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RE:ACID REFLUX. I did not try green tea on regular basis as it sometimes bothers my stomach. My doctor suggested to me to raise the head of the bed. I did and this does wonders for me. Please note this is not the same as using extra pillows. I assume this is not PD related. Emily ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brightline" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 10:16 AM Subject: Dopamine Agonists/Dr Romero - Parkinson's acid reflex > Hi! Don and Larson: > I am newbie for PD. Howevr, this is the first time I am hearing about > acid reflux in PD. I am not aware of acid reflux causing thickned saliva, > although this defect has been reported by other PWP. However, it makes > sense not to take any food several hours before going to bed and I am glad > it worked for you, Larson. Another trick my doctors suggested for acid > reflex is to raise your head more than normal when you sleep either with > additional pillows or raise the head of your bed by about 4-6" or both. > I use to be suffering from acid reflex even before I was diagnozed with > PD. I use to take a lot of Gaviscon, especially the one without aluminum. > However, after I started taking green tea first thing in the morning, I > do not have this problem. This is an unexpected benefit for me; I do not > need Gaviscon any more. > My 3 cents worth. > Raj > [log in to unmask] > *************************** > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. Larson" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 7:42 AM > Subject: Re: Dopamine Agonists/Dr Romero > > > > Hi Don > > I suffered from sticky mouth (I like your expression even better "rubber > > cement") . It was most bothersome upon waking. My doctor told me it was > from > > Parkinson's acid reflux (our body secretes salvia to protect the lining in > > our throat) (that was a surprise because I never felt any throat pain) and > > that I should treat it as such. No acidic food or trigger foods (like > > tomatoes, chocolate, peppermint, caffeine, etc.), no eating 4 hr. before > bed > > time, sleep with a wedge and use occasional OTC reflux medicine. It seemed > to > > have worked. This is my experience, yours sounds more complicated. > > > > My 2 cents > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn