Guest guest Posted March 7, 2000 Report Share Posted March 7, 2000 Hey everyone, I had gastritis this weekend and had to go to the hospital.. It was really bad.. I was throwing up and I had really bad stomach aches.. I had to take a shot from stoping me from throwing up.. it made me drowsy and I didn't study for my sociology test.. I'm still feeling sick.. damn.. and I actually thought I was healthy.. possible causes were: (1) I ate 3 advils (one at a time) for a migraine; (2) I ate *gasp* milk chocolate, because I was so insanely hungry- and suddenly felt sick 15 min after; (3) I was super stressd because of a test I missed (got mad and left the class), because of a play later that day where I was the stage manager, and because of my sociology test. I really don't know what to do.. I wanted to go to my naturopath but I'm so busy I have no time! I'm still taking antacids, does anyone know of another " healthy " alternative for that? Anyways.. oh, does anyone know where non-dairy lactic acid comes from? ok, I gotta go now, bye -Belle ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 non dairy lactic acid? I think it's made in a laboratory ... I can find out ... a friend of mine has a chemistry degree ... I will find out .. he is also in med school .. I can forward him your mail .. and see what he says ... Vik Vikas Sharma of Operations & Media Carnival Management Web: http://www3.sympatico.ca/carnival Email: carnival Phone 416.9 Isabelle Netto [isabelle240] Tuesday, March 07, 2000 12:14 PM me sick " Isabelle Netto " <isabelle240 Hey everyone, I had gastritis this weekend and had to go to the hospital.. It was really bad.. I was throwing up and I had really bad stomach aches.. I had to take a shot from stoping me from throwing up.. it made me drowsy and I didn't study for my sociology test.. I'm still feeling sick.. damn.. and I actually thought I was healthy.. possible causes were: (1) I ate 3 advils (one at a time) for a migraine; (2) I ate *gasp* milk chocolate, because I was so insanely hungry- and suddenly felt sick 15 min after; (3) I was super stressd because of a test I missed (got mad and left the class), because of a play later that day where I was the stage manager, and because of my sociology test. I really don't know what to do.. I wanted to go to my naturopath but I'm so busy I have no time! I'm still taking antacids, does anyone know of another " healthy " alternative for that? Anyways.. oh, does anyone know where non-dairy lactic acid comes from? ok, I gotta go now, bye -Belle ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------ DON'T HATE YOUR RATE! Get a NextCard Visa, in 30 seconds! Get rates as low as 0.0% Intro or 9.9% Fixed APR and no hidden fees. Apply NOW! http://click./1/2120/2/_/651892/_/952449269/ ------ Post message: Subscribe: - Un: - List owner: -owner Shortcut URL to this page: /community/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2000 Report Share Posted March 16, 2000 Hey There ... remembered that Isabelle had written something about Lactic acid .. Well, a good friend of mine is doing meds at U of T (also has a PhD. in Chemical Eng.) .. so, I figured he might be able to answer your question Find the answer below ... Vik Vikas Sharma of Operations & Media Carnival Management Web: http://www3.sympatico.ca/carnival Email: carnival Phone 416.923.7325 jc.warrington [jc.warrington] Wednesday, March 15, 2000 4:09 PM Vikas Sharma Re: FW: me sick Yo Vik. How's it going? Let me know if Saturday's okay for hanging out. Also, here's a bit of a response to the non-dairy lactic acid question. I've never heard of non-dairy lactic acid but the following might be relevant. Lactic acid is made in the body by an enzyme called lactate dehydrogenase from the precursor pyruvate. When oxygen concentrations in the blood are low, e.g., when exercising, less pyruvate utilization causes a buildup of lactic acid in the blood. This is fine and will normally not lead to sickness. Lactic acid formed in the body is known as L-lactic acid (i.e., levorotary because it rotates polarized light in a counterclockwise direction). In certain types of gastrointestinal infections (often referred to as traveller's diarrhea), bacteria in the gut can produce D-lactic acid (i.e., dextrorotary because it rotates polarized light in a clockwise direction), a form of lactic acid that is digested very slowly by humans and can cause confusion, headache, visual disturbance, weakness Restated, if an individual gets a certain type of bacterial infection in the large intestine (like traveller's diarrhea), the product, D-lactic acid can pass into the bloodstream resulting in a condition known as D-lactic acidosis which is secondary to the initial gastrointestinal infection. This could relate to Isabelle's case, however, I'm not sure. As for alternatives to antacid treatment, again I am not sure. However, for a case of recurrent indigestion it would be wise to see your doctor. Possibly he/she might screen you for Heliobacter pylori (depending on the particular case). I heard a noted gastroenterologist state that the best treatment for H. pylori is acid inhibition with a drug such as omeprazole in addition to two antibiotics such as amoxicillin and claithromycin for seven days. I'm not sure about this, but sometimes it is wise for both partners in a relationship to be screened/treated, or else you might pick it up again from your partner. J.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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