gastro ./ hepato gastroenterology
New Information On Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Or Acid Reflux
By Groshan Fabiola
Gastroesophageal reflux also known as acid reflux or heartburn is a condition in which the contents of the stomach flow back into esophagus causing the lower part of the esophagus to become inflamed and painful and the condition in which this occures is known as reflux esophagitis.
Those who are usually affected by gastroesophageal reflux are those that are obese or have a hiatal hernia or scleroderma and in pregnancy.
The exact cause is the disfunction of the the lower esophageal sphincter, the lower esophageal sphincter opens and let the stomach acid contents to reflux. If you are eating very large meals, lying down within two to three hours of eating, and taking certain drugs including diazepam, meperidine, theophylline, morphine, prostaglandins, calcium channel blockers, nitrate heart medications, and anticholinergic and adrenergic drugs you are susceptible of developing gastroesophageal reflux. Alcohol, nicotine and caffeine aggravate the acid reflux.
Symptoms
One of the symptoms in acid reflux is heartburn, others are: painful swallowing, cramping, excessive salivation, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat. Those symptoms are relieved when you adopt a n orthostatic position. You may also have a bitter taste in your mouth and can lead to reflux esophagitis, esophageal ulcer and Barrett’s syndrome which can further develop esophageal cancer.
Diagnostic
A gastroenterologist will perform some tests x-rays and barium examination, esophagoscopy, biopsy examination, manometry of the esophagus, the Bernstein test which deals with the level of acidity in the esophagus. Esophagus has an important role in moving the food down in the stomach with the aid of muscle contractions, at the lower end there is a specialized
Extreme Liminal Spaces, Boynton Beach, Florida edition
Bunny and I found ourselves at the Boynton Beach Mall.
While Bunny shopped at Jock Pennet,
I decided to wander the mall to see what wonderful and delightful stores awaited me there.
Um ? not much.
I would say that,
at best,
50% of the stores were occupied,
with two of the five anchor stores open for business.
It wasn't hard for me to get these pictures without people,
as there weren't many there to begin with.
Yes,
there were some people wandering around,
but I think at most I had to wait maybe a minute or so before the area was clear of anyone.
The only store I found worthwile to actually go into was ?Guides & Angels.?
It's utterly woo-woo,
but the crystal selection was wondeful
(if not a bit overpriced for my tastes).
This was easily the best shop in the entire mall.
I was really curious about this store:
Such an entrance!
I doubt Avis & Budget paid for this architectual detail for their store.
I wonder what was here before?
An arcade or some type?
A Victorian time portal of some sort?
So strange.
But not as strange as what happened as I passed by this:
I swear the first time I passed this I could hear children laughing.
No, really!
I thought I might have triggered a proximity recording or something,
but nope,
the subsequent times I passed this I heard silence.
Or rather,
I didn't hear anything,
as how could one hear silence?
It's silent,
as in ?no sound.?
As in,
this mall is eerily silent.
Except for this haunted kiddie ride with the laughter of ghost children taunting me as I walk by.
And even if Jock Pennet was open,
it was by no means crowded.
Not to mention this oddly placed store display in one corner of the store:
Overall,
it was a rather sad mall,
sadder than if it had simply been closed down entirely.
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What do you call Lego style bricks made by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints?
It's not a joke.
Now that any patents that Lego might have had have expired,
there's been an explosion of alternative brick systems to Lego.
And it was from this video from Alyssa Grenfell where I learned that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
have made their own Lego-style bricks called,
and I am not making this up,
Brick 'Em Young.
Words fail me.
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The Brazilian SYN attacks gave up on me?
I'm risking jinxing myself by mentioning this,
but a few days after giving up on blocking the Brazilian SYN attacks,
they just stopped!
It's been at least a week since I've seen them,
so whether Brazil gots it act together,
some botnet got taken down,
or what,
it's been quiet.
Now watch ? minutes after posting this,
the attacks will resume.
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muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter that is tight until the food is above it, then it relaxes to let pass the food and fluids.
This way acids, enzymes and other substances from the stomach do not come up in the esophagus to damage the tissue. It is important to drink milk until the esophagus has healed and you have no more acid reflux. There are some easy to make recipes that may be used during the period of recovery. Proton inhibitors drugs only mask the symptoms, so what I truly recommend are natural and healthy recipes. Acid reflux can be healed with herbs, meditation, exercise and diet, health store items.
Not chewing food properly and eating wrong foods determine the condition known as: esophageal reflux disease. In this condition the esophagus is damaged and the lower esophageal sphincter is weakened, the first thing to do in the healing of the esophageal reflux disease is to cure the esophagus.
The best solution is to continue treatment even if the symptoms are relieved, so as the condition will not return. Article Source: http://www.articlemap.com For more resources about acid reflux or especially about acid reflux diet please click this link www.acid-reflux-info-guide.com/acid-reflux-diet.htm
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![[An empty section of the mall that is otherwise open] This isn't an abandoned mall! It's open to the public! No, really! It is! Visit us! Please?](/2026/04/16/mall1.jpg "This isn't an abandoned mall! It's open to the public! No, really! It is! Visit us! Please?")
![[A section of the mall with actual open stores.] See! We have stores! Some of which are open! You don't have to worry about the crowds!](/2026/04/16/mall2.jpg "See! We have stores! Some of which are open! You don't have to worry about the crowds!")
![[A non-operating carousel] No lights. No lines. No operator. No music. It's just sitting here, unused, and unloved.](/2026/04/16/carousel.jpg "No lights. No lines. No operator. No music. It's just sitting here, unused, and unloved.")
![[The food court at the mall, empty with only a few stores open] Nothing sadder than an empty food court, but the Jamaican food stall smelled wonderful.](/2026/04/16/foodcourt.jpg "Nothing sadder than an empty food court, but the Jamaican food stall smelled wonderful.")
![[The outside of ?Guides & Angels,? a New Age shop] Get your energy cleaned while your Tarot is read! Hope you like the smell of patchouli and sandalwood.](/2026/04/16/woowoo.jpg "Get your energy cleaned while your Tarot is read! Hope you like the smell of patchouli and sandalwood.")
![[Three sizable Amethyst crystals in a wooden tray] Why are angry crystals more expensive than anxiety-ridden ones? And how do you know which ones have anxiety, and which ones are angry about having anxiety? And why would I have a spiritual connection to these?](/2026/04/16/emotional-crystals.jpg "Why are angry crystals more expensive than anxiety-ridden ones? And how do you know which ones have anxiety, and which ones are angry about having anxiety? And why would I have a spiritual connection to these?")
![[A crystal skull] Not one of the THE crystal skulls, just an ordinary crystal skull. I wonder if this one has anxiety, or is it angry? I don't know.](/2026/04/16/crystal-skull.jpg "Not one of the THE crystal skulls, just an ordinary crystal skull. I wonder if this one has anxiety, or is it angry? I don't know.")
![[Three crystal skulls, one covering its mouth with it's bony hands, one covering its eyes, and one covering its ears] Skulls don't have tongues, eyeballs or ears, so why do these skulls feel the need to cover what they don't have? Do skulls even feel? Man do I have questions about this shop.](/2026/04/16/./3skulls.jpg "Skulls don't have tongues, eyeballs or ears, so why do these skulls feel the need to cover what they don't have? Do skulls even feel? Man do I have questions about this shop.")
![[An Avis & Budget car rental store, with an elaborate wood frame around the entrance] Wait! Why does this Avis & Budget car rental store have such an elaborate wood entrance to it? What's the story? Why!](/2026/04/16/not-budget.jpg "Wait! Why does this Avis & Budget car rental store have such an elaborate wood entrance to it? What's the story? Why!")
![[Some themed kiddie-rides, one of a jeep, and one a city bus] Nothing scary here. Nope. Not at all. We aren't ?Five Nights at Freddy's? here. Come aboard! We're expecting you!](/2026/04/16/ghost-child.jpg "Nothing scary here. Nope. Not at all. We aren't ?Five Nights at Freddy's? here. Come aboard! We're expecting you!")
![[Interior of a JC Penny department store] Nothing wrong here, except for the extreme lack of shoppers](/2026/04/16/jcp1.jpg "Nothing wrong here, except for the extreme lack of shoppers")
![[A woman mannequin standing on the floor and three children mannequins standing on a display case] They stand guard over the empty floor space, forever waiting, as they slowly suck your soul ?](/2026/04/16/jcp2.jpg "They stand guard over the empty floor space, forever waiting, as they slowly suck your soul ?")
