primitives discuss acid reflux

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=222x61461

Oh my.

Peregrine Took  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-08-09 06:44 PM
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A personal question...why does drinking water cause acid reflux?

Especially on an empty stomach.

Thanks for any help on this. I've searched around and can't really find anything like an answer and its very irritating.

Water is just about the most harmless, innocuous, and beneficial thing one can put into the stomach.

However, during a lifetime of observation, franksolich has noticed there are certain people who don't like water, generally of the hypochondrial or hysterical or feel-sorry-for-me nature.

DesertFlower  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-08-09 06:46 PM
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1. i don't know. 

it's never caused acid reflux with me.

pkdu  (195 posts)      Mon Jun-08-09 06:50 PM
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2. Its not the water...its ANYTHING you put in your stomach when its got a lot of acid in it ...some of the acid is pushed up ...thats according to yahoo.answers FWIW.

thecrow  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-08-09 06:57 PM
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3. The valve at the top of the stomach doesn't close properly or there's a hiatal hernia involved.... or both.

Get yourself to a surgeon.

Stomach tissue may have migrated to the esophagus.

Also, the tissue can adhere to itself causing a blockage to your stomach

This is called Barret's Syndrome and is very bad. Can kill you!

This is a dangerous medical problem.

I know, because I had it... couldn't drink anything; had to sleep sitting up. Even then, I would wake up in the night with a mouthful of soapy tasting stuff. Not good!

I had the Nissen fundoplication and I can eat anything now.

Downside is I can't burp or vomit.

This makes it more serious if you get a stomach flu or food poisoning.

You'll be sick longer. So I have to careful what and where I eat.

But I am so glad this was available to me because it literally saved my life!

Shagbark Hickory (181 posts)      Mon Jun-08-09 07:46 PM
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4. Drink only liquor and see if the problem goes away.

WillYourVoteBCounted  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-08-09 09:47 PM
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5. Take care of that, it can erode you esophagus 

I take prilosec, a generic form. There are other things, but I couldn't fend it off by taking tums all day.

Losing weight can help some people.

I haven't found a natural remedy.

Sure, you've found a natural remedy.  Losing weight is about as natural a remedy as one can find.

mopinko  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-08-09 09:53 PM
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6. good luck with that. 

just at the beginning of this road myself. i was traveling recently, and all the sitting, sitting, sitting made it so bad i thought my teeth would melt.

Lex  (1000+ posts)        Tue Jun-09-09 12:26 AM
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7. This might just be me, but this is what worked for me.

I went on a low-ish carb diet (no white rice, no pasta, no refined carbs like cake and cookies, no white sugar) to lose a few pounds and my very, very bad acid reflux went away completely.

I too would get acid reflux when eating or drinking almost anything, including water. Not anymore.

That's a natural remedy that works.

[Toastedturningtidelegs]

Shagbark Hickory (181 posts)      Mon Jun-08-09 07:46 PM
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4. Drink only liquor and see if the problem goes away.

Sounds as good as any idea over there!

[jtyangel]

What a bunch of hysterical hypochondriacs. Get to a surgeon? Oh fer Chrissakes!

I've had this happened to me periodically before. I think when there is a build up of acid in the stomach and you stir up the digestive process by ingesting anything, even water, this can happen. From what I understand that little flap can be relaxed for a number of reasons, most are not life-threatening. Happens to pregnant women for example because of hormone changes that relax a number of muscles in the body including the flap and cause reflux issues. If someone is overweight, they tend to hvae more issues with reflux.

While there are some reasonable answers over there, the two or three that run around like the sky is falling! No wonder these idiots want 'free' healthcare when they go to such extremes when their body has a case of the hiccups.

[Toastedturningtidelegs]

What a bunch of hysterical hypochondriacs. Get to a surgeon? Oh fer Chrissakes!

I've had this happened to me periodically before. I think when there is a build up of acid in the stomach and you stir up the digestive process by ingesting anything, even water, this can happen. From what I understand that little flap can be relaxed for a number of reasons, most are not life-threatening. Happens to pregnant women for example because of hormone changes that relax a number of muscles in the body including the flap and cause reflux issues. If someone is overweight, they tend to hvae more issues with reflux.

While there are some reasonable answers over there, the two or three that run around like the sky is falling! No wonder these idiots want 'free' healthcare when they go to such extremes when their body has a case of the hiccups.

I dunno Jty! I like the only drink liquor advice!

[jtyangel]

I dunno Jty! I like the only drink liquor advice!

I did allow for the reasonable answers.