These days.. I NEVER know WHAT I will find in the Fridge.. Seriously, Jax has us on a Strange Diet.. She's making me drink SOY milk.. & Eat TOFU (eww) I can take the Rice cakes that "Taste Like a Balloon".. but the Tofu is.. Well I just haven't developed a taste for it yet! .. Ugh! So.. it's because of the allergies we've found out .. Lil dude is ALLERGIC TO MILK..(Not just lactose intolerant) but IM Lactose intolerant.. I LOVE Milk & Ice Cream BUT They make me Sick after I've eaten them! Which sux! the '2' WORST things wrong with me that have to do with eating or drinking is, the Intolerance to the Milk products,but I have BAD BAD BAD GERD .. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.. Most people think this is JUST HEARTBURN..No it's very DIFFERENT.. It happens usually in the middle of the night, while I'm ASLEEP.. THIS can KILL YA! No joke, Acid shoots up into your mouth & ya breathe it INTO the Bronchials.. THEN you can aspirate (choke) IN YOUR SLEEP.. I've had it SEVERE for many years, I wake up & hold my breath by instinct now, cause if i DON'T hold my breath, I will start COUGHING then CHOKING then the EMT'S have to be called, etc.. IF you've REFLUX TOO.. TRY NOT TO COUGH /CHOKE so the acid will settle, even inside the bronchials.. I always have Pepsi or Coke beside my bed at night, I know People say OH THAT IS BAD FOR YOU, (in so many ways) I already KNOW all that..but it has it's Pros & Cons.. I've found that drinking COLA helps push back the Stomach Acid with it's OWN Acid.. sort of an ACID WAR... Our Stomach acid level is right above battery Acid, the Strongest on the chart.. then.. stomach.. then it's Cola (I think) anyways, Im aware that Cola (My choice is Pepsi) has it's CONS about it but there are ALSO PROS.. & when it comes right down to certain things, a person must weigh the Pros & Cons.. Also you have to Decide IF the Benefits OUTWEIGH the RISKS.. & in MY case with as severe as the Reflux is.. YEP I shose ti use the Acid in cola to fight back down the Acid in my stomach... The Reflux BURNS lke FIRE in your throat & chest.. One thing Ive found to get rid of the TASTE & BURN faster s always keep some STRONG Cough Drops by your bed.. suck on one of those & it helps ALOT! .. Otherwise.. Remember to take your NEXIUM (it's the best) tho IT ALSO has Pros & cons but it IS the best for ME anyways, but take it AS DIRECTED..EVERYDAY! Don't allow the Acid pumps to get overactive again & end up with another LATE NIGHT Episode,.. other Aids.. >> Sleep on SEVERAL Pillows, Raise the head of the bed..Keep the Soda by your bed.. do NOT eat too close to bed time.. do NOT lay down after eating for at least a couple hours.. Keep the Cough Drops within reach & TRY TRY TRY NOT TO LET YOUR BODY START COUGHING or CHOKING (if you can help it) But REFLUX is NOT SIMPLE HEARTBURN!! .. It's a Disease that can Definitely cause ULCERS, & DEATH! ;/ SORRY if I RAMBLED, but just think of it as bein in "MEDICAL CLASS"!! -
DIGESTIVE HEALTH !! ;)
