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Originally Posted by mrsD
Lewie.... I was thinking about you this week. In regards to your stomach... Since you are pretty sure you have the celiac artery compression, I am wondering if the doctors tried a nitrate drug on you to see if it would improve blood flow?
Nitrates (either topical ointment rubbed on the stomach area near the compression site, or oral sustained release like Imdur), dilate blood vessels. They are sometimes used to relax the esophagus muscle in those with spasms there. They do cause headache at first, when you first start them, but a tolerance develops to that quickly.
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Hmm, no one has mentioned this to me. I could give it a try while I wait for the surgery. Sometimes I wake up and I can feel the blood trying to squeeze through that artery. It feels and sounds like a pinched garden hose inside of me every time my heart beats. Its pretty freaky. What I don't get is why soemtimes its pretty bad and other times its not so bad. I have been trying to really focus on cutting down inflammation ( taking lyposomal glutathione, tumeric, omega 3's and eating foods that are lower on the inflamatory list) and it has seemed to help.
I will look into the nitrates. Thanks.