Re: OT- Severe Heartburn

Actually it's a blessing like fast food is good for any of us.(big sarcasm).

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Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
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"VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Susan, that's what happened to me. I had the attacks right after my first
> child was born and for 4 months. Stones did get stuck and I had to have
> emergency surgery and was in hospital for 3 wks. I had gotten down to 79
> pounds before the surgery. That was horrible pain...those attacks. The
> spasms mimic the attacks somewhat except you do not have much of the pain
in
> the right back as the attacks were. They used to give me a shot of
Demerol
> and send me home (the ER). Anyhow, I learned to live with that pain and
> that was 39 years ago and I still occasionally get those spasms. When I
do,
> the doc usually puts me on Carafate or something like that for a month or
so
> and then I am okay. I had the open surgery and back then it was done
> differently than today. I was in a hospital that did not have a bathroom
in
> the room AND I had about 4 tubes coming out of me and had to hook them all
> to a pole when going down the hall to bathroom. Everyone that peaked in
my
> room felt so sorry for the tiny little girl who they thought was terminal.
> I still have the huge scar across the waistline. I had turned yellow from
> the attacks. Never have been the same, but you adjust to that.
>
> I cannot eat fast food either. I too am in the toilet after I do with
> cramping and beads of sweat. I definitely do not go near fast food.
>
> And like I said, this is 39 years later!
>
> "Susan Mitchell" <medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > When I had my gallbladder attacks I thought I was dying. I lost a lot
of
> > weight and wanted to wait to have it out until I finished losing weight
> > (typical chubby attitude). Then advised that if stone got stuck I would
> > need full open surgery not lap so went ahead and had the lap. Still
have
> > diarrhea problems sometimes worse than before. Now I think they are
> > related
> > to my three slowly bleeding ulcers. Protonix helps, but hate being on
> > that
> > so long. There is almost nothing I can eat that doesn't bother me. I
am
> > Ms. Bland of the year. No fried, no chocolate, no greasy, no spicy, no
> > high
> > fat. If I eat McDonald's it's just easier to throw it in the toilet and
> > save me time since if I eat it I'll be there for the next four hours!!!!
> > No
> > one believes I can have a weight problem when everything I eat leaves me
> > so
> > dang quick. I always say it stays in me long enough for me to strip it
of
> > the calories, but no nutrition and then leaves. There is no logic or
> > pattern either. Sometimes things bother me and others not. I
definitely
> > avoid all fast foods.
> >
> > --
> > Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> > (to reply send to medlawtrans@xxxxxxxxxxx)
> > "VickieHerndonCMT" <vickieboinkherndon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> > news:gISdneI8KPcxUxrfRVn-iQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> 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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