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Werner ACID REFLUX
Do you
have a painful burning sensation in the center area of your chest in the
area of your breast bone (sternum)?
This is
where your esophagus food pipe is, and it may be being burned with
digestive acid that has refluxed up from your stomach.
Do you
feel acid come up into your throat or wake up with a bitter taste in
your mouth?
You
probably have Acid Reflux and need to consult with your doctor.
The acid
normally stays in your stomach to aid in digestion, because there is a
valve called the esophageal sphincter, at the top of the stomach leading
to your esophagus which prevents the acid from going up there and
causing damage.
However,
sometimes the valve is loose or gets pressure on it, and the acid
reverses and squirts up into your food pipe. This inflames the lining of
your esophagus, and over time can cause ulcers, which can bleed, and
scars to form.
These
scars can cause narrowing of the esophagus and cause food to get stuck
when you try to swallow.
Also,
this kind of chronic acid irritation can cause the cells in the lining
of the esophagus to change and mutate. This can cause a condition called
Barretts esophagus where the mucosa is widely damaged, which raises the
chances of cell mutation and the development of cancer of the esophagus.
Therefore it is important to maintain the integrity of your esophagus
and stomach. Each one has to have a certain acid base pH level. Some causes of Acid Reflux:
1-
Have your Physician check to see if you have a
bacteria in your stomach called Helicobacter Pylori. If you do, this can
be easily treated with an antibiotic.
2-
Sometimes we are born with a loose or faulty esophageal
sphincter muscle between the bottom of the esophagus and the top of the
stomach.
3-
The esophageal sphincter can be stretched or relaxed,
making it inefficient.
4-
Having excessive abdominal fat can push upward on the
sphincter at the top of the stomach and allow the acid to reflux back up
into the esophagus where it doesnt belong.
5-
Smoking stimulates acid release.
6-
Eating fatty meals.
7-
Eating big meals.
8-
Excessive abdominal fat can push upward on the sphincter
and the acid refluxes back upward.
9-
Tight belts and clothing.
10-
For some people, eating within 3 hours of lying down can
push acid up.
11-
Bending over or doing exercises that place the head in a
downward position.
12-
Aggravating, or trigger foods, cause the esophageal valve
to stay open, or relax, allowing acid to reflux back up into the
esophagus.
Common triggers of Acid Reflux:
(different for each person) Know your triggers and avoid them.
a.
tomato sauce
b.
fatty foods
c.
smoking
d.
chocolate
e.
alcohol
f.
peppermint (relaxes the valve)
g.
soda, especially colas
h.
coffee, tea
i.
sausage, cold cuts, butter
j.
many more
All of
the above can boost acid levels or keep the valve open and push acid up
into esophagus.
What
you can do:
1-
Avoid fatty foods
2-
Avoid all of your trigger foods like pepperoni pizza
3-
Lose weight
4-
Eat smaller meals of vegetables, lean meat, fish, certain
fruit
5-
Avoid standing on your head or doing exercises where your
head is down, especially shortly after eating
6-
Avoid abdominal crunches if they cause burning
7-
Sleep with upper body slightly elevated
8-
Lie on your left side when sleeping
Medications to decrease acid:
1-
Antacids, over the counter, will neutralize stomach acid
instantly. If you have to take them all the time see your doctor.
2-
H2 blockers over the counter, like Pepcid and Zantac, will
reduce acid production.
3-
Proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec and Nexium are very
efficient in cutting the acid for longer periods of time and can be
taken ahead of time to shut down some of the acid pumps in the lining of
your stomach.
4-
See your
doctor if you are using the above medications frequently.
Good health to you!
Patricia Naeder Izzo, RN, BS, Medical Advisor
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Contributed by Charles Walker '55
1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. ...What was the third child's name?
2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers....What does he weigh?
3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, ...what was the highest mountain in the world?
4. How much dirt is there in a hole ...that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?
5. What word in the English language ...is always spelled incorrectly?
6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. ....How is this possible?
7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. ...Why not?
8. What was the President's name...in 1975?
9. If you were running a race, ...and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
10. Which is correct to say,... "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, ....how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?
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1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
Answer: Johnny of course
2. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall, and he wears size 13 sneakers.What does he weigh?
Answer: Meat.
3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Answer:
Mt. Everest; it just wasn't discovered yet. [You're not very good at this are you?]
4. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?
Answer: There is no dirt in a hole.
5. What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?
Answer: Incorrectly
6. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?
Answer: Billy lives in the Southern Hemisphere
7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
Answer: You can't take pictures with a wooden leg. You need a camera to take pictures.
8. What was the President's name in 1975?
Answer: Same as is it now - Barack Obama [Oh, come On .. ]
9. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
Answer: You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.
10. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
Answer: Neither, the yolk of the egg is yellow [Duh!]
11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?
Answer: One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big one.
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