Approximately 20% of adults have GERD in the western world. GERD stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease. Symptoms can occur daily in approximately 7% of patients, weekly in 14%, and monthly in 15% to 40% of all patients. Acid blocking meds, aka PPI’s like Nexium,...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with digestion. Even as a teenager, I remember feeling the bloat and discomfort after eating a heavy carb meal. But as an ignorant teenager, I assumed the discomfort was part of a normal process. As a health fanatic, I...
Many of you know I struggled with my health recently. The struggle became real when I became seriously sick and was hospitalized for 9 days. It wasn’t a Lupus flare. It was a serious condition called pancytopenia. Pancytopenia is a condition where all three bloods...
As many of you know, I recently got sick. We still don’t know what caused it, but I believe a small argument I had with my mom triggered a Lupus flare that kept me down for a couple of days. A common family fueled issue brought up emotions which sent me into an...
I’ve been under the weather for the last couple of weeks. Allergy symptoms progressed into a flu that finally knocked me out for a couple of days. Being sick reminds me just how much I take my health for granted. The more I learn, the more I realize that health is a...
