Women and Heart Disease

Kathlyn - I believe it does not help GERD. In fact when they use nitro diagnostically - it's how they differentiate other symptoms from heart related symptoms - if the pain is alleviated by nitro - it's your heart.

(except maybe Teri )

I didn't mean to infer that it treated GERD itself, but the symptoms that can be similar such as bronchiole spasms and esophageal spasms that mimic angina, seem to also be helped by Nitro.

In fact, my allergy Dr. 7 yrs. ago, told me that as it's so hard to distinguish between them, to take the Nitro, because even though it might be my asthma instead of angina, it would help the spasms and perhaps calm the asthma a bit.

Teri :)

I think next time I'll refrain from making any 'statements' without my source at hand (you're training us well, Teri!)

That was a good article, and I had never read about GERD before. Jeeeeez, what misery that must be - I'm so sorry for anyone who has to deal with it.

Hope everybody's having a good day.
hugs,
Oona