Battling Acid Reflux, Prannoy Celebrates Gains
His three-game victory over Jan O Jorgensen at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2019 saw HS Prannoy enter his first World Tour quarterfinals since July last year – offering him encouragement in his battle against…
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His three-game victory over Jan O Jorgensen at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2019 saw HS Prannoy enter his first World Tour quarterfinals since July last year – offering him encouragement in his battle against gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The condition, also known as acid reflux – involves stomach contents rising up into the oesophagus, causing heartburn, digestive and breathing problems - was first diagnosed after the World Championships 2018 in Nanjing. Weighed down by these problems, Prannoy struggled at training and suffered early exits at tournaments.
“My food was not getting digested properly, I was feeling it was not going down the oesophagus. I was hungry all day, and when I was training the food was coming back up the food pipe. I also had problems with breathing,” Prannoy said.