Not that heartburn and I are meeting for the first time. We know each other well. What I’m not used to, is having him show up by 9:00 a.m. Yeah, a little early don’t you think? He’s only supposed to come around after a late night of too much food and wine.
What I’m wondering is, why Dr’s don’t test their patients hormones when diagnosing and treating heartburn. I say this because pregnant women don’t only get it because there’s a 7lb. human inside them pushing and squeezing all their organs out of its way. They also get it because the homone progesterone relaxes the sphincter that keeps the stomach acid from coming up into the esophagus. What. You didn’t know you had another sphincter? Well, you have over 50 of them. So next time someone calls you an a–hole, you can confidently say “Yeah, but so are you.”
Hey Kate! I had it too! Little boys will do that. =) About 5-6 saltine crackers in the morning made it go away for me.
Love ya!
Your writing is getting so good. It’s only a matter of time before some publication wants you to write a daily column. Be prepared to have your plate filled. (As if it wasn’t already) :)
heartburn sucks
Really fun reading about your pregnancy – best of luck as the due date approaches