Maybe it was something he ate.
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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Calcium citrate solves that issue -- is absorbed without the acid.
None of that has anything to do with my particular case of gastroesophageal reflux disorder. Hiatal hernia does, somewhat.
Has anyone thought it might be throat cancer? That’s what killed President Ulysses S. Grant.
It also depends a great deal on what you eat, as well. A lot of the things I ate were fairly acidic.
good luck with the eye surgery
I think he probably swallowed a golf ball.
yum yum! surely millions of good Americans will donate more for him too
just an expression of fake crying. like i feel soo bad he has a sore throat.
Maybe it was something he ate.
It boggles my mind that anyone would subject themselves to surgery when a trip to the Chiropractor, one who can fix Hiatal Hernias, is simple. Ask when you call before making an appointment...I know I was blessed.
I ask her not to do the surgery, but some people are just deceived by doctors nowadays. And from your reply it’s obvious surgery is dangerous.
Thanks.
OMG, the relative, in his 50s, has gone in for I don’t remember how many surgeries to correct something from the previous one. He’s so many near death episodes with it all. He gets episodes of dizziness and has to rest a while, I’m guessing from the low bp. Then he gets horrid pains and infections so more weeks in the hospital. More than a dozen and a half emergency runs to the hospital aside from the scheduled appointments. Nipped whatever things during surgery. Stitches not holding. Leaks. You name it, it’s happened. He’s had to quit work and is now getting SSI. His life has done a 180 the past year or two. At first, we tried to laugh it off and said his wife was paying the doctor to bump him off but all the complications have been down right scary.
My friend has had a terrible time and she almost died....in fact she put things in order to die. She couldn’t eat and now she has bowel issues since having that hiatal hernia surgery that she never had before.
I wouldn’t have one of those, it’s dangerous.
I am so glad my chiropractor offered to fix mine. He said this will hurt like hell for minute, but you will be glad it was done....fifteen years ago, and no more problems, today I eat what I want and not even acid reflex or any problems. Amazing that most things can be fixed without surgery.
I’m so sorry about your relative, it must be hell when you are hungry but can’t eat without pain and infection...will pray for him too.
The Race Huckster!
ROFL...too funny for words.
WOW you find or make some of the funniest stuff.
Awesome!
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