, foods which normally give people heartburn (caffeine, spicy foods, greasy foods, etc.) do not affect me in a negative way.
I am currently taking 600 mg of ranitidine everyday. It helps sometimes, but I can’t really count on it to help all the time.
I really want to get back to eating healthy as I feel the lack of fruits and veggies is taking its toll on my body.
Please help!
