Brief Answer:
Yes, yes this is an acid condition, yes it did, yes it does

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am and welcome.

Thank you for writing to us.

I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. First of all ma'am, stress and lack of sufficient amount of sleep can easily aggravate and increase acid production in the stomach.

Prednisone, especially when taken orally can indeed cause an aggravation of acid production in the stomach causing your symptoms. And yes, smoking does easily aggravate your symptoms. Let me list all the things you need to avoid just for your reference ma'am, along with my suggestions:

+Avoid stress
+Avoid carbonated drinks
+Avoid smoking
+Avoid alcohol
+Avoid spicy food
+Avoid fatty food, fried food and oily food
+Drink plenty of water
+Avoid any/all pain management medications
+Avoid tea and/or coffee
+Avoid over eating
+Have 5-6 smaller meals instead of 2-3 larger ones
+Lose weight if you are overweight or obese
+Use medications like ranitidine, omeprazole, pantoprazole, lansoprazole, etc; every time you experience your symptoms

I hope this helps, please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.

Best wishes.

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Brief Answer:
Not wrong to get an EKG, but don't think it is required in my opinion

Detailed Answer:
Hello once again XXXX

Most gastrointestinal conditions do mimic cardiac conditions as well, so it would not be foolish to go ahead with an EKG, but in my opinion from the provided symptoms it does seem like a simple case of acid production, but you can go ahead with the EKG for your satisfaction, but I doubt it will return any abnormal results.

You are always welcome to write to me anytime, please do not ever hesitate or think twice to write to me about anything, irrelevant of it being paranoia, a simple question or a complicated one, you need to feel shy to write to me. :)

Best wishes.

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