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Re: GERD-Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Posted by Steve on April 05, 2001 at 06:12:44:

In Reply to: GERD-Gastroesophageal reflux disease posted by addy on April 04, 2001 at 17:34:34:

Hey Addy!

If you think about the physics that take place in your throat during an apnea, GERD makes a lot of sense. Your lungs are working desperatley to get air in. The way your lungs get air in is by creating a vaccuum in the airway. If you close that airway off, your esophagus (sp?) is going to be subject to that vaccuum. My brother and I both have suffered from inhaling stomach acid into our lungs. He worse than I, however, waking up once and having your bronchial tubes on fire is enough. He has since been diagnosed with hyadle(sp?) hernia which was the major contributor to his GERD. Reflux, I think is usually caused by a poorly functioning valve at the top of the stomach. This allows acid to enter the espophagus when you lie down, hence raising the head during sleeping remedy. Apnea HAS to literally suck those acids out of the stomach into the esophagus.

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