iStock.com/egal. This is the second article in a series on heartburn and GERD. If you havenât read the first one, Iâd suggest doing that first. The idea that heartburn is caused by too much stomach acid is still popular in the media and the public. But as Daniel pointed out in the comments section of the last post, anyone familiar with the scientific literature could tell you that heartburn and GERD are not considered to be diseases of excess stomach acid.
Symptoms and signs of acute porphyrias involve the nervous system, abdomen, or both (neurovisceral). Attacks develop over hours or days and can last up to several weeks. Most gene carriers experience no, or only a few, attacks during their lifetime. Others experience recurrent symptoms.
In all, there are seven types of porphyria of which four are acute porphyrias, the others affect the skin predominantly. Porphyria cutanea tarda. The commonest form of porphyria in Australia and elsewhere in the world is called porphyria cutanea tarda or PCT.cute intermittent porphyria. The next most common form of porphyria is acute intermittent porphyria or AIP. AIP causes only neurological symptoms and does not affect the skin. AIP is inherited but may appear to skip generations as many people who inherit the disease never get any symptoms.