Jeanette
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Hi, I had my gall bladder removed in 1981,   so I knew that this was not the problem.  The doctors ran a few test, and decided I   had acid reflux. But, a further test, with  the light down the throat, showed a large   Hiatel Hernia. Finally the doctor realized that  was the problem all along. And it does   affect me more at night. If I eat anything later  than 7 P.M. I will suffer for it. What helps   me the most beside Pepcid, is plain old Milk of Magnesia  taken as an antacid. Good luck, and God bless.