As common as eating is very
few people understand all about,
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digestion, and there are some
parts that we know a lot about
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but the common
person knows nothing about.
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So we would like to
talk with you some today
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about this process of digestion,
what eating does in the process
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of digestion, what
your program can do in this
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process of digestion, I think
you will enjoy the program.
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Welcome to Help
Yourself to Health
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with Dr. Agatha Thrash
of Uchee Pines Institute,
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and now here is
your host Dr. Thrash.
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Now you may think that
because eating and digestion
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are so common, after all you
have done it thousands of times,
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that there isn't anything really
very complex about this process,
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but actually there is.
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Now I would like you to come
with me and try to understand
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this whole subject of digestion
and the selection of foods
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and just what we can do
to make it so that indeed
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this complex process runs
as smoothly as we can make it
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and leaves us as
healthy as possible,
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so I've asked Rhonda Clark
to come and help me with this
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thing of explaining this matter
of the complexity of digestion
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and Rhonda is one of my
colleagues at Uchee Pines,
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and Rhonda what do you
do at Uchee Pines mainly?
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- I work currently
in the Lifestyle Center,
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where I do telephone counseling
with individuals who call
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with health questions, I
also am one of the instructors
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in the Lifestyle
Education course.
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- Now Rhonda, I suspect
that you have to do counseling
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with people on this very
complicated subject of digestion
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because digestive
complaints are so common.
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- Indeed they are, we frequently
discuss these issues with people
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over the phone.
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Not only for those who
suffer from the complaints,
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but for those who
want to prevent them.
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- And is G.E.R.D.
ever one of those things?
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- G.E.R.D. indeed is, G.E.R.D.
is the four initials G.E.R.D.
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it stands for gastro
esophageal reflux disease.
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It's quite common,
about 20% of Americans suffer
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from G.E.R.D., and while
some people may take it lightly
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it can lead to more serious
conditions: a narrowing of the
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esophagus, which makes
it difficult to swallow,
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or ultimately esophageal cancer.
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One of the important
structures in the anatomy of the
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digestion system plays a
critical role in G.E.R.D.
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The esophagus is the
tube that brings the food
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from our mouth to our
stomach, and as the esophagus
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joins with the stomach,
right there is a small ring
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of muscular tissue known
as the cardiac sphincter.
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The cardiac
sphincter plays a crucial role,
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in the sense that it separates
the stomach contents from
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the esophagus.
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When the cardiac sphincter
is relaxed, it's open and food
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and beverages can pass
freely into the stomach,
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when it contracts, it closes
and protects the esophagus
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from the acid
contents of the stomach.
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What happens in G.E.R.D.,
is that the cardiac sphincter
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is not functioning
properly and stomach contents
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splash up on to the esophagus
causing pain and spasm.
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One of the main causes
of G.E.R.D. is back pressure
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on the cardiac sphincter, some
of the things that cause that
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and things that should strictly
be avoided if you suffer
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from G.E.R.D. are
things such as tight belts,
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or bands around the abdomen,
which put pressure upward
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against that delicate sphincter.
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Even wearing tight clothing
on the lower half of the body
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can cause that back pressure,
overeating, a very common cause,
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where the little sphincter
constantly has that pressure
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against it.
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Taking liquids in
large amounts with meals,
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even taking in large amounts
of gas producing beverages
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like soda pop, or
gas producing vegetables
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and other foods help
put that pressure there.
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Constipation, pregnancy,
these are conditions which put
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back pressure against and
can contribute to G.E.R.D.
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and there are some drugs
that play a role by relaxing
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the cardiac sphincter, caffeine
being one of the most common
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but some of the common
over the counter pain relievers
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like Tylenol, aspirin, they
play a role, anti-depressant
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medications also do
that, and tranquilizers,
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some of the
sleeping medications.
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Another common cause is
laying down or reclining
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after a meal, or exerting
oneself strenuously after eating
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a meal, so you begin to see
how G.E.R.D. is treated then
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in avoiding those
activities, or those drugs,
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that put back pressure
on this delicate sphincter.
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Other things that we look at
in the treatment of G.E.R.D.,
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one very healthful
treatment is going to a two meal
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eating plan, this ensures
by leaving off the third meal
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of the day, that the
stomach is completely empty
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by the time one retires,
so that as they lay down
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to prepare for bed, there's
nothing there to press against
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the cardiac sphincter.
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Another helpful treatment
is to go for walks after meals
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these are not to be
strenuous or vigorous walks,
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but nice brisk walks that are
gentle exercise using the force
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of gravity, the motion
of the body to help keep the
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stomach contents down in
the stomach and protecting
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the esophagus from
any flowing upwards.
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If the person has pain with
G.E.R.D., one lovely treatment
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is to take Aloe Vera
juice, a couple ounces
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when there is pain can
help relieve the discomfort of
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the esophagus, one
interesting thing about G.E.R.D.
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is that it can cause a
very uncomfortable condition
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known as cardio-spasm,
and Dr. Thrash, I imagine
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you have had some
experience in treating patients
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or counseling
patients with cardio spasm.
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- Oh yes, it is indeed quite
common, in fact just last week
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I had a patient, I had been
counseling with her for a number
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of years about various
things, one is tight clothing,
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tight bands around the
waist and as she complained
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about various intestinal
problems, I pointed out that she
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was indeed tight around
the waste, and since she was
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overweight, to have a
tight band and to be overweight
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that was going to cause a
variety of intestinal problems.
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Poor digestion, pain from
intestinal gas, or bloating
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and then of course the gastro
esophageal reflux disorder.
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So one night last week
her husband called me and said
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I'm having to take my
wife down to the emergency room
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and I don't know what else
to do she is just in such pain.
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So they did go to the emergency
room and spent 14 hours there
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from the time they got
there until the treatment
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and the testing
had been accomplished.
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It would have been
very much better for her,
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if years ago she had
lost some weight, and she had
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adjusted her clothing, by the
way this is not the first time
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that she had suffered
an acute attack of G.E.R.D.
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What other things can you
tell us about this very complex
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problem of digestion?
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- One common call that we
receive at the Lifestyle Center
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is about the bacterial
infection Helicobacter pylori.
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This bacteria is a
leading cause of ulcers,
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both in the
stomach and in the duodenum
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the beginning part
of the small bowel.
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Helicobacter pylori is
spread through food sources
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and water sources, and
the Center For Disease Control
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estimates that two
thirds of the worlds population
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is infected by it.
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Some people however have
these manifestations of ulcers
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when Helicobacter pylori
occurring in the stomach,
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and it's a bacteria, that
very unusually thrives in that
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acid environment.
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There are tests now to
determine if a person has this,
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if you begin showing signs
of an ulcer, such as a gnawing
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burning pain over the
stomach, or above the stomach,
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especially when your stomach
is empty or between meals
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then you may want to have some
testing, some further workup
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to see if indeed
you may have an ulcer.
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Helicobacter pylori used to
be only diagnosed by the patient
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swallowing a tube, passing
a tube down into the stomach
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where specimens can be taken
and grown in the laboratory,
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that was how it was diagnosed.
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But today there are blood
tests, tests of stool specimens
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and more interestingly, a
breath test that can diagnose
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H- pylori.
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With the breath test,
the patient fasts overnight
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and in the morning takes either
a capsule, or a small beverage
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of a drink that contains urea.
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In the presence of urea,
Helicobacter pylori emits
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ammonia, after the person
has taken the beverage and waits
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a period of time they will
blow into a little balloon,
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the balloon is sent to
the lab, where they will test
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for the presence of ammonia,
and if ammonia is present,
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the test is
positive or H-pylori.
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How do we get rid of it?
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That's one of the difficult
questions, and to understand
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the three main
aspects of treating an ulcer
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caused by H-pylori,
it's helpful to look again
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at the anatomy, a
close up view now of the wall
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of the stomach.
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When we look at
the wall of the stomach
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represented by this little
line here, you will notice
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that our stomach is normally
covered by a mucous lining
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it's protective.
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Inside the stomach, we
have hydrochloric acid,
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and other digestive
juices which are very strong
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behind this mucous lining
the wall of the stomach is
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protected.
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One enzyme of
particular note is pepsinogen,
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this is the enzyme
that breaks down proteins
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when it is secreted from
the cells from the gastric wall
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it is perfectly safe to
this muscular structure,
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it does nothing to damage it,
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as it passes beyond this mucous
barrier, and comes in contact
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with hydrochloric acid,
it's converted into pepsin,
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the enzyme that
breaks down protein.
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Our stomach wall is made of
protein, the action of H pylori
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is to destroy this mucous
barrier, to prevent the stomach
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from having that, so pepsin
works directly on the stomach
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to begin digesting it,
causing erosion, pain, and
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a great discomfort
for the person who has
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suffered with an ulcer.
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Treatment involves three
things: eliminating the H pylori
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helping to heal the
ulcer that has developed,
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and replacing, providing
a alternative mucous barrier
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to protect that
area as it heals.
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The New England
Journal of Medicine published
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an interesting report about
an herb, it's actually a resin
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from a Mediterranean tree,
particularly grown in Greece
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called "mastic gum,"
they gave patients with
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Helicobacter pylori
infections a gram of mastic gum
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every day for two weeks,
80% of the patients reported
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improvement in their
symptoms and by taking a look
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through a camera, at their
stomachs, 70% showed improvement
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in the size and
depth of their ulcers.
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It was recommended by
the researchers of this group
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and others, if you
have a H pylori infection
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take one gram of mastic
gum every day for four weeks
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and then you can use a
maintenance dose of 500 mg
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a day to eradicate the
H pylori bacteria itself.
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Another herb that has shown
promise, in eliminating H pylori
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is red Ginseng, and the two
very common antibiotic herbs
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Echinacea and
Golden Seal in combination,
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they also prove beneficial in
eliminating H pylori bacteria.
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To replace the mucous
lining that protects the ulcer
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as it's healing and as
the H pylori is being killed.
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Aloe Vera juice which
we mentioned for G.E.R.D.
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taking two ounces of Aloe
Vera juice before each meal,
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at bedtime, and really
any time there is discomfort,
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can help put a
coating over the stomach wall
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to bring relief.
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Slippery Elm is another herb
that has a mucilage property
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that can help protect that
area, and to heal the ulcer
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itself interestingly cabbage
juice is incredibly beneficial,
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eating raw cabbage or taking
cabbage juice was shown to
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help bring healing.
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Sixty two patients were given
a liter of cabbage juice a day
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divided in doses
over the course of the day
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and showed healing in
a little over seven days.
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When compared with
patients on conventional
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ulcer medications,
healing didn't occur until
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after forty days, so
cabbage juice is a wonderful
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healing agent for ulcers.
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Some other things to consider
would be to avoid any foods
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that will irritate the
area, such as high fat foods,
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spicy and irritating
foods, even sugar can contribute
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to the ongoing
erosion and pain of the ulcer.
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Taking a two meal
plan will show less pepsin
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in the stomach, less
pepsin will mean there is less
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opportunity for that ulcer
area to have further damage
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so eating in
frequently, eating simple meals
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these are things that can
benefit, make sure that you
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drink plenty of water, and
avoid snacking at all costs.
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Even a small snack
between meals will bring pepsin
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to the stomach, and the
opportunity to further damage
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that area.
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Dr. Thrash, I'm sure you
have worked with patients
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with all types of
abdominal disorders.
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- Yes I have, and let's
just review those things
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that can be used to
heal a peptic ulcer, because
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most of the time we think
we must have an antibiotic
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but there are some
anti-microbial herbs that can
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can help: mastic gum is
extremely good, and let's name
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the others, Red Ginseng
also very beneficial, Echinacea,
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and Golden Seal.
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Those are very helpful, and
then the Aloe Vera to soothe
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and coat the lining of
the stomach, so that it can
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heal better, sounds great.
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I enjoy treating
peptic ulcer now.
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I remember when I
was in medical school,
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we knew that the treatment
that the treatment that we had
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for peptic ulcer was not good,
but we didn't know what to do
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because our understanding
of it's cause was all together
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wrong, but we have advanced
very far in our understanding
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just by getting the Helicobacter
pylori identified and
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to understand that it
causes a large percentage
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of peptic ulcers.
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Now I would like to
talk with you some about
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this matter of
digestion and it's anatomy.
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Of course as an
anatomist I am most thankful
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that we have such wonderful
charts that can help us to know
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just how to understand
this process of digestion
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and you might think that
digestion begins down here
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in the abdomen
some where, but not so.
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It begins with the
chewing process, and notice this
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wonderful structure called
the tooth, it has a little bit
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of bone here to support
it and probably if you and I
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had made the teeth, we
would probably have just made
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one straight line of
tooth right here and just had
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one tooth, but out
wonderful divine designer
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who knows all about physiology
and physics, gave us individual
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teeth, each supported
by a little bit of bone,
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and put in a socket like this.
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Notice the various
parts, the beautiful enamel,
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the gum which we can
see, the dentin, the pulp,
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and of course this portion
right here, being the part
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that comes in contact with
the little bone the cementum
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here and the gum here.
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Now that's the tooth, why
do we need such an elaborate
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tooth to keep our understanding
of this matter of the first part
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of digestion,
indeed it is chewing.
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We need to chew so that we
can break the food particles
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into smaller pieces, so
that digestion can be complete.
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Is there some reason why
digestion needs to be complete?
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Or could we tolerate just
a little bit of incomplete
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digestion, we're
beginning to think that probably
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no that we should not
tolerate poor digestion
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if we can avoid it, because
there are certain chemicals
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that are produced, possibly
because of poor digestion
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that can cause us to have
serious Neurologic and muscular
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and bone problems.
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Such things as Alzheimer's, a
little substance called Amyloid
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is deposited in the
Neurologic tissue of the brain,
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where does it come from,
possibly from poor digestion.
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Now I would like to
show you a very nice chart,
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which I think will
make it much clearer
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what I'm going to be
talking to you about.
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Here is the esophagus,
a lot of things can happen
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to the esophagus from
the Barrettes esophagus,
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which is a dilation
and inflammation, even an
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adenocarcinoma of the esophagus
although adenomas of the...
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adenocarcinomas of the
esophagus are very rare
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among us who do
not use heavy spices,
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but those who use a
lot of very hot spices,
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they tend to get more
cancer of the esophagus
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than others.
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What kind of hot
spices, well such things as:
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cayenne pepper, black
pepper, other very hot spices
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that are common in some
cultures, and it's interesting
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that in those cultures where
spices are the most frequently
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used and the greatest
use of them, then carcinoma
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of the esophagus is indeed
more common than other places
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in the world.
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For people who drink alcohol
and get cirrhosis of the liver
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they may get Varicose veins of
the lower end of the esophagus
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and here you can
see them dilated.
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Because of the constant
flow of food into the stomach
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as food goes past the
esophagus if there are varices
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here, then they can
ulcerate and a major hemorrhage
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can occur, and this is
one of the common causes
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of death in people
who have severe cirrhosis.
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Here is the stomach from
an adenocarcinoma to an ulcer
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to gastritis, and a variety of
other afflictions of the stomach
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many of them caused
by our poor lifestyle.
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Here is the duodenum
and there is an ulcer, now
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from what we have
just learned from Rhonda
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we will remember that H-
pylori which is a bacteria
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this germ can cause an
ulceration either in the
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stomach such as here,
or here or in the duodenum.
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If they ulcerate
through then they can cause
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a major hemorrhage, now
notice that the pancreas
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is just beneath the
stomach, in this area.
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If a peptic ulcer in
the duodenum ulcerates
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all the way through the
duodenum, it can ulcerate
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into the pancreas.
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The pancreas has very heavy
duty enzymes which assist us
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with digestion, and
these very heavy duty enzymes
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then begin to soften and
digest the pancreas itself
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and we can get a really
florid type of pancreatitis,
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acute pancreatitis is a
life threatening disease.
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A ruptured peptic ulcer is
also a life threatening disease
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and that lifestyle is
an important part of this
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whole process of
ruptured peptic ulcers,
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or even the
development of peptic ulcers,
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all of this indeed is very much
associated with our lifestyle.
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Now back to the chart,
the pancreas located here
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can have acute pancreatitis
or we can get adenocarcinoma,
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of the pancreas.
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This seems to be an hereditary
type of cancer, much more common
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in certain families, not to
say that everybody who has a
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carcinoma or a cancer of
the pancreas will have relatives
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that have that, but
that certainly can be.
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Now let's go to the
colon, the colon is subject to
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quite a lot of
problems, here are polyps,
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and if you notice carefully
you can see that some of these
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hang by a little
pedicle, we can with a scope,
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simply snare one of
these polyps and remove them.
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If they don't have a pedicle,
then they are a little harder
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to snare, but can still be
snared and a polyp can often be
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just removed through a scope.
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If it progresses really
far, then we may have a cancer
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to occur in the
colon, such as we have here,
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so that the polyp goes
from being a benign polyp,
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to being a cancer, and here
we have a cancer which we call
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an annular cancer.
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That means that this
cancer has now become circular
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so that it entirely encircles
the colon and makes it so that
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it cannot pass
material through the colon.
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Here we see
diverticula of the colon,
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and these diverticula are
caused by the very same thing
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that can cause the G.E.R.D.,
which we mentioned originally.
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Increased intra-abdominal
pressure which can come
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from tight bands, from
being overweight, from pregnancy
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from overeating many times,
that is on a habitual basis,
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that overeating is your custom,
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if so, that increases
intra-abdominal pressure
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and can cause the diverticula.
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They can be most
painful because as the material
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gets into these little ballooned
out areas, such as we see
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right here, here is
the interior of the colon,
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and a little portion of it
has opened up and ballooned out
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so that there is this
little diverticulum here,
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and a cluster of diverticula
quite common in this portion
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the last part of the descending
colon and the first part
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of the sigmoid colon, this
is a common area for diverticula
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and the pain can be intense
from these, so intense that
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people that have these
believe that for sure they have
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some serious kind of
digestive problem or perhaps
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even a cancer of the
colon, and because of the fact
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that periodically
they become irritated.
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These individuals may
feel that the serious problems
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inside the abdomen will
probably result in their death.
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An interesting thing is that
our use of a very simple diet
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high in fiber, can go far
toward eliminating the pain
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that we have from these
diverticula which are these
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dilated portions in
the wall of the colon.
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Now as we find that these
simple things such as a very
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simple diet high in
fiber, that this very simple
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addition to your lifestyle
that this can alleviate
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a lot of the symptoms
that occur in the stomach,
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a lot of those
that occur in the colon,
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we can be
thankful, thankful that our
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Heavenly Father designed us,
put us in a beautiful garden,
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a garden that grew vegetables,
and fruits, and nuts, and seeds,
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and He prescribed
this for man's maintenance,
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his good health, and as
we see that disease that has
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already developed in this
sinful world that we live in
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even disease that has already
developed, we can do a lot
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to assuage this
kind of disease as well.
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So my encouragement to you
is to learn the appropriate
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lifestyle which
includes eating, proper chewing,
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proper selection of our food,
and the proper understanding
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of this whole process that we
can do so much to take care of.
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May the Lord Bless you
and give you good digestion.
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