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From: Werner to Judy
Date: 5/1/00
Time: 12:04:04 PM
Remote Name: 152.163.197.78
Re: GERD without heartburn Judy wrote: > >Hawk, thanks as usual for the enlightenment. > >Werner, yes, of course, acid can aspirate into the lungs and cause pulmonary >problems (I've literally had the air choked out of me now and then waking up, >if I eat too close to going to sleep).
is it HCl gas then ?
>I don't know what ranitidin is --
it's in Zantac etc. , a "H2 blocker"
>I could look it up on the net, but I guess >I'm lazy. The antihistimanes I took were Claritin (pretty good) and Benadryl >(simply awful). > >If it's just the UES that's implicated, that would be (as I said) unfortunate >for those who want to benefit from the new procedures. >One would hope there is some hope aside from slowly dying from those >of us who can't take the medicines! >But somehow, one has to wonder how the acid gets past the LES into >the UES then, if the LES isn't loose. And the Stretta, for instance, >in their press release, mentions "persistant sore throat, chronic cough, >larygnitis, and difficulty swallowing" as things that are helped by >tightening the LES.
Maybe , both ES' are involved. For me , the LES seems to be the more evil beast. I suppose , there is always some reflux , even in healthy people. GERD people just have more. Heartburn people are also more sensitive in esophagus and they have esophagitis. If there's fewer GER in the first place , chances are better , -despite the weak UES- that there's fewer LPR. (laryngopharyngealreflux)
And even without heartburn you can get Barrett's and EC , so ,with a weak LES ,it's worth to consider the procedures. If your LES works fine , then indeed, I can't see , what they could help.
Maybe there are some procedures for the UES as well ?
Werner.
( hitting "reply" didn't work , so I had to start a new thread )