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jtrain609 · April 11th, 2005, 17:56

A note about reflux your doctors may or may not know about.

I was born with a hurnia in my throat. Not a hole, but a bubble right above my stomach. It causes food to get stuck in there, and acid reflux disease usually comes with it. Around 2000 allergists started to put together that a large amount of their male patients with asthma also had hiatal hernias. Turns out when you puke a ton as a baby (like you do when you have this hurnia and/or acid reflux disease) some of the puke can get into your lungs. That's what caused my asthma and the asthma of many other kids. Thankfully doctors know about it now, but my allergist is big into treating kids extemely early on when they develop this problem. Fixing the reflux and tending to a possible hurnia can save you boatloads of trouble down the road. For me it would have prevented my asthma and probably most of my allergy's (the allergy's trigger the asthma, so instead of getting hives when I'm around a cat I just stop breathing).

Something to really look for is when the father had a hiatal hurnia. Most dudes don't even know they have it though. My father had one for over 50 years (your born with it) before he knew, and I actually got diagnosed first (then they looked down his throat and found the same thing). If you or your dude has problems swallowing, finding that at times food won't go down all the way for a few minutes he might have a hurnia (it's not prevalent in women, nor is it passed by women).

Anyways, just figured I'd let ya'll know. You folks can save your kids a lifetime of health problems just by getting this looked at. The only reason I mention it is in my experience doctors only know about what they specialize in. I.E. A heart doctor won't have a clue about kidney stones. Sure he went through medical school, but if you're not dealing with it on a daily basis you tend to not really know much about other areas of medacine. Kind of like being typed on an MD-88 and then being asked about systems on a 737. You'd look at the person like they were crazy asking you those questions because they have nothing to do with your job.

April 11th, 2005, 17:56	#6
jtrain609 Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 12,329	Re: Could it be? Feeling human again! A note about reflux your doctors may or may not know about. I was born with a hurnia in my throat. Not a hole, but a bubble right above my stomach. It causes food to get stuck in there, and acid reflux disease usually comes with it. Around 2000 allergists started to put together that a large amount of their male patients with asthma also had hiatal hernias. Turns out when you puke a ton as a baby (like you do when you have this hurnia and/or acid reflux disease) some of the puke can get into your lungs. That's what caused my asthma and the asthma of many other kids. Thankfully doctors know about it now, but my allergist is big into treating kids extemely early on when they develop this problem. Fixing the reflux and tending to a possible hurnia can save you boatloads of trouble down the road. For me it would have prevented my asthma and probably most of my allergy's (the allergy's trigger the asthma, so instead of getting hives when I'm around a cat I just stop breathing). Something to really look for is when the father had a hiatal hurnia. Most dudes don't even know they have it though. My father had one for over 50 years (your born with it) before he knew, and I actually got diagnosed first (then they looked down his throat and found the same thing). If you or your dude has problems swallowing, finding that at times food won't go down all the way for a few minutes he might have a hurnia (it's not prevalent in women, nor is it passed by women). Anyways, just figured I'd let ya'll know. You folks can save your kids a lifetime of health problems just by getting this looked at. The only reason I mention it is in my experience doctors only know about what they specialize in. I.E. A heart doctor won't have a clue about kidney stones. Sure he went through medical school, but if you're not dealing with it on a daily basis you tend to not really know much about other areas of medacine. Kind of like being typed on an MD-88 and then being asked about systems on a 737. You'd look at the person like they were crazy asking you those questions because they have nothing to do with your job.