My husband has had GERD since he was in his 20s. He's been on Prevacid for about 17 years, I guess. I worry about his liver--they used to test his liver function every year, but they don't do that anymore, I guess because it never changes. He gets scoped every 5 years. He participated in trials for Pepcid back in the day, so he's been tested every way to Sunday. It just *is* in his life, and nothing so far has helped except the Prevacid.

I think it's a stress reaction. When I was going through my divorce I had it bad, too, but I also wasn't eating.

I also think it's hereditary in his case. His dad suffers from it, and our 14 yo son is the only one of my three that has ever experienced more than temporary heartburn, and it follows the same pattern as his dad's. :-( Another reason for them to keep their weight down.

Karen