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- All Guts-No Glory IBS and GERD IUPUI Health Services 2011
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- IBS Irritable bowel syndrome
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- Functional disorder Which means it all works fine But causes pain, cramping, gas, bloating
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- dyspepsia A smokestack in your gut? Feel like a fire down below?
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- Tests? Eat that food again! How many beers? Spicy, fatty, or chocolate?
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- Testing not usually required Sometimes done to rule out other problems like ulcers, reflux, or hiatal hernia (protrusion of part or all of the stomach above the diaphragm).
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- Endoscopy- a long snakelike tube with camera on the end. Can go in the mouth and check stomach or the other end...
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- Endoscopy
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- Upper GI Swallow barium (chalk-like radiopaque substance) Use x-ray to watch how it goes through the stomach and intestines
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- worsened by Stress Tests Family/friends problems Personal problems Interviews Presentations Drinking/partying
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- Relieved by Anti-gas medications maalox plus gas x Anti-spasmotics bentyl (hycosamine) Acceptance Stress management
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- Danger signs Weight loss Bloody stools Vomiting that wont stop
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- It wont kill you It just feels like it!
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- GERD Gastro esophageal reflux disease What goes down may try coming back up
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- symptoms Sour taste in mouth heartburn coughing diarrhea
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- GERD Can be controlled somewhat by medication PPI-Decreases amount of acid produced by the body. Antacid-reduces acidity of stomach contents
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- Helpful habits Raise head of bed Avoid triggers spicy foods alcohol chocolate dairy products caffeine Dont sleep on full stomach Avoid overeating
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- Sometimes can turn into serious problem Esophagitis
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- It wont kill you It just feels like it!