Those of us who have seen The Shawshank Redemption are quite familiar with the tale of Andy Dufresne, the man who (spoiler alert) âcrawled through a river of sh*t and came out clean on the other side.â And today we have a peculiar set of coincidences where life imitates art to some extent.
Answers from Margaret Moutvic, M.D. Tailbone pain â pain that occurs in or around the bony structure at the bottom of the spine (coccyx) â can be caused by trauma to the coccyx during a fall, prolonged sitting on a hard or narrow surface, degenerative joint changes, or vaginal childbirth.
3. Another important finding is that the 27 fish oil patients also had a lower level of COX-2 concentrations. COX-2 proteins are a marker of inflammation. And, as you can imagine, Barrett's esophagus has a strong-inflammatory component (because of the stomach acid corroding the esophageal tissue). 4.