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This reminds me of my GERD when it was bad and if I had the flu (yes I was vaccinated) my GERD symptoms disappeared. It was flu not a cold and I didn't have a r

This reminds me of my GERD when it was bad and if I had the flu (yes I was vaccinated) my GERD symptoms disappeared. It was flu not a cold and I didn't have a runny nose if anyone is assuming it was post nasal drip causing a antacid effect. I developed hypothyroidism a few years later too. I know people can develop type 1 diabetes from influenza I had a first aid instructor tell me of a local incidence of such a thing after a block party. The pancreas and thyroid both being part of the endocrine system it's tempting to guess of wild things going on inside me. So GERD and hypothyroidism and viruses who knows what is going on. It's hard to not sound like a nut telling stories that are just anecdotal!

spondylosaurus 3y ago
Also anecdotal, but I know a lot of people with autoimmune diseases report feeling "better" when they're sick. Might be because your immune system finally has a real target to set its sights on and takes a break from attacking your own tissues.
vjk800 3y ago
I also have relatively bad GERD and I've also noticed it getting better when I have flu or some other minor illness. I think this is just because I eat less and move less. Moving less helps because sometimes random movements in a wrong way can trigger the reflux. GERD is also one of those ailments that seems to be sometimes cured by weird random lifestyle changes. Low/no carbohydrate diet is something some people swear by. I also know someone whose GERD was completely cured after an antibiotics treatment to an unrelated disease. For GERD there seems to be one clear structural factor that has something to do with its development: hiatal hernia. However, the link is not perfect so it's possible other factors (such as some microbial imbalance) affect it too.
dghughes 3y ago
Actually also the recent Parkinson's breakthrough reminded me of when Fox and three crew of a TV show he was on as a young teen all developed Parkinson's disease. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_and_Me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_and_Me

spondylosaurus 3y ago

Also anecdotal, but I know a lot of people with autoimmune diseases report feeling "better" when they're sick. Might be because your immune system finally has a real target to set its sights on and takes a break from attacking your own tissues.

vjk800 3y ago

I also have relatively bad GERD and I've also noticed it getting better when I have flu or some other minor illness. I think this is just because I eat less and move less. Moving less helps because sometimes random movements in a wrong way can trigger the reflux. GERD is also one of those ailments that seems to be sometimes cured by weird random lifestyle changes. Low/no carbohydrate diet is something some people swear by. I also know someone whose GERD was completely cured after an antibiotics treatment to an unrelated disease. For GERD there seems to be one clear structural factor that has something to do with its development: hiatal hernia. However, the link is not perfect so it's possible other factors (such as some microbial imbalance) affect it too.

dghughes 3y ago

Actually also the recent Parkinson's breakthrough reminded me of when Fox and three crew of a TV show he was on as a young teen all developed Parkinson's disease. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_and_Me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_and_Me