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I have a pyloric spasm, Here are some of the things I experienced with it so far.
I had the most awful heartburn (the Nurse Practitioner told me that if I still get heart burn I am to drink WARM water, I assume to ease the muscle from contracting? i never asked why) It would get worse at night. I couldn't lay down because the heartburn was so horrible, it would go into my back! Like fire dancing at my spine! And sometimes it would get so bad that I would literally be drooling from pain. Also I would get quite a bit of acid reflux.
I always had a "full" feeling after eating/drinking. Even with medication (I am on 40mg pantoprazole) I still feel like I can't drink as much as I'd like to, which isn't so nice on a hot day when I just wanna drink tons of ice water! This is due to, according to my NP, my stomach contents having a hard time going through because the sphincter is spasm'ing.
I also feel like I have these odd half hiccup, half burp spouts a lot! I'm not sure if that's connected, but it sort of feels like it would be :/
Just a side story, I had a pelvic ultra sound and I had drank the recommended litre, plus more! And when I got to my appt my bladder was only half full, I couldnt believe this! How could it only be HALF FULL?! I asked my NP about this a few weeks later, and was told it was all due to the pyloric spasm, and for future tests where I need to drink lots of water, I need to start drinking a few hours before to give it time to get through.
What else can I help you with?
Valve preventing movement of chyme from the duodenum into the stomach?
The pyloric sphincter, or valve, is a strong ring of smooth muscle at the end of the pyloric canal and lets food pass from the stomach to the duodenum. It receives sympathetic innervation from celiac ganglion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pylorus
What is a sphincter in the digestive system?
The pyloric sphincter regulates passage of chymefrom the stomach
Is the ring like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine?
The ring like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine is called the pylorus or the pyloric sphincter. It is divided into two parts: the pyloric antrum which is connected to the body of the stomach and the pyloric canal which is connected to the beginning of the small intestine (the duodenum).
What is the relationship between pyloric sphincter and chyme?
The pyloric sphincter regulates passage of chyme from the stomach.
What is the valve between the stomach and small intestine of a frog?
pyloric sphincter valve pyloric sphincter valve
Do adults have problems with their pyloric sphincter?
In adults the pyloric muscle or valve can be closed by scarring (from ulceration) or cancer. Sometimes pyloric stenosis in infancy is not severe enough to warrant surgery and for whatever reason some of these children grow up still having problems with their pyloric function. Problems with the pyloric sphincter in adults can be managed by medication, lifestyle changes, and/or surgery.
Does a frog have a pyloric sphincter?
Yes, The pyloric sphincter valve regulates the exit of digested food from the stomach to the small intestine.
What is the area of the body around the belly button is called?
This is called the pyloric region. A sphincter called the pyloric sphincter is found there.
Sphincter controlling the movement of food from the stomach into the duodenum?
Pyloric sphincter controls the movement of food from stomach to duodenum. With parasympathetic or vagal stimulation it opens up or relaxes and with sympathetic stimulation it contracts or closes.
What is the medical term meaning narrowing of the pyloric sphincter?
Pylororrhaphy is the medical term meaning suture of the pyloric valve. A related term, pyloroplasty, means surgical repair of the pyloric valve.
Where is the pyloric sphincter is located?
duodeum
Which is not a sphincter duodenal esophageal pyloric or ileocecal?
Duodenal is not a sphincter. The other options (esophageal, pyloric, ileocecal) are all sphincters.
