Re: OT- Severe Heartburn

An interesting aspect of esophageal spasm that I learned the hard way is
that not only does it mimic angina, it also responds positively to
sublingual nitroglycerine...

Eliyahu

"LizzieB." <blahblah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Phyllis wrote:
>
>> It helped me to identify the food culprits (in my case tomatoes,
>> onions, and garlic) and avoid them.
>
> Oh, my. Tomatoes and tomato products give me esophageal spasms so bad
> that before I figured it out, I hied myself to the doctor and asked to
> be strapped to the EKG.
>
> Onions and garlic in limited quantities are okay, but tomatoes and
> tomato products? I have to avoid 'em like the plague.


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