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and/or get a wedge to sleep on, and sleep on memory Some people take dozens of supplements at the same time. foam. Don't eat spicy foods. Lose weight if possible. | Not recommended! It may be necessary to pull capsules Avoid alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and nightshades apart and put the contents into a liquid, or cut down on (tomato, potato, etc.), and avoid or get muscle-tested for supplements until healing has occurred. Always dairy, wheat, gluten, vinegar and citrus. Avoid fried or remember that any food or supplement that shocks the greasy foods, mints, nuts, soda, hot or cold food or drink, | stomach or oesophagus can immediately bring back the fats and oils including raw "nutritional" oils, and clothing hernia. that's tight at the waist. Don't eat less than three hours before going to sleep. Try a liquid diet, juicing or baby | The Oesophagus Connection food if you're suffering greatly. Don't eat too much Let us now take an important detour to the roughage or take many tablets or capsules at once. oesophagus. Some of the complaints attributable to Bed elevation is crucial for easing hiatal hernia. It may hiatal hernia may be caused by the so-called Schatzki's be a shock to learn that until about 200 years ago, people __ ring and not the hernia itself, or by both. Schatzki's ring slept in the seated position against a is a disorder of the lower oesophageal wall (see The History Channel video sphincter (LOS or LES). The LES acts Cities of the Underworld: Freemason like a valve between the oesophagus Underground). Elevate the top of ine and ine stomach. Schau ie isa bed by 6-9 inches by placing cinder hardened, thickened, multifold, scar- (concrete) blocks, iW anytning sturdy, Bed elevation is pee eee Ae s ring is present. the under the top posts/legs. You can also . . loesn't function properly. It may buy a wedge to sleep on, or you can do crucial for easing be open when it should be closed, mnetnoryfoatn on top. Purchase anew hiatal hernia. when Te should be open. the latter mattress with memory-foam padding, It may be a shock condition may trap food above the or the less expensive 2-4 inch (~5-10 to learn that ring. There may be constriction. cm) overlay for the whole bed, to . Trapped food, or spasms of the prevent and to overcome trigger until about oesophagus, can then cause breathing points. The new padding may difficulty (asthma, etc.), need to be outgassed for several 200 years ago, tachycardia or other arrhythmia. weeks or months before use, for people slept in Schatzki's ring should show up on hose with MCS. Some sources ge upper GI X-ray or endoscopy. recommend sleeping on the back the seated position Breads and fibrous (tough) meats are more likely to get trapped at the LES ring. Dry foods (like bread) can be a problem, but allergy may also be a factor. "Steakhouse syndrome" is the nickname that ER personnel have actors can immediately push the given this syndrome. People stomach back up through the come in with anxiety and diaphragm. respiratory, cardiac or cardiac-like symptoms due to Diet constraints cannot be overemphasised in keeping trapped food. Any hard food, tablet or capsule can get HHS in check. Eating only small meals is key. Getting stuck. The person may have swallowing difficulty. Foods complete food-allergy testing, via kinesiology, and may need to be puréed in advanced cases, as peristalsis possibly rotating foods to avoid new food allergies canbe = may be impaired. In the ER, sometimes an emergency crucial. Avoiding greasy and spicy foods is also essential. | endoscopy is performed to remove trapped food or have found that roughage may have disastrous ablets. Endoscopic stretching of the ring—via an consequences for the HHS sufferer: the fibre may inserted tool—may be recommended for Schatzki's ring if immediately push the stomach back up, or worsen the _ there is narrowing and if the person has swallowing condition itself. Likewise with nuts and seeds. So, only _ difficulty. Some people report improvement in their or on the left side, not on the right side. If you have certain eart conditions, you may have to avoid left-side sleeping as well. Lifting, bending, sneezing, coughing, stress and many other against a wall. soft foods, cooked foods or juices should be consumed at ealth after this. Others report that the procedure only first. A pure juice diet may have healing potential, at asts for six months to a year, and have it done every year. least in part, because the liquid diet may allow HHS/VNI The cause of Schatzki's ring is "officially" unknown. to heal! Clinical radiologist O. Arthur Stiennon, MD, hypothesised Taking supplements may cause or exacerbate HHS. The hat the entire LES/HHS is caused by a hypercontraction of hard tablets and capsules (until they dissolve) may also the longitudinal muscle of the oesophagus. Stiennon speculated push the stomach right back up through the diaphragm. hat the hiatal hernia, LES ring, hypo- or hyperacidity, Some people take dozens of supplements at the same time. Not recommended! It may be necessary to pull capsules apart and put the contents into a liquid, or cut down on supplements until healing has occurred. Always remember that any food or supplement that shocks the stomach or oesophagus can immediately bring back the hernia. It may be a shock to learn that until about 200 years ago, people slept in the seated position 28 * NEXUS JUNE - JULY 2011 Bed elevation is crucial for easing hiatal hernia. against a wall. www.nexusmagazine.com