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Question: From: Lyn
To what degree can people control flatulence? This is a serious question that affects a relationship in which one partner believes the other is deliberately releasing gas.
Answer: From Dr. Ronen Arai
Ronen Arai, MD, Digestive Care of North Broward, Coral Springs, Florida
Flatulence is a result of the normal function of the lower digestive tract. About 15 times every day, the average person releases gas through the rectum, with the total volume ranging from about 500 to 1,500ml. This may seem like a large number of releases, but we often are not aware of the gas that we pass. So, to answer your question, everyone experiences flatulence and there is no way of avoiding it completely. However, there may be ways of reducing the quantity of gas and / or its odor.
Articles
1. Alternative Remedies for GERD?
3. Long Term Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)
GERD stands for GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease.
Gastroesophageal Reflux is the backflow of acid and food particles that seep out of the stomach and up into the esophagus. This happens when the muscle between the esophagus and the stomach, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), is weak or relaxes when it shouldn’t. Also called esophageal reflux or reflux esophagitis.
1) Cricopharyngeal Spasm – With a Lump in the Throat Sensation
2) Globus Pharyngis
3) Globus Pharyngis Sensation of Lump in Throat
4) Globus Hystericus
5) Globus Hystericus – Lump in the Throat
Lump in Throat and Difficulty Swallowing
Globus Hystericus
Globus hystericus is caused by the muscles in the throat contracting due to anxiety or stress. Sometimes it feels like you cannot swallow anything and trying to makes it worse. This is another example of a symptom, which will improve if you give it no credibility. It is totally harmless and will not cause you to stop breathing, eating or drinking, it is just very unpleasant.
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By Norman J. Harris M.D., F.A.C.S., Director
We ordinarily don’t feel our throats. When we become aware of our throats in any way something is wrong. The throat is a marvelous mechanism that we use to breathe, sort and direct air, liquids and solids in their passage to the proper places, and to produce our voices. Disorders of these activities often produce a sensation of a lump, called globus. The feeling of a lump indicates that one of the muscles along the way is tightened when it should be relaxed. A lump sensation in the throat often creates the illusion of needing to swallow twice to get food down. Although globus usually doesn’t represent a serious problem, when present steadily for more than two weeks or intermittently for two or three months, a thorough examination of the oral cavity and throat is in order, especially in smokers.
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Globus pharyngis is the term applied to the sensation of a lump or discomfort in the throat. The condition is probably due to cricopharyngeal spasm occuring during moment of tension.
Discomfort may be relieved by eating and there is no interference with the swallowing of foods or liquids. Discomfort may be aggravated by the patient’s constant action of swallowing. Also frequent introspection and anxiety seem to make the problem worse.
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
June 19, 2003 – July 16, 2003
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Announcing Today?
The FDA is announcing the approval of Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) as an over-the-counter (OTC) drug product. Until today, Prilosec was available only with a doctor’s prescription. FDA originally approved prescription Prilosec in 1989.
News
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
June 20, 2003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the approval of Prilosec OTC (omeprazole), the first over-the-counter treatment for frequent heartburn.
“Today’s approval of over-the-counter Prilosec is yet another example of the important role FDA serves in improving access to safe and effective treatments for conditions that people can treat themselves,” said Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs. “As has been the case for many other over-the-counter switches, the availability of Prilosec OTC will help reduce costs and expand the availability of treatment options for millions of Americans.”
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By Mr. J McGlashan FRCS
Definition
Globus – Latin for ball – describes the sensation of something in the throat. Globus pharyngis – ball in the throat – is the name given to the condition when this is the major symptom and no other serious abnormality is found. The terms are however often used loosely and interchangeably.
Incidence – Age
The true incidence is not known but many people have experienced this feeling most usually associated with strong emotions – ‘it brought a lump to my throat’. In one study it was the reason for referral to an Ear, Nose and Throat Department in 4% of cases. It can affect people of all ages although it is uncommon in children. In another study it was shown to affect more women than men less than 50 years of age but the sexes equally over this age.
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Consumer Magazine
January – February 2003
In November, the FDA approved the Kremers Urban Development Company’s drug application for 10 milligram and 20 milligram omeprazole delayed-release capsules. This approval allows the first marketing of a generic omeprazole product to compete with AstraZeneca LP’s Prilosec, which treats persistent heartburn and other symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Article
Globus is the term given to the sensation of a lump in the throat causing difficulty with swallowing when there is no physical cause. One can’t, of course, know there is no physical cause unless it’s been excluded.
Globus hystericus is a Freudian diagnosis. It is used today to describe far more than neurosis. Those that follow a URI are due to patient awareness of their epiglottis and symptoms dissipate after examination to R/O cancer. Explanation is all that is required. Many describe this as a lump in the throat.