PART ONE-
A child with severe pneumonia can be treated with oral antibiotics as safely and effective at home as in hospital
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DO NOT FORGET THAT GERD is a LACK OF DIGESTIVE STOMACH ACID, not lack of acid, except that when hydrochloric acid is lost in older ages, lactic acid forms from rotting food. ANTACIDS make a GERD victim feel temporarily better, because of attacking the lactic acid, but they also cut out any good stomach acid left in the stomach, and betaine HCl is needed in large amounts after every meal, esp. cooked meals or meals with meat, and washed down with water. DO NOT TAKE ANTACIDS, even (and especially) prescription ones!-"Cheyenne Cin"- P.S. The lactic acid, lack of stomach acid, rotting food, etc., will cause bacteria, biofilms, and horrible dangers!-
Hospitalizations Due To GERD Rose 103% Between 1998 And 2005, USA
The number of people hospitalized because of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) in the USA rose 103% between the period 1998 and 2005, according to details published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRC). During that same period there was a 216% rise in the number of patients hospitalized for other ailments but who also had milder forms of GERD.
A person who suffers GERD experiences chronic heartburn because stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. Left untreated GERD can cause bleeding in the esophagus, the patient may have difficulty swallowing - in some extreme cases cancer of the esophagus can develop.
The AHRQ also reports that the number of people hospitalized just for GERD rose from 91,000 in 1998 to 95,000 in 2005, an increase of about 5%. Among those hospitalizations, the number of people suffering from severe symptoms, such as vomiting, anemia and weight loss rose 39%. There was a 43% increase in the number of patients hospitalized for less severe symptoms, such as chronic coughing, bloating, belching and hoarseness.
During the same period there was an 84% increase in the number of 2-17 year olds hospitalized for GERD, and a 42% increase among infant under the age of 2.
The report is based on information from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Hospitalizations in 1998 and 2005 (PDF).
www.ahrq.gov
A person who suffers GERD experiences chronic heartburn because stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. Left untreated GERD can cause bleeding in the esophagus, the patient may have difficulty swallowing - in some extreme cases cancer of the esophagus can develop.
The AHRQ also reports that the number of people hospitalized just for GERD rose from 91,000 in 1998 to 95,000 in 2005, an increase of about 5%. Among those hospitalizations, the number of people suffering from severe symptoms, such as vomiting, anemia and weight loss rose 39%. There was a 43% increase in the number of patients hospitalized for less severe symptoms, such as chronic coughing, bloating, belching and hoarseness.
During the same period there was an 84% increase in the number of 2-17 year olds hospitalized for GERD, and a 42% increase among infant under the age of 2.
The report is based on information from Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Hospitalizations in 1998 and 2005 (PDF).
www.ahrq.gov
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