Such is life under Capitalism <| sep |> If I wear 3987 for Tokyo Slim Fit usually which size should I get ? <| sep |> If you ' ve been dealing with this for some time , you need to be on omeprazole Prilosec and Ranitidine Zantac , to heal the damage being done to your stomach and esophagus from too much acid . If those OTC drugs don ' t stop it , you should also see your doctor about being tested for H Pylori , and maybe get a barium swallow done to see if you have a hiatal hernia or just GERD . I ' ve been on those meds for years and finally four months ago had a serious gastric attack , and had to go to the doc . I couldn ' t eat for five days from the pain . I ' ve lost almost 60 lbs this year because of it I needed to lose it . it was part of the problem . Because of my reluctance to see a doctor because of finances , I put off having and endoscopy for too long , but started having trouble swallowing about a month ago . Now I can only take in liquids . I just had a barium swallow done yesterday . It isn ' t diagnosed yet , but it looks like about five inches of my lower esophagus and upper stomach , are filled with cancer . I will be having the endoscopy in a week , with biopsies , but the doc that showed me the pictures said it ' s not good . So , please , if you have unresolved stomach acid problems , and reflux in your esophogus , don ' t wait for your doctor to suggest it mine never did . get some tests done and stop whatever is damaging your stomach lining and esophagus lining before it can become cancerous . Stomach cancer is rare in the US because of the meds that usually control the reflux , but I think everyone has become too complacent that they can just keep taking those pills and all will be fine . It ' s not fine if you have to keep taking them more than a month or so . And you need to give up the three things that make it worse . Alcohol alcohol destroys your stomach lining , and caffeine and cigarettes these make your esophageal muscles relax enough to let reflux up into your esophagus at night . Please take your symptoms seriously . My doctor didn ' t , so I didn ' t , and now it ' s too late for me . It ' s OK , I ' m almost 70 and have no family to worry about . But like many young people , I drank too much and became a binge drinker . I didn ' t drink all the time , but when I did , I overdid it . I never knew alcohol could destroy your stomach lining . Google is a wonderful tool , but sometimes , unless you know what to look for , you might not find the warnings in time . This is a public health message in hopes some of you younger people will be smarter than I was .