Dear All,
from what I have heard here it seems that heartburn should be renamed gardener's gullet!
I have found that light meals during the day work best for me. Not too much dairy produce because this can increase the production of acid and not going to bed on an empty stomach. If all this and a couple of tums dosen't help then I take zantac (from the chemist) for two or three days to settle things down. Btw too many calcium based heartburn remedies, if taken too often can contribute to the problem by increasing the acid production.
Regards Sally Wright.
Acid reflux
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Jenny Green
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Wow I had no idea this problem was so prevalent. I've only ever suffered from this once and that was during my last pregnancy. I can happily (and often like to!) eat a huge English breakfast before spending a day in the garden, to save me wasting time on having a proper lunch. I think sometimes I take my relative good health for granted and will remember to count my blessings next time I find something to moan about!
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Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
Jenny,
One in three people have hiatus hernias, but most have no idea they have the condition. Anti-acid tablets from the chemist are actually relatively ineffective and most patients require prescription drugs. I'm not overweight and don't really eat a lot of spicey food, but there are times when I just feel yuck because of rising acid! In fact, if any of you out there occasionally suffer from gruff voices, this could mean you have the problem too. This is because the acid rises and burns/inflames the vocal chords preventing them from working properly. By the way, it is worth going to a doctor if this does happen to you. Too much acid in that area can eventually cause throat cancer, which can neverthless be prevented by taking prescription anti-acid tablets!!! Hope I haven't scared anybody too much.
While we are on the subject, the sun is getting hotter and hotter at the moment so everybody should be very aware of skin cancer. Most likely, you will think it will never happen to you. Think again! My mother in law has a hole the size of a grapefruit in her upper thigh where a mole became a melanoma and she almost died. My wife has had to have several moles removed from her back which also became cancerous. Her surgeon told her that on several holidays to Spain, he had gone up and down the beach and identified significant numbers of people with the condition, several of whom had become quite rude when he had explained the problem to them.
Things to look out for are moles chaning shape or developing ragged edges. If your skin peeled a lot as a child and you now have lots of moles, you are probably most at risk. Do, please, take care this summer!
Barry
One in three people have hiatus hernias, but most have no idea they have the condition. Anti-acid tablets from the chemist are actually relatively ineffective and most patients require prescription drugs. I'm not overweight and don't really eat a lot of spicey food, but there are times when I just feel yuck because of rising acid! In fact, if any of you out there occasionally suffer from gruff voices, this could mean you have the problem too. This is because the acid rises and burns/inflames the vocal chords preventing them from working properly. By the way, it is worth going to a doctor if this does happen to you. Too much acid in that area can eventually cause throat cancer, which can neverthless be prevented by taking prescription anti-acid tablets!!! Hope I haven't scared anybody too much.
While we are on the subject, the sun is getting hotter and hotter at the moment so everybody should be very aware of skin cancer. Most likely, you will think it will never happen to you. Think again! My mother in law has a hole the size of a grapefruit in her upper thigh where a mole became a melanoma and she almost died. My wife has had to have several moles removed from her back which also became cancerous. Her surgeon told her that on several holidays to Spain, he had gone up and down the beach and identified significant numbers of people with the condition, several of whom had become quite rude when he had explained the problem to them.
Things to look out for are moles chaning shape or developing ragged edges. If your skin peeled a lot as a child and you now have lots of moles, you are probably most at risk. Do, please, take care this summer!
Barry
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Jenny Green
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The phenomenon of melanomas is, I'm sorry to say, close to home for me. My parents live out in Spain and when I was out there a couple of months ago I noticed a mole on my stepfather that struck me as a little odd. It didn't look strange in itself but I thought maybe I hadn't seen it before or something. Anyway, I mentioned it to him, he had it checked out and it was indeed cancerous. They caught it very early, though, so he seems to be okay.
Confusingly, current advice seems to be that 20 minutes of full sun a day is good for you as you manufacture Vit D from it, which we need for a good immune system - to help fight off cancers!
I suppose the old saying of everything in moderation applies here.
Regarding hiatus hernia, it's interesting to hear that 1/3 the population has it. I think Elaine Morgan would add this to the list of common ailments that she thinks is a sign of our relatively recent adaptation to walking upright, such as lower back problems and piles. Food for thought!
Confusingly, current advice seems to be that 20 minutes of full sun a day is good for you as you manufacture Vit D from it, which we need for a good immune system - to help fight off cancers!
I suppose the old saying of everything in moderation applies here.
Regarding hiatus hernia, it's interesting to hear that 1/3 the population has it. I think Elaine Morgan would add this to the list of common ailments that she thinks is a sign of our relatively recent adaptation to walking upright, such as lower back problems and piles. Food for thought!
(Formerly known as 'Organic Freak')
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed.