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    • botanical oils?
    • I finally found a Sally's yesterday and went to buy some botanical oil for ridges on my nails. They didn't know what I was talking about. I have been in a health food store as well and no luck either.I bought some ridge filler. I think I wasted my money.The clerk suggested that I buff
    • Possible help for GERD sufferers the natural way!
    • It may be worth it to you to go under the "digestive disorders" forum and read the first "sticky" at the very top entitled "GERD Sufferers - let me tell you what I found out... (or something similar to that) by bluepumkin. There appears to be many who are having success with the supplement bein
    • carafate question
    • Who here is on or has taken carafate?? Is this something that should take effect immediately or does it take some time to notice a difference in symptoms? Ive tried taking it in the past (pill form only) and I never noticed a difference but maybe I was expecting it to work right away?? Im tr
    • flowergirl2day ?
    • Hi flowergirl I saw your post and am so glad your SOB has gone away...was wondering if you could give me some tips as to waht helped you. I have been on PPI's non PPI acid reducers natural meds, you name it...I am willing to try anything!Thank you so muchAlex
    • What does LTD do when you get WC pay
    • After many years WC says they will pay me a lump sum. I have been collecting LTD. (this company I get LTD from is very underhanded and it was very hard for me to collect.) They have tried every trick in the book) Will they stop my very needed monthly payments? Will they reduce my monthly payment
    • Humming without trying
    • Ever so often, I hum without even trying. It's a short sound, but I find this bizarre.
    • Chromosome test
    • I'm so confused right now. Just wondering if anyone had any info. they could share with me. My daughter was born 4 months ago. When she was born 3 different pediatricians checked her out. One of the three saw two signs of ds (tongue thrusting and extra skin on neck) and wanted us to get
    • Help for My Husband
    • My husband is very ill with diabetes,and was told he cant apply for either ssi or disability. On one they said he hadnt worked enough over the last 10 years. On the other ,because i work they said we make over there limit. I work as a teacher ,but he has no insurance,and we dont know what to do
    • Voice Problems Due to LPR
    • I've had LPR for almost 10 yrs and have symptoms daily as in every single day.The chronic cough, I can control sometime for the most part. The worst thing is that if I do a lot such as house cleaning, yard work (any bending & lifting) I cough constantly. I suppose this in return makes me
    • Breastfeeding with Down Syndrome?
    • Hey all,I'm 19w2d pregnant and 32yo. We had a Triple Screen Result of 1:64. I haven't had my Level 2 U/S yet but a regular scan has showed a flat profile. Although they aren't saying that's a marker, they will not say it's insignificant. I don't see the perinato
    • which PPI worked the best for you?
    • I' m hoping not to be on Protonix much longer as the side affects are worsening. Talking to Dr. if there's another one that's not as strong; less side affects.Which ones worked best for you?Thanks............carole
    • Does caffeine REALLY bother anyone else?
    • i have had problems with acid reflux and heartburn and now am on nexium 40 mg which is really helping me. i try to drink alot of water but everyonce in a while i like to drink tea. if i eat spicy food i might get a little heartburn and then i take tums or mylanta and it goes away. but recently i
    • undiagnosed problem
    • I have been to many doctors and had several tests but no one seems to know what is wrong. My symptoms are headaches (all over pressure - feels like an ice cream headache), weight loss of 30 lbs making me exceedingly skinny when I am eating plenty of healthy food, night sweats, extreme fatigue
    • Anything natural that will tighten LES?
    • I was wondering (after searching and not finding anything), if there was any food, herb, vitamin......etc. that would help keep the LES closed or tight? Something natural, not drugs or surgery.
    • Hello! another GERD victim
    • So... Last week was one of the worst weeks of my life Last Friday I was in such pain I had to come home and lay down. I couldn't eat the whole week because of pain in my abdomen and food feeling as though it was being caught in my chest area. Monday of this week I couldn't take it anym
    • I just went to the SSA Website...
    • And I find that under "Disability Programs" the criteria for neurological conditions was revised in December 2004. I looked up my specirfic condition and I'm beginning to think I may just have a chance of being approved.(cross my fingers, knock on wood)
    • Do you ever think it could be cancer?
    • I've been worrying lately that my indigestion is more than that. Like stomach cancer. No matter what meds I take it seems like it doesnt get better. No matter what I eat i will feel bloated. I keep thinking it could be a tumor or something. Anybody else feel this way?
    • Newly constructed home!
    • We made a move, and the only house available was a place being built. We requested no glues, as natural products as possible. All hardwood floors using nails.It's now completed, and I've been washing everything w/vinegar, baking soda, etc. Leaving the heat on; keeping all windows/d
    • Ok, I have a chronic cough, asthma, and suffer wit...
    • Ok, I have a chronic cough, asthma, and suffer with severe panic and anxiety attacks. My doc is pretty sure its all linked together that the Anxiety started and after a few yrs acid reflux and that causes my asthma. Anyway, I have tried quite a few acid reflux meds but nothing seems to work too
    • had nissen fundoplication one week ago!
    • Hello AllI just wanted to come and post a note telling you all of my recent experience. I have had GERd for 15-20 years... at first I could control it with a few weeks on zantac and then go without for a few weeks zantac,, then prilosec, then previcid.. as my GERD continued to get worse over t
    • I Didnt Know There Was A Disability Board, I Need Help, Please
    • Hello. I posted on the depression board because that is what I suffer from. I had no idea about this board.Recently, I had a severe depression that lasted for 4 months.My car doesn't run, I can't keep a job because of the depression that comes and goes all the time and I'm hoping
    • If my GERD symptoms only give me problems through ...
    • If my GERD symptoms only give me problems through the night [while I'm trying to sleep], would it hurt to have one cup of coffee in the morning?Thanks! :) ~Mare(missing my one cup of coffee each morning :( )
    • Toe nail is coming off - will it come back?
    • A while back I got some kind of infection in my big toe after digging in some dirt in my yard. For a long time the toe would turn red, swell a little and just go back to normal - so I let it be. I put Vicks on it and soaked it in Epsom salt. (I don't have any insurance, so doc appts are
    • Hi - I'm new to this board. I have not been d...
    • Hi - I'm new to this board. I have not been diagnosed with GERD yet but I seem to have all the symptoms. My upper GI was negative for hiatal hernia and I wasn't refluxing at the time of the GI. I am at the point where everything I eat causes burning and I have no desire to eat anything
    • Feeling unsatisfied after a meal
    • Hi, I was just wondering if anyone feels unsatisfied after having a meal.About 10-30 mins after a decent sized meal I start 2 feel hungry again it drives me crazy coz Ill go eat something but I cant digest it then end up having to cough everything back up! Strange thing is I usually have milk an
    • do you live alone?
    • i have a connective tissue disorder and have been on disability a few years now. my benefits are less than 800 a month and i have to live with somebody because its not enough by myself. i was just wondering is there anybody on here that does live by themselves that makes a small amount and how a
    • Does this sound like gerd?
    • OK for a few week i have had throat problems were it feels kinda blocked up and i feel like i wanna burp but nothings there, the first time i had the throat problems was after cannabis, i noticed some of my glands in my neck at swelled, also sometimes when i stand up fast i get a sharp pain acro
    • just curious
    • Hi, I posted the other day. I'm a newbie and was just wondering if there's anyone from New York that has applied for SSD. I am still waiting to hear from my initial application. I applied back in August of 2003. I've had to go to a lot of different doctors including two consul
    • HELPPP....MY NAiL GOT KiCKED OFF =[
    • i'M FiFTEEN YEARS OLD AND i JUST RECENTLY HAD ACRYLLiC TiPS ON AND DURiNG A CHEELEADiNG ACCiDENT iT WAS KiCKED OFFALONG WiTH MY NAiL DOWN TO THE CUTiCLE. NOW THERE IS NO NAiL AND THE SKiN HAS GOTTEN HARD AT THE SURFACE. DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT HOW LONG iT TAKES FOR THE NAiL OR AT LEAST SOM
    • eating problem!
    • My daughter hasn't eaten hardly anything in 7 days, and when she does she says she feels so full and like she could throw up even though it is just a grape or something.I am so worried and earlier I made her eat 5 chips, just to make sure she keeps standing! :'[I suggested taking her t
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