Grimm, my only point with acid reflux....is there are WAY too many people being diagnosed with it....
"The esophagus is separated from the stomach by a valve or sphincter. The lower esophageal sphincter is normally closed . Heartburn is caused by the reflux, or movement, of stomach acid into the esophagus.except during swallowing. The sphincter keeps the stomach contents from refluxing or returning into the esophagus. Heartburn occurs when the pressure in the stomach overcomes this valve and forces the stomach acid into the esophagus. This can occur when the valve or sphincter is too weak to prevent the reflux or when the amount of stomach acid is too great to be kept in the stomach."
Thing is...it's a one way door....usually. What goes down doesn't usually come back up.
It is rare that it mal functions. When it does, it's pretty serious and can cause esophageal varices and other conditions.
Most people have heartburn, which is not acid reflux. If I were to believe the commercials, everyone has it, just like everyone has ADD.
Nick. This thing with allergies. I was working with a child whose behaviour was psychotic. So psychotic, that, at the age of five, he was being considered for permanent residence within an institutional setting.
Unfortunately, in this kid's history, there was mention of allergy testing, which by all indications....he had none.
Finally, as a last ditch effort, the team came up with a plan to with hold all foods and give this kid a drug holiday, in a controlled environment.
Within 24 hours, the psychotic episodes had lessened. Within a week, the episodes had stopped.
We began adding foods back and wham! This kid tried to murder his mother.
It was orange juice.
Sigh.
No one had tested for orange juice.
Peaches. I've seen people react pretty violently and in bizarre ways to certain foods. There are, especially for headache sufferers,
http://www.drkoop.com/encyclopedia/43/282.html -- that's just one of the sources....not saying that's the cause; but, it could be a contributing factor....
Isn't there another drug that just came out...that is supposed to be the wonder drug for migraines?
Anthony....Being slightly manic and bi polar is like being a little bit pregnant.....You either have it or you don't. You can have some personality traits that lead you to some manic behaviours; but, you're not bi polar unless you are.
I think the pendulum has swung too far the other way. Back when I was a child, behavioural problems were dealt with behind closed doors and not tolerated, regardless of the cause. It wasn't until recently that we even dealt with physical, emotional or sexual abuse....or allergies......
Sorry for the book, folks...but we live in an over medicated, over analysed society who throws pills at problems without proper diagnosis..and the lack of common sense overwhelms me.
Until people get educated; and, I mean the kind of education that forces them to 'learn' their bodies....unique and special and not text book....and, until doctors learn to listen and ask the right questions.....until people take some accountability and stop looking for that magic cure.....
Until insurance companies stop fucking around with our health and the pharmaceutical companies start producing ethical information commercials....well, we're pretty much fucked.