Re: OT- Severe Heartburn

I have had these off and on since I had my gallbladder out when I was 21.
Not a good feeling. They do say it mimics a heart attack.

You do have to watch what you eat. Sometimes, you are not bothered by the
food that will cause them and other times, voila--there they are! I guess
the safest way to live is not eat the food, but sometimes you just can't
help it.


"Eliyahu Rooff" <lrooff1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D%Phe.2067$cP2.1455@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> news:3epgqcF3gkn0U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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