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) Wake Gastroenterology Offers Free Tips on Preventing Acid Reflux
Sufferers of regular or seasonal acid reflux will find the information helpful in reducing episodes of heartburn. "Acid reflux can be a serious discomfort, and we don’t want it to hamper people’s enjoyment of the holiday season," says Dr. Marc Hershelman of Wake Gastroenterology. "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Awareness Week is a great time to get people’s attention about this topic. These tips are simple things that anyone can do to reduce their chances of experiencing heartburn." The tips include information on recognizing the signs of acid reflux, typical causes, and triggers that can bring on an attack. There is a list of foods to avoid, foods to eat in moderation, and foods to enjoy without fear of heartburn. About Wake Gastroenterology: Wake Gastroenterology, a division of Wake Internal Medicine Consultants, Inc., has been providing gastrointestinal specialty services to the Triangle area for nearly 50 years. The practice’s four board certified clinical gastroenterologists focus on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract including, but not limited to, colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, reflux disease, celiac disease and irritable bowel syndrome. Wake Gastroenterology services include a North Carolina state certified laboratory, endoscopy, CT scan, ultrasound, and infusion therapy. More>> - (
) Night sweats common, but not always just a phase
Medical conditions such as acid reflux, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetics who may have low blood sugar at night may sweat at night.If none of these conditions are the cause of night sweats, then one is left with a diagnosis of idiopathic hyperhidrosis, which is only given to someone who has had an exhaustive, but thorough work up for night sweats, but no clear cause is found.
Finding the cause of nocturnal hyperhidrosis may be a diagnostic challenge for a lot of doctors. Sometimes, the answer may come simply from food as well as other substances that one may be ingesting such as alcohol and hot and spicy foods.
If you are having excessive night sweats, you need to talk to your doctor, who can systematically rule out serious causes of night sweats. More>>
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) How To Cope With and Stop Acid Reflux
The case of Bob is relevant in the acid reflux cure. Bob is a regular guy, a family man who typically works on a 9 to 5 shift day after day. What makes Bob special, however, is that he is an acid reflux survivor. He has had the disease, and almost died of it and of the complications that followed, in 1976. While this is clearly not the end of his story, this event in Bob's life led him to discover the first remedy for acid reflux — a piece of apple! Incredible as it may sound, this wonder fruit would pave the way to a permanent cure for acid reflux.Acid reflux can certainly cause a lot of pain and discomfort. Night after night, Bob would be at the toilet, vomiting all the food he had eaten a moment ago. He could not sleep well, then, and that made him totally distracted the following day. More>>
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) Diary of a reluctant drinker (and a lazy cook)
It's not just the acid reflux that kicks in after the second bottle of rough red, it's the next day's haze.Pathetic really - a wine scribe put off by a little morning-after fug. Wine wimp more like.
Not that I constrict myself to wine, you understand.
Some Monteith's Porter Dark Ale - as thick as treacle and with a decent sort of a boot (6%) on it - arrived through the post the other day; quite tasty too, but brilliant in a lamb stew.
Stick around and I might give you the recipe, not that I ever use recipes.
When, as a matter of principle, you ration yourself to 30 mins max food prep time, recipes just get in the way.
Cook by the seat of your pants, I say. Less anal; more fun. Because, apart from anything else, you never know quite how it's going to turn out. More>>