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From: Darlene <djberes@access.mountain.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: Cholestrol count & Adhesions? Any relationship?
> I also have GERD. After 1 1/2 years of treatment my doctor was concern
> because will diet changes and medication I was still having problems. An
> Upper GI show a Hiatal Hernia. If not treat can cause other problems.
> Also a low fiber diet which I am on because I had IBS and adhesion can
> cause more problems with hiatal Hernia. I found found several good
> sites on GERD and Hiatal Hernia email me if you are interested. I am
> not as good as Helen.
> I also had high cholestrol. Low fiber diets and inactivity because of
> pain and not laziness contributes to High cholestrol.
> So again one problem creates another.
>
> At Wed, 5 Jan 2000, LNewman@milbank.com wrote:
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> >Yes, ME!!! I could be drinking something (like decaf tea or coffee),
eating
> >something (like a brownie or a piece of fruit or pie even) and I will do
> >what I call a "backwash" meaning the bile comes back up my throat and I
> >either swallow it back or spit up. It is extremely unattractive (must
> >maintain some decor my lovelies!!!)). I think I have GERD too because
> >everything being discussed, I am going through!! Just great!!! One more
> >thing to add to our long list of problems!!!
> >
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> >> From: Bernie and Beverly Doucette [SMTP:bnb@cybrzn.com]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 8:29 PM
> >> To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> >> Subject: Re: Cholestrol count & Adhesions? Any relationship?
> >>
> >> SueAnne..
> >> To me you either have adhesions or you don't, so wether it be 1 or
> >> 100..you
> >> have it! I had 1, yes one adhesion that was pulled the right side of my
> >> intestines acrossed and twisted upside down and attached to the left
wall!
> >> Now it was that ONE adhesion that caused so much pain you would have
> >> thought
> >> I had 500 attached to the peritoneum. Granted all my intestines were
> >> intertwined and adhessed to gether into what looked like a solid ball
of
> >> intestines ( not even distinguishable as intestines actually ) and
indeed
> >> I
> >> had serious bowel problems, but no pain from that mess at all!
> >>
> >> In reality, SueAnne, it is the adhesions that attach an organ to the
> >> peritoneum that causes the paun we feel, not the adhesions that attach
> >> intestine to intestine as the outter surface of the intestines have no
> >> feeling at all..only the peritoneum does! BUT>>>it is imparative to
have
> >> the intestines seperated as they sure will obstruct and self distruct
I
> >> made up that last part, but actually they can do that too!!! )
> > (this is me!!!!) I am also curious how many ARD members suffer
> >Gastric Reflux disorder? That is when you eat something, doesn't matter
what
> >ussualy, and you get heartburn, or vomit up or just " urp " up an acidy
blie
> >following your meals
> >> or food intake? The heartburn can actually hurt in the chest. Any
one?
> >> [Newman, Laura] Yes, me!!
> >>
> >> I'll tell you this, friends, if we get nothing out of our suffering
with
> >> ARD, we will at least be as smart as a rocket scientist and know a heck
of
> >> a
> >> lot more about this disease then any other human being on this
planet..and
> >> that includes the medical society in general!!
> >>
> >> I am a lot less angry now that I have company with the high cholesterol
> >> counts...like they say, " Misery likes company " and you know what?
It
> >> does feel sort of good !!!! Any more out there??
> >>
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> >RE: Cholestrol count & Adhesions? Any relationship?
> >
> >Yes, ME!!! I could be drinking something (like decaf tea or coffee),
eating something (like a brownie or a piece of fruit or pie even) and I will
do what I call a "backwash" meaning the bile comes back up my throat and I
either swallow it back or spit up. It is extremely unattractive (must
maintain some decor my lovelies!!!)). I think I have GERD too because
everything being discussed, I am going through!! Just great!!! One more
thing to add to our long list of problems!!!
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Bernie and Beverly Doucette [SMTP:bnb@cybrzn.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 8:29 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS
> >Subject: Re: Cholestrol count & Adhesions? Any relationship?
> >
> >SueAnne..
> > To me you either have adhesions or you don't, so wether it be 1 or
100..you
> >have it! I had 1, yes one adhesion that was pulled the right side of my
> >intestines acrossed and twisted upside down and attached to the left
wall!
> >Now it was that ONE adhesion that caused so much pain you would have
thought
> >I had 500 attached to the peritoneum. Granted all my intestines were
> >intertwined and adhessed to gether into what looked like a solid ball of
> >intestines ( not even distinguishable as intestines actually ) and indeed
I
> >had serious bowel problems, but no pain from that mess at all!
> >
> > In reality, SueAnne, it is the adhesions that attach an organ to the
> >peritoneum that causes the paun we feel, not the adhesions that attach
> >intestine to intestine as the outter surface of the intestines have no
> >feeling at all..only the peritoneum does! BUT>>>it is imparative to have
> >the intestines seperated as they sure will obstruct and self distruct ( I
> >made up that last part, but actually they can do that too!!! )
> > (this is me!!!!) I am also curious how many ARD members suffer Gastric
Reflux disorder? That is when you eat something, doesn't matter what
ussualy, and you get heartburn, or vomit up or just " urp " up an acidy blie
following your meals
> >
> >or food intake? The heartburn can actually hurt in the chest. Any one?
[Newman, Laura] Yes, me!!
> >
> >I'll tell you this, friends, if we get nothing out of our suffering with
> >ARD, we will at least be as smart as a rocket scientist and know a heck
of a
> >lot more about this disease then any other human being on this
planet..and
> >that includes the medical society in general!!
> >
> >I am a lot less angry now that I have company with the high cholesterol
> >counts...like they say, " Misery likes company " and you know what? It
> >does feel sort of good !!!! Any more out there??
> >
> >This e-mail message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential
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