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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Boringmom0409 on 2025-10-27 02:50:25+00:00.
I am 34 years old and have had excruciating acid reflux since I was about 8 years old. I have been taking prescription strength medication every day for 25 years to control it and still have had terrible symptoms that sometimes keep me up at night. I’ve even had an endoscopy under general anesthesia to try to discover the cause.
Recently I noticed that my symptoms tend to start after I take my evening allergy and asthma medication. Incidentally I have been taking these pills since I was about 8 years old.
I’ve always been able to easily dry swallow pills without water. I can take a whole handful of pills dry with no problem, so that’s how I’ve always taken my medication.
So I googled it and sure enough dry swallowing pills can lead to pills getting stuck in your esophagus and cause acid reflux.
I started taking water with my pills and sure enough my acid reflux symptoms disappeared immediately.
It’s been a few months now and I haven’t had a single episode of reflux when I used to have it several times a week.
TLDR I gave myself acid reflux nearly every day for 25 years by dry swallowing pills