Sudden attack of heart burn

DrLex

Maxticate wrote:

Twostage wrote:

[...]Anyone know what the ideal poo parameters are ?

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#3&4 are considered normal.

The internet is both a wonderful and alarming place. Rule 34 next...

NGale

Maxticate wrote:

Twostage wrote:

There must be some perfect consistency and frequency they are aiming for (or being driven to by the drug manufacturers). Anyone know what the ideal poo parameters are ?

#3&4 are considered normal.

I am slightly worried, 3&4 have never appeared in my toilet when I've been in there :shock:

EKE_38BPM

3&4 are what I normally do.

NGale, consider your diet. A bit of fruit and veg work wonders.

NGale

EKE_38BPM wrote:

3&4 are what I normally do.

NGale, consider your diet. A bit of fruit and veg work wonders.

eat stacks of fruit and veg and have a low fat and low sugar diet. The problem rests with IBS. crap bowel movements are a part of it.

EKE_38BPM

You can get that chart on merchandise! What is the world coming to?!

joelsim

I can't believe you're blaming it on your local bike shop. Cut down on the chilli sauce.

EKE_38BPM

NGale wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

3&4 are what I normally do.

NGale, consider your diet. A bit of fruit and veg work wonders.

eat stacks of fruit and veg and have a low fat and low sugar diet. The problem rests with IBS. crap bowel movements are a part of it.

Theres your problem, not enough lard.

davis

EKE_38BPM wrote:

You can get that chart on merchandise! What is the world coming to?!

Ok, that'd stop people stealing my mug.

Allez Mark

I have suffered from heartburn for many years. I can normally control it with the correct diet and Gaviscon. Just lately I have been getting it everyday nad nothing seems to control it. I also feel really bloated and ill after every meal. I have been to the doctors and am awaiting test results. The doctor hopes it's Helicobacter, which can be cured with antibiotics. It's possible I could have an ulcer or Gastroenteritis or it could be Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Hopefully I will get it sorted soon. It's really getting me down now.

Paul E

I have only ever had it once, after a huge xmas meal last year, I hardly slept through the night and it was so uncomfortable, glad I don't get it often so everyone has my sympathy

Twostage

Allez Mark wrote:

I have suffered from heartburn for many years. I can normally control it with the correct diet and Gaviscon. Just lately I have been getting it everyday nad nothing seems to control it. I also feel really bloated and ill after every meal. I have been to the doctors and am awaiting test results. The doctor hopes it's Helicobacter, which can be cured with antibiotics. It's possible I could have an ulcer or Gastroenteritis or it could be Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Hopefully I will get it sorted soon. It's really getting me down now.

Persistent problems do grind you down. Hopefully the results will lead to a cure or least a way of managing it.

dcurzon

my uncle had this, he was dead a couple of weeks later.

Twostage

Paul E wrote:

I have only ever had it once, after a huge xmas meal last year, I hardly slept through the night and it was so uncomfortable, glad I don't get it often so everyone has my sympathy

From memory I'm in the 'once' category. Had an Indian meal and the rice was slightly undercooked but this didn't stop me filling my face. I then had a couple (ahem) of pints of guinness and it must have swelled the rice. I could hardly move. I felt like a bag of microwave popcorn.

NGale

EKE_38BPM wrote:

NGale wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

3&4 are what I normally do.

NGale, consider your diet. A bit of fruit and veg work wonders.

eat stacks of fruit and veg and have a low fat and low sugar diet. The problem rests with IBS. crap bowel movements are a part of it.

Theres your problem, not enough lard.

believe me if I have the wrong things to eat it I am not a great person to be around with the noises I can produce :shock:

greg66_tri_v2.0

dcurzon wrote:

my uncle had this, he was dead a couple of weeks later.

Nice. You should turn that into a bedtime story, you know, for kids.

bails87

Maxticate wrote:

Twostage wrote:

There must be some perfect consistency and frequency they are aiming for (or being driven to by the drug manufacturers). Anyone know what the ideal poo parameters are ?

#3&4 are considered normal.

FCN numbers just took on a whole new meaning.......

UndercoverElephant

bails87 wrote:

Maxticate wrote:

Twostage wrote:

There must be some perfect consistency and frequency they are aiming for (or being driven to by the drug manufacturers). Anyone know what the ideal poo parameters are ?

#3&4 are considered normal.

FCN numbers just took on a whole new meaning.......

It's all upside-down, though. An FCN 7 would overtake anything...

veronese68

I used to get heartburn after drinking Guiness, so I drink brown beer now.
I now only get heartburn if the EPO makes sandwiches with that bread with a lot of seeds and other bits in it. I told her this, she seems to be using it more. I have heartburn as I write this. Should I worry? Has she worked out I'm worth more dead than alive due to life insurance policies? I don't think I can die from heartburn, but who knows what she'll try next.
I know I could make my own sandwiches. But I'm a lazy sod.

itboffin

Where on that scale is colour? mine are slowly turning yellow :?

jzed

dcurzon wrote:

my uncle had this, he was dead a couple of weeks later.

Boffin - it seems you may not have much time. Best make the most of it - beer and burgers. You around for a couple of beers tomorrow to say goodbye to us forumites.

itboffin

JZed wrote:

dcurzon wrote:

my uncle had this, he was dead a couple of weeks later.

Boffin - it seems you may not have much time. Best make the most of it - beer and burgers. You around for a couple of beers tomorrow to say goodbye to us forumites.

Getting my blood test results tomorrow

EKE_38BPM

itboffin wrote:

JZed wrote:

dcurzon wrote:

my uncle had this, he was dead a couple of weeks later.

Boffin - it seems you may not have much time. Best make the most of it - beer and burgers. You around for a couple of beers tomorrow to say goodbye to us forumites.

Getting my blood test results tomorrow

Are the medics hoping it has stopped fermenting by then?

itboffin

Hmm even though I had blood tests and a check up i'm still not 100% sure this isn't something nasty waiting to happen, I realise the Internet is the worst place to search of health matters but ... I have the following symptoms.

- Squeezing chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Tightness in chest
- Recurring chest discomfort
- Indigestion gas-like pain
- Fatigue
- Discomfort/pain left shoulder blade

I've not heard of Gastro causing those symptoms before :?

rjsterry

Could be more than one thing, rather than a single cause, but it sounds like you need to make a PITA of yourself at the doctors' until they get to the bottom of it. Hope it isn't anything too serious.

wyadvd

Maxticate wrote:

Twostage wrote:

There must be some perfect consistency and frequency they are aiming for (or being driven to by the drug manufacturers). Anyone know what the ideal poo parameters are ?

#3&4 are considered normal.

Knew a GI consultant who had a coffee mug with that embossed on the inside of the Mug...... lovely.

Seriously, any sort of sudden chest pain , call an ambulance and get an ECG, preferably;y during the pan, whether you think it is digestive in origin or not. most areas of the country now have emergency stenting as a 24hr service less than an hour's ride away, but only if you call an ambulance and you have ST elevation and chest pain. If you walk into A and E under your own steam then forget it. by the time the junior doctors have realised you are having a STEMI it will be too late for a stent to do your heart any real good. phone an ambulance. If you are not having a heart attack the they will leave you alone.

Twostage

itboffin wrote:

Hmm even though I had blood tests and a check up i'm still not 100% sure this isn't something nasty waiting to happen, I realise the Internet is the worst place to search of health matters but ... I have the following symptoms.

- Squeezing chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Tightness in chest
- Recurring chest discomfort
- Indigestion gas-like pain
- Fatigue
- Discomfort/pain left shoulder blade

I've not heard of Gastro causing those symptoms before :?

You're right you can scare the Type 7 out of yourself by Google-diagnosis.

itboffin

On my way home again, feeling esp bad today. Had a mini meltdown on the journey in.

davis

itboffin wrote:

On my way home again, feeling esp bad today. Had a mini meltdown on the journey in.

Go directly to doctor. Do not pass "Go". Do not collect £200

Clever Pun

UndercoverElephant wrote:

bails87 wrote:

Maxticate wrote:

Twostage wrote:

There must be some perfect consistency and frequency they are aiming for (or being driven to by the drug manufacturers). Anyone know what the ideal poo parameters are ?

#3&4 are considered normal.

FCN numbers just took on a whole new meaning.......

It's all upside-down, though. An FCN 7 would overtake anything...

you would be done and dusted after a couple of seconds... DDDesc if you will.

where as the smaller FCN's can give you a good 10-20 mins of output

itboffin

Back OT I just got back from the docs seems i'm a bit of a mess really.

My cholesterol is 6.8, resting HR 79 and blood pressure was 137/87 added to which my liver function test was 60.

Whilst know of these are over the high limits they are all at max of normal, which given how well I eat and exercise plus the family history of heart attacks doesn't fill me with joy.

So more tests in two weeks.