Heart Medication

Reflux Supression And Return
In article <jvv1g3h2lkss4bm6r9hhgmr5i9u4ft8f52(a)4ax.com>, Mr. Blueshirt wrote: Some may remember me from posts I made here awhile back. My issue was reflux and a sour stomach mainly when I was empty as opposed to after eating. I tested negative for H-pylori and was scoped to find a slight hiatal hernia. ... 1 Oct 2007 17:45

Lap Nissen Surgeon - Unbelievable
To all (especially Howard), After three weeks of repeated calls and e-mails to the surgeon I saw at Johns Hopkins, he finally called me back (on 9/27/07), and I was APPALLED at what he told me. If you recall, his first test (that he insisted on) was an UGI and cine esophagram (which Howard says has little val... 3 Oct 2007 18:18

esophageal dilation question
I've mentioned in prior posts that my gi doc dilated my esophagus in July of this year. When I had my follow up appointment with him, he told me that he did not see any strictures when he did his endoscopy, but he dilated my esophagus nonetheless, based on the presumption that there was a stricture that he simply ... 30 Sep 2007 19:27

Pinging Pete: Carafate
Dear Pete, I know you have used Carafate before without success, but have you used it in your new "burning under the ribs" phase"? Your theory about bile reflux might not be that far off the mark. However, I don't think it's a defective pylorus valve to blame, but rather the long term or intensive use of PPIs. I ... 30 Sep 2007 18:21

Chewing Gum for Heartburn ?
Dear Friends: By accident I noticed that chewing gum seems to relieve a lot of my heartburn. Why is the reason for this please ?? TIA, Mel Smith ... 28 Sep 2007 13:30

My diagnosis and what should I do from now?
I had an endoscopy in Tokyotwo weeks ago wasnt sure if they did a biopsy. Anyway, they didnt find a hernia which is what they were looking for. They also didnt find any inflammation of the oesophagus. The guy who did it said not having inflammation didnt rule out acid reflux. What else should i do now? Tr... 28 Sep 2007 09:38

How far is YOUR bed jacked up?
Taking a informal poll here. How far in inches have your raised your bed head? And has it helped? And.... what did you use to RAISE the bed? What supports? I have mine at 12" now. Was abt 7" Thinking of going even a bit higher. Good idea? ... 2 Nov 2007 10:49

Weak Les
Is it possible to diagnose a weak LES based simply on an endoscopy? I was reading the GI surgeon's report and that's what it said. I am still waiting for the impedance results and I am still a little groggy from what has proved a very trying day. I meet the GI again for a consultation in 2 weeks. However, if he th... 24 Sep 2007 23:32

Bravo test - questions for Howard
Howard, Some of this is new, and some I wrote before, and you might not have got to it because of my long post (sorry). I will try to keep this short :-) . I believe the bravo capsule is approx 5.5mm x 6.3mm x 26mm in dimension. There are 25.4mm per inch for those who might not know, and are interested in... 22 Sep 2007 13:34

4-year follow-up of the Stretta procedure year 2007
On Sep 13, 5:15 am, "Howard McCollister" <nos...(a)nospam.net> wrote: <trigonometry1...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1189685259.234056.103540(a)o80g2000hse.googlegroups.com... Gastrointest Endosc. 2007 Mar;65(3):367-72. CONCLUSIONS: This study in drug-refractory patients with GERD found th... 21 Sep 2007 08:04