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At the entrance to your stomach is a valve, which is a ring of muscle called the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES). Normally, the LES closes as soon as food passes through it. If the LES doesn’t close all the way or if it opens too often, acid produced by your stomach can move up into your oesophagus. This can cause symptoms such as a burning chest discomfort called heartburn. If acid reflux symptoms happen more than twice a week, you may have acid reflux disease, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

15 Mar 2025

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer and Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT) – the Digested Version (Nutrition Series Article 5)

Diet and Nutrition, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, Survivorship, TreatmentAcid reflux, Advanced neuroendocrine cancer, Amylase, Antiacids, Barrett's Esophagus, Bile acid malabsorption, Bile acid sequestrant, Carcinoid syndrome, Carcinoid tumour, Cholestyramine, Exocrine function (pancreas), Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, Fecal elastase test, Fecal fat, H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA), Hormones, Lanreotide, Lipase, Malabsorption, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, NET syndromes, Neuroendocrine, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Nutrizym, Octreotide, Pancrease, Pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic insufficiency, Pancreatic NET (PanNET), Pancreatin, Pancrex, Pepcid (Famotidine), Protease, Proton pump inhibitors (PPI), Quality of LIfe (QoL), Small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), Somatostatin analogues, Steatorrhea, Surgery, Total gastrectomy, Total pancreatectomy, Zantac, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

After years of avoiding pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) since a 2010 diagnosis, I finally asked for some on a trial basis at the end of 2017. To be honest, for some time, I thought they were really only needed in the NET world for those with pancreatic issues (pNETs). I've always known I've had some digestive issues related to malabsorption. However, I'm wasn't losing weight - this has been stable for some years (but see below). Plus, my key vitamin levels (B12 and D) were in range. However, I had been struggling with a lot of bloating issues, thus…

13 May 2024

By Ronny Allan

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Neuroendocrine Cancer – a difficult jigsaw

Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer, Patient Advocacy, SurvivorshipAcid reflux, Carcinoid syndrome, Diabetes, Early Diagnosis, Endocrine, Hormones, Malabsorption, Metastatic Neuroendocrine Cancer, Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC), Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nutrition, Quality of LIfe (QoL), Surgery, Symptom

A few years ago, I received a request from a reader asking if I could write an article listing all the symptoms experienced by a Neuroendocrine Cancer patient and how to sort out what is and what isn't associated with NETs.Although I chuckled and raised an eyebrow at the request, inside I was genuinely humbled that someone thought I was capable of achieving this herculean task. I actually gave it quite a bit of thought to the point of compiling a matrix of types of NET, main symptoms, cross-referenced with the symptoms of the most common reported comorbidities/secondary illnesses. After…

05 Feb 2019

By Ronny Allan

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Proton Pump Inhibitors (…..and H2 Blockers) the NET Effect

The NET Effect Series, TreatmentAcid reflux, Antiacids, Axid (Nizatidine), Barrett's Esophagus, Carcinoid tumour, Chromogranin A (CgA), Cimetidine, Dexilent, Dexlansoprazole, ENETS, Esomeprazole magnesium, Famotidine, Gastric NET, Gastrin, Gastrinoma, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), H2 blockers, H2 receptor antagonist (H2RA), Hormones, Hypergastrinemia, Lansoprazole, Neuroendocrine, Neuroendocrine cancer, Neuroendocrine tumour (NET), Nexium, Nizatidine, Nutrition, Omeprazole, Omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate, Pancreastatin, Pantoloc control, Pantoprazole, Pepcid (Famotidine), Prevacid (Lansoprazole), Prilosec (Omeprazole), Proton pump inhibitors (PPI), Protonix (Pantoprazole), Quality of LIfe (QoL), Rabeprazole (Aciphex), Ranitidine (Zantac), Stomach ulcer, Tagamet, Vimovo, Zantac, Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome

What are Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)? Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most commonly used medications in the world. They reduce the production of acid by blocking the enzyme in the wall of the stomach that produces acid. Acid is necessary for the formation of most ulcers in the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum, and the reduction of acid with PPIs prevents ulcers and allows any ulcers that exist in the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum to heal. PPIs are prescribed to treat acid-related conditions such as: Esophageal, duodenal and stomach ulcers NSAID-associated ulcer Ulcers Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome…