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0 Posted on: 30-Oct-2009

A blister is a bubble of fluid under the skin. Blisters are the result of your body detecting damage and building up fluids that help repair your body and fight infection. Once the blister has done its job and rupture on its own, l know it's hard not to do it yourself though!

Got a Blister?? Ouch!

Types of Blister:

1. Friction Blister: A blister occurs when the outer layer of the skin separates from the fiber layer. The skin will re grow from underneath. The loose skin is dead. Blisters can occur from heat, frostbite, chemical injury, or friction.

2. Blood Blister: A blood blister usually develops following a smashing or pinching injury. There's a small skin injury that pumps blood between the skin layers, rising up a blister of blood. Blood blisters can usually be treated at home.

Type:HEALTH

Tags:Blister , fluid , Pain , Skin , Tape

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Reflux - an uncomfortable condition

0 Posted on: 12-Dec-2008

Reflux is the word used to describe what happens when the stomach contents come back up into the gullet or even into the mouth. The medical name for gullet is oesophagus (spelt esophagus in the US). So the long name for reflux is gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Short Terms is GORD in the UK and GERD in the States. The lining of the stomach protects the stomach from the effects of its own acids. Because the esophagus lacks a similar protective lining, stomach acid that flows backward (refluxes) into it causes heartburn (also called dyspepsia). Many people experience heartburn occasionally; however, people who get severe heartburn several times a week are considered to have GERD. The condition affects 29% of people in Canada.

GERD feeling heart burn

Causes of GERD: GERD occurs when the sphincter, a valve that normally keeps acid in the stomach, isn't functioning properly. Food that causes GERD include:

avoid food that produces acid