______I woke up several times from about an hour after I went to bed. I was burping up chunks of "something" and stomach juice. I guess this is GERD. Anyway, I probably could have stuck a finger down my throat but I wasn't willing to give into this urge. I woke uip feeling fine.
______My blood testr was on the high side, 151. Actually, this is exceptionally high, especially for a morning pre-breakfast, pre-medications test. I'd like to think it could be illness but I was fine aside from the GERD. I've got the vomiting into the mouth and every so often I'm chugging Pepto Bismol (which I call "Pink"). I take "me Pink" like a man: I chugg it and don't bother with that little measuring cup thingee...
Symptoms, Signs, and Complications
The most prominent symptom is heartburn, with or without regurgitation of gastric contents into the mouth. Complications of GERD include esophagitis (see Plate 20-4), esophageal stricture (see Plate 20-5), esophageal ulcer, and Barrett's metaplasia (see Plate 20-6). Esophagitis may cause odynophagia and even hemorrhage, which can be massive. Peptic stricture causes a gradually progressive dysphagia for solid foods. Peptic esophageal ulcers cause the same type of pain as gastric or duodenal ulcers but are usually localized to the xiphoid or high substernal region. They heal slowly, tend to recur, and usually leave a stricture on healing.
______So, I'll blame it on the GERD and not on overindulgence...
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