Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[2us70]

I have had reflux most of my life. As a result I now take prescription acid blockers. Also due to the lifelong reflux and family history of ulcers and colon cancer I require scoping both ways every 3 years. I am due in April. Not fun .

[FUJIMO]

I have had reflux most of my life. As a result I now take prescription acid blockers. Also due to the lifelong reflux and family history of ulcers and colon cancer I require scoping both ways every 3 years. I am due in April. Not fun .

...what is the "cause" of your lifelong excess acid production?. any idea?

[GENE LANHAM]

...what is the "cause" of your lifelong excess acid production?.

TYPE ‘A’ personality

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

It was two years ago December that I started havinga tickling sensation in the back of my throat and post-nasal drip down the back of my throat. I was having to clear my throat repeatedly and sometimes got hoarse while carrying on a conversation. I had an occasional cough during the day that I associated with the post nasal drip going down the back of my throat. Over a few more days I started coughing at night while I was sleeping. This started out as an occasional cough, but after a week or two the coughing at night got out of control and I could not stop coughing. I would get up and drink a half bottle of cough medicine just to turn it off. All the time this was going one I just attributed it to allergy symptoms. After another week I figured it was time to see the Doc. He diagnosed me as having a sinus infection and prescribed antibiotics. He said if I was not better to come back in three weeks. Three weeks later I was no better, so back I went and he prescribed a stronger antibiotic. Three weeks later I was still no better, so he told me to go to an ear, nose and throat doctor and have my throat scoped. I did that and that doctor suspected that I had acid reflux, but said that I should get an endoscopy to confirm that theory. I had the endoscopy and sure enough, I had acid reflux. I never even knew what acid reflux was. I would not have thought that acid reflux could cause the post nasal drip, which, along with an irritated throat causes coughing, but when I researched it, it does. The sore throat was a result of stomach acid pumping up into my throat at night while I was horizontal in bed. That is why my sore throat was the always the worst when I woke up and got slightly better during the day. I used the over the counter acid reducers like Zantac and it took about two weeks to work, but suddenly the post nasal drip stopped, the sore throat stopped and the coughing stopped. Today, I have to be careful about what I eat - nothing too spicy or with too much acid or the symptoms will return. I don't know if this is what you have, but if it is, at least you can follow up on it. Dr. Bobby Vee

I am going to pass on that one Doctor Bob—— Mine is just a common cold that got out of hand . Ten days in and i think its peaked . Been back in the shop for four hours today. Couple of bouts of gut racking coughs and some disgusting throat clearing moments . Definitely not the heartthrob i used to be . I will let you know when i get back to my usual well beloved curmudgeon like self.
I tend to stay away from hot spicy foods anyway.

[FUJIMO]

...for everyone except jackie, lookup on the web, and make "rattlesnake pasta". its a dish that the restaurant "j alexander's" makes. you will thank me...

[jackiewilson]

I have several American friends who will sit in a restaurant with a plate of chilli exclaiming THATS NOT AT ALL HOT !!!!!!!! Whilst turning red faced —with sweat running down the face and steam coming out of their ears. What is it with these people ?????? If its even one notch above flavoursome , my arse twitches , warns me not to swallow that . I have an inbuilt warning system that takes over the minute hot spicy food comes within range .
I love MEXICAN—. Most dishes are well balanced with a delicate mix of peppers and spices , which in turn creates very flavourful fodder.
Indian food in all its various forms has swept Britain —- Frida night curry is an absolute must everywhere —except for me —- almost without exception , if i eat Indian —my stomach rejects it . I either throw up or get the SQUITS — or both . Which is why i stay away from Indian food.
Throat-has loosened up a lot . Slept quite well . Should be back to normal by the weekend .
Sorry Doctor Bob, was just a simple case of a bad cough .

[2us70]

My reflux is heredity related. It comes from my Dad's side of the family. Both my Dad and Grandfather had stomach resections due to ulcers. I was fortunate that they finally found out most ulcers were actually caused by the h-pylori bacteria. I tested off the charts for it. My GI doc gave me very strong course of antibiotics and I am fine since then.

[FUJIMO]

...stomach issues are what my mothers father died of, back in the 50's, hench my interest and why i asked. of course my mother has never known any specifics, all she knew is thats what he died from & she would just say that nowadays, they could have just given him a pill to cure it probably. ...thanks for the knowledge...

[jackiewilson]

Thought you might like this one —-Casey again . Was over forty years ago and a big hit with all the grandkids . Once you start a legend, there’s no going back.

[jackiewilson]

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HIT BY100 MPH TODAY!!!!!!!RED ALERT , FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD ONE . ??????????????? We do have a 15/20 mph gentle breeze blowing right now ——just enough to dry the washing .
Meanwhile we are teetering towards WW111 with the same load of idiot politicians that caused 100 million deaths in the first two. Any school kid today knows what a world war will do. Even rocket science is on the net these days .
Now me myself do not want a war —- nor does anyone else i know — so who are the advocators for this sort of drastic action ???????
Would appear non of us have any say in this anyway. Hell no , i am not a revolutionary —- i cant see how any rational thinking person would think that conflict is the answer to anything .especially in this day and age.
Sorry about this —- it is friday and i dont have a lot to talk about .

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

This was the moment just before the gazebo roof headed south. It did start blowing quite hard here in the end. 122 mph was recorded at the Needles [ just down the road apiece] . Suppose its poetic justice that my canopy went .
Sea down at ELMER was as bad as i have ever seen it yesterday—- white capped rollers as far as the eye could see . Weren’t any dog walkers out at all.
Started out to create a BUGGATTI —- problem is — i had the radiator and engine compartment left over from the first attempt at CHITTY BANG BANG. —-seemed a shame not to use them .
result is a CHITTYBUGGERATI — very rare model indeed —raced at BROOKLANDS in the 1920/30‘s.

[FMP]

Watched the report the BBC world news, impressive storm.

[WaterZebra]

I have several American friends who will sit in a restaurant with a plate of chilli exclaiming THATS NOT AT ALL HOT !!!!!!!! Whilst turning red faced —with sweat running down the face and steam coming out of their ears. What is it with these people ?????? If its even one notch above flavoursome , my arse twitches , warns me not to swallow that . I have an inbuilt warning system that takes over the minute hot spicy food comes within range .
I love MEXICAN—. Most dishes are well balanced with a delicate mix of peppers and spices , which in turn creates very flavourful fodder.
Indian food in all its various forms has swept Britain —- Frida night curry is an absolute must everywhere —except for me —- almost without exception , if i eat Indian —my stomach rejects it . I either throw up or get the SQUITS — or both . Which is why i stay away from Indian food.
Throat-has loosened up a lot . Slept quite well . Should be back to normal by the weekend .
Sorry Doctor Bob, was just a simple case of a bad cough .

I can eat just about anything...........except curry. Turns me inside out. My advice for acid reflux is to learn how to sleep sitting up like during an airline flight. Lay off the fatty foods like marbled steaks and cheesy pizzas. Sure way to blow up your gall bladder. Its purpose is kinda like nitrous oxide injection. Short bursts of bile to help your stomach deal with high fat content. Having it removed (blown / shot) is no picnic. They blow your abdomen up like a tent, trim the gall bladder out and TRY not to nick your pancreas in the process. Turns your body fluid hydraulics upside down............literally. You end up with testicles the size of basketballs. Fun huh?