Posted by Lonely on March 9, 2006, at 0:07:51
I'm thinking about taking part in a research trial and one of the requirements is a Ph probe for possible gastric reflux. I don't particularly think of myself as having gastric reflux but the test is a requirement.
So, my question is: Has anyone else had any experience with the 24 hour ph probe? It goes through the nose and into the stomach and is kept there for 24 hours. It's attached to a monitor to be worn all the time and one presses buttons indicating eating or burping, etc. as I understand it. During that time I'm supposed to live my "normal" life!
The last time I had a tube put down my nose and into stomach was awful. It lasted about an hour and I gagged and wretched and it hurt and was miserable. However, that might have been a larger tube as they were actually collecting fluids. They do not use sedation for this ph probe saying I don't need it. I've read that they use some sort of device that causes pressure to see if they have the tube in the right place. Doesn't that hurt? Does the gag relfex ever let up? Last time, even w/o the tube in place I was nauseated and had a sore stomach for at least the rest of the day and even yucky the next day. Sometimes I really feel that gastroenterology is one of the most sadistic specialties around! Sorry, I'm just letting it all hang out before it really does hang out!
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thread:617830
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