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Q: Can generalized anxiety disorder lead to Gastroesophageal reflux disease?
can chronic anxiety problems contribute to acid reflux?

A: Yes it can. Stress and anxiety are very hard on the abdomen. Ever notice how you sort of lose your appetite? Can cause excess digestive fluids, even when there is nothing in the abdomen to digest. and they can and often do, travel into the esophagus. Anxiety can cause all kinds of digestive problems. and as you know, stomach ulcers are very often caused by stress.

Q: Where in the body are these DIGESTIVE DISORDERS?
Locate the SITE of each digestive disorder AND which organs are involved in each disorder.

-appendicitis
-celiac disease
-diverticulitis
-dysentery
-gallstones
-gastroesophageal reflux disease
-gingivitis
-hiatus hernia
-pyloric stenosis
-ulcerative colitis

PLEASE HELP

A: apendicitis- the appendix
celiac- the duadem
gallstones- gall bladeer
gastroesophagel reglux- esophagus
gingivitis (?!)- the gums….
hiatus hernia- small intestines, duadem
ulcerative- the stomach

thats all i can an answer for you sorry. deffinately google some of these. if you are ever confused again just look with in the name. most of them actually tell you

Q: THIS IS MY COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAY, IS IT READY TO BE SENT TO COLLEGES?
I would like to share with you something about my current medical situation. Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person, but I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner, and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of.For the past several years, I have been afflicted by a physical situation that has sometimes interfered with my ability to focus, both in the classroom and out. I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Ladies’ Room. Despite my terrible discomfort, I refused to accept that there might be something wrong with me, and would not seek treatment. I know now that I should have been less determined to suffer in silence and more willing to accept help. Finally, my parents insisted on bringing the matter to the attention of a physician. I was tested, over a period of several weeks, for colon cancer, Crohn’s Disease, intestinal obstructions, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Heliocobacter pylori (commonly known as ulcer), celiac sprue (commonly known as wheat allergy), lactose intolerance, gallstones, bile duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis (the narrowing of the bile ducts), “Sphincter of Oddi” dysfunction and pancreatitis. You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I had none of these terrible diseases.Finally, I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is sometimes known as spastic colon, nervous colon, nervous stomach, mucous colitis and spastic colitis, and is distinguished by abnormal bowel habits, such as diarrhea (loose stools), constipation or sometimes, as in my own case, both. It is well known to experts in this field that periods of stress can intensify the severity of IBS. I have certainly found my busy schedule of six honors/AP classes, Varsity field hockey, swimming and track teams, performing lead roles in three consecutive Spring Musicals, volunteering at the local animal shelter, tutoring at-risk children, and working three evenings a week plus all day Saturday at The Gap to be, at times, stressful, but of course it is impossible to say what has caused me to be afflicted with this very horrible syndrome.Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause.[1] In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.[2] Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, respectively). IBS may begin after an infection (post-infectious, IBS-PI), a stressful life event, or onset of maturity without any other medical indicators.
Although there is no cure for IBS, there are treatments that attempt to relieve symptoms, including dietary adjustments, medication and psychological interventions. Patient education and a good doctor-patient relationship are also important. Several conditions may present as IBS including celiac disease, Fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis, several inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system. IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients. But it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and it increases a patient’s medical costs, and contributes to work absenteeism. Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS, in conjunction with increased costs produces a disease with a high societal cost. It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer’s life. In fact, doctors do not know what causes IBS, or why people who share my disease feel the need to have a bowel movement soon after eating, causing diarrhea, or why the prolonged spasm of the large intestine causes stool to stay in one area for too long and get dried out, resulting in small hard stools (constipation). As of today, palliative treatments are only in the experimental stage, and the hard truth is that there is no cure for IBS. It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age. I do not know what the future will hold for me and other I

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Q: THIS IS MY COLLEGE ESSAY, IS IT READY TO BE SENT TO COLLEGES?
I would like to share with you something about my current medical situation. Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person, but I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner, and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of.

For the past several years, I have been afflicted by a physical situation that has sometimes interfered with my ability to focus, both in the classroom and out. I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Ladies’ Room. Despite my terrible discomfort, I refused to accept that there might be something wrong with me, and would not seek treatment. I know now that I should have been less determined to suffer in silence and more willing to accept help. Finally, my parents insisted on bringing the matter to the attention of a physician. I was tested, over a period of several weeks, for colon cancer, Crohn’s Disease, intestinal obstructions, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, Heliocobacter pylori (commonly known as ulcer), celiac sprue (commonly known as wheat allergy), lactose intolerance, gallstones, bile duct stones, sclerosing cholangitis (the narrowing of the bile ducts), “Sphincter of Oddi” dysfunction and pancreatitis. You can imagine how relieved I was to learn that I had none of these terrible diseases.

Finally, I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS is sometimes known as spastic colon, nervous colon, nervous stomach, mucous colitis and spastic colitis, and is distinguished by abnormal bowel habits, such as diarrhea (loose stools), constipation or sometimes, as in my own case, both. It is well known to experts in this field that periods of stress can intensify the severity of IBS. I have certainly found my busy schedule of six honors/AP classes, Varsity field hockey, swimming and track teams, performing lead roles in three consecutive Spring Musicals, volunteering at the local animal shelter, tutoring at-risk children, and working three evenings a week plus all day Saturday at The Gap to be, at times, stressful, but of course it is impossible to say what has caused me to be afflicted with this very horrible syndrome.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS or spastic colon) is a diagnosis of exclusion. It is a functional bowel disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain, discomfort, bloating, and alteration of bowel habits in the absence of any detectable organic cause.[1] In some cases, the symptoms are relieved by bowel movements.[2] Diarrhea or constipation may predominate, or they may alternate (classified as IBS-D, IBS-C or IBS-A, respectively). IBS may begin after an infection (post-infectious, IBS-PI), a stressful life event, or onset of maturity without any other medical indicators.

Although there is no cure for IBS, there are treatments that attempt to relieve symptoms, including dietary adjustments, medication and psychological interventions. Patient education and a good doctor-patient relationship are also important.[2]

Several conditions may present as IBS including celiac disease, Fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis,[4] several inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system.[5][6]

IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients.[7][8][9][10][11] But it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and it increases a patient’s medical costs,[12][13] and contributes to work absenteeism.[14][15] Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS,[16][17][18] in conjunction with increased costs produces a disease with a high societal cost.[19] It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer’s life.

In fact, doctors do not know what causes IBS, or why people who share my disease feel the need to have a bowel movement soon after eating, causing diarrhea, or why the prolonged spasm of the large intestine causes stool to stay in one area for too long and get dried out, resulting in small hard stools (constipation). As of today, palliative treatments are only in the experimental stage, and the hard truth is that there is no cure for IBS.

It has been very difficult for me to accept thi

A: It flows really nicely . . .But I am unsure as to what the college asked you. What was the prompt in the first place? Is this a college entrance essay or is it another one of the essays that asks you to explain your “disabilities”?
If this is a college entrance exam that goes over something like “explain any physical disabilities/hardships that you have and how you overcame them” then you did a good job explaining your phsyical disabilities but you didnt do a good job explaining on how YOU cope with it. How did you win your battle with this disease? How have you come to terms with it? What have you learned about yourself when facing this disability? In fact you generalized it a bit too much. No one wants to know treatments, or what doctors think or what they can do. They want to know about YOU! So include some positives and it will look good.

Q: who are tehse cyber police i have been reported to?
HERES THE SITUATION

this question was posted:

I DID NOT ADDRESS HER IN AN ABUSIVE MANNER AT ALL–i have told people off who have attcked me first…I have always politely relayed my knowledge of fibro—from my extensive research into traditional and alternative methods…

so heres teh quetsion–who are these cyber police she refers to? i woudl like them to contact me

What is the best Medicine for Fibromyalgia?
Which is the best medicine for Fibromyalgia besides Lyrica I cannot take any NSAID’S Like Motrin or Naproxen because of GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease?

There were 2 repsonses:

the first from AL (not her real name)

Omega 3 Oils and Magnesium.

Get it from your diet as well.

Stop eating processed foods.

Stop eating fried foods.

Stop eating wheat.

Find an alternative source for calcium – stop consuming dairy products.

MY RESPONSE:

there is no best medicien–it is differnt fr every one

NSAIDS don’t work as tehri is no inflammtion

the otehr 2 approved meds are CYMBALTA and SAVELLA whicha re SNRIs–also other neds that regulate teh neuro transmitters

you cna try alternatives to LYRICA–other anti seizure meds–not helped me…

rela fms is a neuro condition–any treatment–even alternative neneds to focus of regulating teh neuro suystem

be carefula bout what people say cured tehm–fms is highly over diagnosed by incompetant docs–many are stiulll saying ther is inflammtion—people taht have been cured never had real fms

NOTICE TEHRE ARE ONLY 2 RESPONSES
each 1 has ONE thumbsdown

THIS IS THE SCATHING EMAIL I GET FROM AL (she does not allow email from me)

From: AL

Subject: You need to get a medical background job…

Message: …so that you can get registered to receive real medical information both in lectures and snail mail and on the Internet by paying for it.

One medical researcher doing “research” on YOU does not constitute peer reviewed medical knowledge.

Read “The Inflammation Cure ” by toxicology and immunology professor William Joel Meggs.

“Fibromyalgia” involves inflammation unseen by the naked eye. It is in the brain.

Get yourself a reputable neurologist – a movement disorder one. Have a gentetic screening test done and start making yourself healthy with food instead of advising the misinformed to take more drugs with many side-effects. Stay out of the sun.

Any good medical doctor knows that there are foods that promote inflammation and foods that reduce inflammation. However unscrupulous ones enjoy using uninformed ones as guinea pigs to try out new medicines and bogus, not peer reviewed treatments.

Diet does work. I am living proof. I have a progressive neurological condition as well as a medical background.

Stop hacking into peoples accounts and using multiple YA accounts to annoy people. I have reported you to the appropriate police unit for cyber crime in the past. They know who you are.

**********************************************************************************

here are teh real faxcts: FIBROMyalgia is accepted to be a neurologicAL CONDITION With NO INFLAMMTION–this theory is uphelp by teh top researchers around teh world

It is true taht diet willhelp optimize teh body and make it stronger to deal with teh Fibromylagia–and possibly help reduce teh symptoms

but it will not control fibro like AL claims…

there are many conditions that mimic fibro–and at least one of tehm will be comtrol with diet alone

i ahve particiapted in legitimate researc=h with world renowned resaerchers taht are published and peer reviewd

and her sattement about tehr beign invisable inflammtion is how shoudl i say it—in appropriate

so i could refute everything she said–with ACCPETED RESEARCH
i ahve never claiemnd to eb a medical professional (she has)

STOP HACKING INTO ACCOUNTS
( iw oudln’t if i copudl)

STOP USING MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
(ther eis one otehr answer here–and one thumbs down–how does taht indicate i am using mulitple acounts–yes i ahve an old account–but only 1 i am currently using..i got a new email address due to sapm so i had to start a new account)

i have tried a fibro friendly diet–and got worse–so I am living proof taht diet doesn’t cure fibro
the quetsion is

who are these cyber police –i woul dlove to talk to tehm

sorry for teh typing–due to my diability
btw–filing a false police report is a crime in teh real world
i am in teh US–i don’t knwo where she is
jem–i wish you were –so i coudl report her to you..

her wild accusations just further prove that she is unstable and her information is just as crazy as she is

A: I am a cyber policeman and I know all about you.

Q: SHould we make alcohol illegal?
With all of the problems that alcohol causes, isn’t it time that we make it illegal again? How can we let this stay legal? Why should our society put up with a bunch of drunks? Look at all the problems that alcohol causes.

Liver disease Elevated liver enzyme levels Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis

Pancreatic disease Acute pancreatitis, chronic pancreatitis
Cardiovascular disease Hypertension Cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, stroke

Gastrointestinal problems Gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, diarrhea, peptic ulcer disease Esophageal varices, Mallory-Weiss tears

Neurologic disorders Headaches, blackouts, peripheral neuropathy Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, seizures, Wernicke’s encephalopathy, dementia, cerebral atrophy, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive deficits, impaired motor functioning

Reproductive system disorders Fetal alcohol effects, fetal alcohol syndrome Sexual dysfunction, amenorrhea, anovulation, early menopause, spontaneous abortion

Cancers Neoplasm of the liver, neoplasm of the head and neck, neoplasm of the pancreas, neoplasm of the esophagus

Psychiatric comorbidities Depression, anxiety Affective disorders, anxiety disorders, antisocial personality

Legal problems Traffic violations, driving while intoxicated, public intoxication Motor vehicle accidents, violent offenses, fires

Employment problems Tardiness, sick days, inability to concentrate, decreased competence Accidents, injury, job loss, chronic unemployment

Family problems Family conflict, erratic child discipline, neglect of responsibilities, social isolation Divorce, spouse abuse, child abuse or neglect, loss of child custody

Effects on children Overresponsibility, acting out, withdrawal, inability to concentrate, school problems, social isolation Learning disorders, behavior problems, emotional disturbance
We need to step up the War on Drugs to include alcohol.

It has NO positive benefits on our society.

NONE.

It should be illegal.

A: I totally agree!!

Marijuana should be legal instead!!

Several conditions may present as IBS including celiac disease, Fructose malabsorption,[3] mild infections, parasitic infections like giardiasis, several inflammatory bowel diseases, functional chronic constipation, and chronic functional abdominal pain. In IBS, routine clinical tests yield no abnormalities, though the bowels may be more sensitive to certain stimuli, such as balloon insufflation testing. The exact cause of IBS is unknown. The most common theory is that IBS is a disorder of the interaction between the brain and the gastrointestinal tract, although there may also be abnormalities in the gut flora or the immune system.

IBS does not lead to more serious conditions in most patients. But it is a source of chronic pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and it increases a patient’s medical costs, and contributes to work absenteeism. Researchers have reported that the high prevalence of IBS, in conjunction with increased costs produces a disease with a high societal cost. It is also regarded as a chronic illness and can dramatically affect the quality of a sufferer’s life.

It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age. I do not know what the future will h

A: You wrote a book report on IBS. It doesn’t talk about your personal struggle with it, just the general symptoms. It’s perfectly okay to talk about how a disability affected you, but it needs to be related to your own life experience, such as how you dealt with it, what you learned about yourself, etc…

Sounds like you are a junior, so you still have plenty of time to work on this, but remember, colleges will give you different prompts, so you need to be ready to write about different topics that may fit the prompt better.

It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age. I do not know what the future will h

A: No.

This essay is way too long. Most college application essays are limited to 500 words.

Also, if this is not your primary essay, but one used to explain past situations or grades, it is still too lengthy and needs to be cut to about 300 words. Anything longer will come off as whiny and indicate that you will not be able to balance your schoolwork with your illness.

My suggestion, start with sparing the reader the long description of IBS. Most people have heard of it and admissions officers, if they want to know, will look it up. Otherwise, they’re too busy looking through apps at about 2 minutes a piece, so they’ll skip it or be bored.

It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age. I do not know what the future will h

A: You made your entire essay an essay about IBS, and not about you. This just describes IBS, but you never personalize it to yourself, and you get off-topic (topic being you) quickly and never get back on track.

And it feels as if you are asking for sympathy. Everyone knows sympathy is given out of compassion, not when someone is basically asking for it.

It has been very difficult for me to accept this diagnosis at my young age. I do not know what the future will hold for me and other IBS patients, and I understand that I may be facing a long battle, but I am committed to facing this challenge with the same determination I have faced every other challenge in my life. I am not a quitter, and I am not a complainer, and you should know that, if I am admitted, I will never allow my illness to have a negative impact on my academic, athletic, charitable, creative and social activities in college.

A: It seems like all you really did was explain IBS. You threw in some nice details about yourself and your extracurriculars, but I think that you could have highlighted yourself much more.

I have IBS too, and everything you said was correct, but I just think it wasn’t focused enough on what you could add to the college.

A: I just recently completed my college application season and was accepted to an ivy league school. So, if you are looking to get into a top tier school I hope I can be of assistance! First of all, I am sorry to say that this essay subject is not appropriate for admissions.

However, all is not lost because after editing/shortening of this anecdote can be used in the section marked “additional info” on most college applications (particularly the Common Application) where you can explain circumstances that may have affected your grades/attendance etc. As for using as your “college essay,” I highly advise against this.

First of all, this essay is giving you the opportunity to express yourself about what you are passionate about, what kind of individual you will be in the context of their campus, and what dimensions you will add to their learning environment. This essay simply does not evoke the type of person you are outside of your diagnosis. In fact, despite the hurt that this syndrome may have caused you, its not a particularly unique or inspiring story when thousands of essays are clamoring to shine. The majority of your essay seems like an informative article describing what IBS is, NOT YOU! More focus needs to be on you! A simple conclusion that you are not a quitter will not suffice.

One of the most important tips I can provide you is this: Do not say “I am not a quitter or I am this” etc….SHOW THEM. Keep a balance between being clear and subtle. The way you respond to a certain event should be described ever so discretely to show that this is genuinely the way you are without blatantly saying I am this…shouldn’t the reader figure that out? And I have to agree that this topic is TMI and makes the reader somewhat uncomfortable. You say you don’t want to talk about it in detail and then later express your ordeal with every detail imaginable…making us feel as if you didn’t want to tell us about it but you felt forced so you could get admissions. We want you to express something you want to express and feel proud about.

Your essay should written to the point where if your close friends read it among a pile of other papers they could easily pinpoint that this one was yours

P.S. You should work on a stronger thesis! The first sentence did not command attention as it should when your competing with thousands of others for admissions.

A: What is this? This is not a college essay. Anyway, it is filled with mostly unimportant details, people know what IBS is. You do not have to tell us. I knew that was what you probably had when you said early on when you say “I do not wish to be too specific about the symptoms of my disease, except to say that they are digestive in nature and sometimes require me to spend long periods of time in the Ladies’ Room” and then proceed to actually be very specific lol. This contradiction is emblematic of your entire paper: so many words and you say very little.

This is what your “essay” should be like:

“I now accept that my physical limitations have quite possibly impacted my high school performance in a negative manner.

I received the diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

That is all. This essay you provided is more like something on applications listed as “Additional information.” Just say your piece, do not make a sing and dance about it, because to be honest it is boring and does not inform much of anything that people do not all ready know. You made this into a research paper on IBS, this is silly. Your essay is filled with so much superfluous details

“Ordinarily I would not do so, as I am an intensely private person”

“Therefore, I am reluctantly going to allow access to information that I would never, otherwise, speak of.”

etc. We do not need these sentences, and we do not need a lot of the words you include (your essay is very verbose).

You also lie to yourself, and it reflects negatively on you:

“and I feel that it is only fair that you have this information. ” Um, no, this is only fair for *you* to have this information. It affects your admission, not theirs.

Anyway, you probably spent a long time on this, but it is not very good, sorry.

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