Posted on 12/07/2014 3:04:53 PM PST by bestintxas
President Barack Obama, who had medical tests on Saturday after complaining of a sore throat, is suffering from acid reflux, the president's physician said.
"The president's symptoms are consistent with soft tissue inflammation related to acid reflux and will be treated accordingly," Obama's doctor, Captain Ronny Jackson, said in a statement.
Acid reflux is a condition in which the stomach contents flow back up from the stomach into the esophagus, causing such symptoms as heartburn and sore throat.
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Obama, 53, went to Walter Reed military hospital for a fiber optic exam of his throat and since swelling was detected, doctors decided to perform a CT scan as well, Jackson said.
"The CT scan was conducted this afternoon purely as a matter of convenience for the President's schedule. The CT scan was normal," Jackson added.
Jackson said he recommended Obama go to Walter Reed for the tests after the president complained of suffering from a sore throat over the past couple of weeks.
Jackson did not give any cause for Obama's case of the illness.
There are many risk factors for acid reflux, including smoking, use of alcohol and hiatal hernia, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Most people respond to lifestyle changes and medicines, although many patients need to continue on medication to control their symptoms.
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They were double checking for esophageal cancer, stomach cancer or other as it has a high incidence in smokers and what else has he smoked in his life...
If he had anything serious - they wouldn’t tell us anyway...
But we can wish.
Barry, take a Pepcid. LOL!
I already have osteoporosis. Had it years before the reflux. I’ll keep my Omneprazole since I can actually sleep now.
had that done to me 19 yrs ago. there are side effects but easy to manage
**** “Generally, I ate when I got home, then went to sleep not long after. It catches up with you.” *****
For the last 20+ years food is “How” I go to sleep ... otherwise I watch the sun come up 2 or 3 days in a row, I eat one meal per day and it is at bed time, it may not be ideal, but it works.
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I think some things have been stuck in his throat over the years.
Dodging the former DC mayor’s funeral? Now that is a real interesting possibility.
Ooookay. What does your post #2 suggest?
I had eye muscle surgery on 11/7. Have been back to my surgeon a few times so she could use tweezers to stretch them. Have another appt Wednesday. Will have to have more surgeries after the 1st before my eye is in focus with the other one. Seeing double for over a year was no fun at all. Do not want anything else done until this is over. My vision is better but still have double vision problem every now and then.
If he was seriously ill, would he tell us? Would the media pressure him to tell the truth?
I wonder if it is the Nicorette Gum he has probably used for years now. I think it may have caused my chronic acid reflux.
>> consider a Nissen fundoplication.
I fundoplicated in a Toyota, years ago... what’s the advantage of doing it in a Datsun?
Anyone really believe it was acid reflux? You don’t need a work up for that. Change your diet, don’t eat at night and sleep with your head a bit higher. Something else is going on with him. How much are we on the hook for?
Stop the Tums. It actually causes more of the problem.
“His mother Stanley Ann Dunham was a heavy smoker. She died of cancer at a relatively young age, not quite 53.”
I smoke-—I’m 82.
Something’s going to get us no matter what we do.
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Two years later and a relative still has all sorts of problems from the surgery. Kidneys shut down. Constant infections. Blood pressure bottoms out, etc.
I haven’t had to do the baking soda, Roland’s, tums, etc thing for years now.
Yes, he is POTUS, but I think the level of tests seem a bit excessive. Under Obamacare treatment protocols (death panels) I doubt any of us peons would get those tests for a sore throat. After our 10 minute visit with a physicians assistant we would be sent home and told to gargle with salt water or for acid reflux be told to buy some antacid tablets
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