Information and opinions on health from rds2301 at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/256761/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/256761/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/256761/index http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/256761/99075/forgotten Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:34:39 -0500 rds2301 It’s Christmas Day and those of us with an Obsessive Compulsive Writing Disorder (OCWD) need to find something to write about that isn’t depressing or too heavy. Hobie diagnosed me with OCWD when he sent me this email about a 381word post that took me three hours to write. Strange as it seems, sometimes there's an 'energy' around a post that Readers respond to, even if unconsciously - and something written "from the hip" may... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/256761/99075/forgotten http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/256761/97433/seconds-humor Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:08:16 -0500 rds2301 Seven months ago I was diagnosed with Reflux laryngitis. I was told to swallow the mucous in my mouth instead of clearing my throat.   I didn’t know my diagnosis was Gerd, because I didn’t bother to read the Reflux Protocol the Ear Nose and Throat Specialist (ENT) gave me when I left the office.    Had I read the sheet I would have wondered what Maalox, tight fitting clothes and elevating my head when I went to... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/256761/97433/seconds-humor http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/256761/97432/gerd Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:00:08 -0500 rds2301 It’s been 36 hours and I feel a lot better without the GERD that burns but I am still coughing from all that junk in my mouth and throat.   I am going back a year to figure out what caused my Reflux laryngitis. Must have something to do with “congestion” since a decongestant stopped the burning and belching.   Abraham Maslow developed a Model of our Hierarchy of Needs and number 1 is: Biological and... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/256761/97432/gerd