I am a 45 year old male.  I had similar symptoms when I was 20.  I graduated college at 119 pounds since the stomach problems made me feel like I did not want to eat.  Stomach problems have continued.  Signs are feeling bloated after eating, worse when I

lie down and it's hard to get to sleep.  One night after eating popcorn at the movies, I felt like I was going to die.  It hurt so much.  It also doesn't help when my mind also thinks about it and causes it to hurt.  Sometimes at night I would wake up choking on food or liquids that would come up at night.  I also will twitch my stomach or shake my stomach trying to get out the gas or bloated feeling.  Anyway, I had a hip replacement 3 weeks ago and the DRUGS did a number on my stomach.  It hurts like it did many years ago.  Each day (with Prilosec) gets a little better but not much.  I have only been on the

prilosec for 2 days.  A cough (which I only remember when my stomach was really bad) is present and it always makes me feel like I am short of breath, especially when I am sitting.  It was not this bad before the surgery.  I can get very anxious about this since

it has pretty much been a part of my life.  While recently being checked over by my doctor, my pulse ox was 100, and they checked my lungs and there was no sign of any problem.  I still use the spriometry that they gave me after my surgery.  I always max it out.  Also, one other thing is that this round of GERD, It seems like my stomach is always burning and producing heartburn.  HELP anyone?