PPI | Clinical Education

19 yo F with chronic throat spasms severe acid reflux and extreme tightnes

Her throat spasms occur due to a build-up of wind in her thoat area which makes an audible noise until it is released out of her mouth. She has sent me a video ( I haven’t met this client yet) and her neck visibly swells out and in as the…

5 years ago

Diffuse oesophageal spasm

Anyone had any experience with diffuse oesophageal spasm. This appears to be the result of taking a proton pump inhibitor. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks Beatrice

6 years ago

Bowel cancer

Help needed to get nutrition into a patient following bowel cancer Hi, I have a male client (63) who is recovering from Bowel cancer and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (treatment 4 years ago) his bowel function is still severely disrupted so he will only eat processed / white foods, as per his…

10 years ago

Malnutrition

Hello, help would be appreciated for a friend who has recently been diagnosed with malnutrition… Hello, a friend has just been diagnosed with severe malnutrition. He has a hiatus hernia and GERD and has been feeling poorly for some time – his main problem is that he is full very…

10 years ago

Severe malnutrition

Hello, help would be appreciated for a friend who has recently been diagnosed with malnutrition… Hello, a friend has just been diagnosed with severe malnutrition. He has a hiatus hernia and GERD and has been feeling poorly for some time – his main problem is that he is full very…

10 years ago

68 yo F with GERD

68 yr old female taking Lanzaprazole for GERD caused by 18 months on Fosamax who would now like to stop taking the PPI, if possible. Your advice please. This lady is a very fit ex-runner who now suffers from vertigo and dizzy spells, for which she is having an MRI…

11 years ago