So…. once again we think that a prescription drug may have caused my night-before-Christmas hospital stay (actually 4 days before Christmas).
One of my doctors in trying to do the right thing was treating my constant back pain with a low dose (600mg twice a day) of Gabapentin. It did a number on my stomach, increased acid reflux, may have inflamed a hiental (sp?) hernia and caused a lot of pain in my esophagus because of the acid.
While I was in the hospital they stopped giving me everything but my blood thinners. After being out of the hospital we restarted my gabapentin. Stomach issues returned. Then we stopped it again. Stomach issues gone.