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Kathy Draeger wrote in part: >I was amazed to read this about the digestive tract for people with PD as well >as reading about all of the people with PD who started with a frozen shoulder. >As I mentioned before my mother had a frozen shoulder about 20 years ago. >Shortly after that she started developing stomach problems as well as extreme >fatigue and weakness. The doctor's continued to act like it was all in her >head and that she was just an emotional problem. the doctors did not find the problem. it is not proven that your mother had PD and that it was manifest as described. the enteric nervous system is mostly a separate brain for the gastrointestinal system as i now understand. it is primarily autonomic and takes care of the things we eat and drink by keeping us going with extracting what is needed et cetera. it does respond to emotion - especiallly fear - as of the charging tiger or being startled in the dark - by such fight or flight chemical dumps as instant de-fecation or vomiting so that we can run or fight best. it is also known that the dopaminergic neurons of the enteric system are dead via Lewy bodies in many with PD. Sydney Dorros for one per post mortem testing by Dr. Ronald Pfeiffer - there were none found that were not so deadened in his colon. cause and effect are not understood. nervous stomach may cause indigestion. in extremis, this may result in hardened lumps, ulcers etc. i urge you to see a movement disorder specialist, Kathy. your fear is one of the reasons you ned to find out. fear can put the fight or flight juices into your system much of the time - to the detriment of your health. your other message about well water drinking may mean that the desert southwest and most of the Perrier et al bottled water is expensive poison - or, the correlation may exist because some portion of simple shallow wells are contaminated. ancient water from deep wells is the source of water in this valley in California. i doubt there is any correlation to my PD. if you have early symptoms, it may help to learn to confront and accept the learning needed to best live with whatever chance has in store for you. there may be more young PD because there is more general tenseness and anguish amongst us all? the chinese blessing or curse: may you live in interesting times is here! tafn, a hug for all, ron Ronald Vetter 1936, dz PD 1984, carbidopa/levodopa, Mirapex, selegiline [log in to unmask] Ridgecrest, California http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter