Or gord in the uk (gastro-oesophagal
reflux disease) - does anyone know
anything about this?
I am suffering from heartburn nearly every
day, and I think it is affected my fitness
- my doctor thought I had asthma and so
started treating me for this, but I have
since read that acid reflux can affect
your throat and lungs.
The glands in my neck seem to be
constantly up, though I don't necessarily
feel like I have any infection.
Any thoughts/suggestions greatly
appreciated.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 07-08-04 19:52pm
I just replied to your question in the
allergies/asthma forum.. I agree that it
sounds like you have gerd.
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Venugopal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Oct 2003 Posts: 192 Location: India
Re: Gerd Posted: 07-09-04 04:43am
Gastro oesophageal reflux disease is a
condition in which the contents of the
stomach tend to flow back into the
oesophagus. It happens in a variety of
causes like delayed meal intake more
frequently, increased intake of oily,
spicy foods, stimulants like tea, coffee,
alcohol, tendency to skip meals, anxiety.
All this lead to excessive stimulation and
production of hydrochloric acid in the
stomach layer (normally produced to
breakdown proteins), this causes the
regurgitations of the contents of the
stomach into the oesophagus. The
oesophageal sphincter also becomes patent
and allows the food back from the stomach
into the oesophagus. People who have the
habit of lying down after a heavy meal are
also prone to this.
Homeopathic medicine has very good
remedies to control the symptoms like
heartburn, pain in the pit of the stomach,
nausea, vomiting, sensation of fullness of
abdomen after eating little etc. And see
that the healing takes place in the areas
of erosion in the stomach and oesophagus.
Needless to say life style changes also
need to be made to prevent recurrence.
Dr.Venugopal gouri.
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ripleym
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 6 Location: Manchester
Posted: 07-10-04 05:08am
Thanks to both of you for the responses, I
guess I will have to take a long hard look
at my lifestyle - ok, I exercise a lot,
but I do work in a stressful environment
(which in my experience leads to greater
caffeine intake), and I do like my spicy
foods, both of which could be contributing
to my condition.
In answer to the question from the asthma
forum, I take milk of magnesia after a
rich/spicy meal and I was taking gaviscon
for a bit, which is for heartburn, but
neither to any great effect.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 07-12-04 15:58pm
Lifestyle changes can definitely help..
But if you get it often enough sometimes
it only "helps" and does not get rid of it
(as in my case). Definitely avoid the
spicey foods. Caffeine sometimes
irritates the heartburn for me, but only
if I have a lot. Also, don't eat too
close to bed because if your stomach is
still digesting it can come up in your
throat and sinuses and lungs too while you
are sleeping. I would try the prilosec
otc for a few weeks and really watch your
diet and see how it goes. Hopefully it
will help, if not your doctor can
prescribe you something. I'm on prevacid
and it works well for me.
