Acid Reflux? Some thoughts FWIW...;)

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From Dee:

But to 'me' it seems all of them have to do with

actual physical reactions of either the body's lower

esophageal sphincter muscle being weak or if it's a

hernia the stomach protruding into the esophagus past

that muscle and why a weight problem (pregnancy) or

bending over can trigger that. Even in your case it

was a physical thing with those gallstones, (I think

that's what you said) and I can see how food can

aggitate or irritate it but 'I' don't think its a

cause of the disease but a reaction to it possibly.

Hi Dee,

I am just getting back to this. Thanks for the email

and the thoughts.

Actually even with gallstones in the tubes I didn't

have it all the time. Eating fat would trigger it.

Gallstones are formed because the body cannot properly

digest fat (fat malabsorption again)(Some say that if

you have gallstones, you have celiac). Some say

atresia is the problem where the valves for excreting

bile which helps to digest fat doesn't open or

something like that. (I tell my sons that I have

forgotten more than they will every know). (Maybe like

the valve for opening the stomach doesn't open

properly in GERD??) (Ha!) A pat of butter would send

me off. Not only is that fat but I am also reactive to

dairy. (such complicated stuff).

I think the question is usually what causes the

malfunction and I tend to think that even with acid

reflux and GERD, we are back to the old enemy called

inflammation which indeed might cause malfunction of

the valves if they are swollen, etc. And food is the

obvious thing that we ingest into our bodies that can

cause antibodies and the ensuing inflammation. Of

course there are other things we take into out bodies

through breathing and absorbing through the skin. But

I think food is the big thing.

Anyway if I can't find the answers it is a lot of fun

to make it up or at least imagine. But I do think

inflammation is the big and constant culprit in most

diseases. Even if one is getting old and valves are

wearing out my question is why--perhaps because they

have been bombarded with antibodies which results in

constant inflammation which renders them weak and

ineffectual. Sounds like a never ending circle.

Mine happened when I bent over and I was swallowing at

the same time and likely has something to do with

gravity along with the malfunctioning stomach valve.

When it happens I am positive that I am not long for

this world because it is so very painful. Now that I

know what it is, I am not alarmed anymore.

Arline

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Hillary,

I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well and hope you

feel better. My aunt had Sjorgen's, but then she went

strictly GF and is asympotmatic. If you are extremely

careful with your diet, you may have the same good

fortune. I sure hope so.

Feel better,

Ciara

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Dear Dee, Arline, and All,

I think it is a general mucus problem and I've asked

Dr. Metzger to test me for sjorgen's syndrome. I also

have this dry eye(pupil sticks to the eyelid, severe

pressure in the eye initially when I don't get a good

night sleep, now half the time)a constant sore throat,

dry nasal passages, etc.

I know my white blood cell count is low. Sjorgen's

syndrome strikes mostly females,but is genetic. Maybe

I'm reading into things, but my father had this dry

eye problem for years. Then incessant tearing.

Finally the bone marrow under the tear duct was

bioposed and they discovered he had mantle cell

lymphoma.

It's 2:30 and I'm up with this sore throat. For the

last two weeks I would find when the reflux became

bad, the sore throat and eye problem became worse. I

also started having this problem in 1990(much less

severe) but first the reflux was diagnosed, then I had

this running eye, then I developed alopecea, and then

I developed sciatica and had to have back surgery. I

believe now that my immune system has been faltering

for sometime, but I've been working past the pain.

I'm going to spray my throat again and lie down.

Maybe I'll sleep. These days it's hard to tell.

Sorry about the uncontrollable blubbering and

blabbing.

Hillary

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