im 80 yrs now but have ALWAYS had stomach problems and trouble wanting to eat unless I chew the food at least 50 chews, etc...I was anorexia at young age and food was pureed by mom...im reasonably healthy but still have stomach problems, gerd, small hernia eshophagus, ulcers, now cured, IBS, etc...just have learned to live with it...take nexium, or prilosec, many tests and rx my life, but was wondering just now if having drank kerosene when I was maybe 4 or 5 could have done something to my stomach...i suppose a crystal ball would be in order...sorry, but I was thinking perhaps thats what happened to me and I thought I would tell my GI dr...but feel somewhat foolish after all these years