How I cured my acid reflux, naturally.

Many of my normal weight friends have acid reflux.  And many of my over weight friends do not have any digestive problems.  I believe that doctors are just using the situation to get their patient to lose some weight.  I don't think there is any connection.  There was a study done where they put normal adults with no issues on acid blockers for a few months, then they abruptly stopped the acid blockers.  Most of those normal people then complained that they had acid reflux.  It is basically unknown what is causing the increase in acid reflux.  I believe most people are mineral deficient and so I recommend the magnesium supplement mentioned above.

I noticed a change in just a day or two. 

Like I mentioned above, having a weak esophageal sphincter can make a person miserable.  Many different symptoms.  There is a symptom many do not know about.  It is asperated reflux.  This is when a sleeping person inhales the liquid acid into their lungs and they wake up not breathing or able to breath.  I believe that many people who die in their sleep and are diagnosed as having a heart attack, actually died from asperated reflux.  Very scary.  I had one of these eppisodes a few years ago and realized that I needed to deal with this problem or I could die from it.  Acid blockers do not address this problem.  Everyone who has any acid reflux needs to immediately get a wedge to sleep on, or evevate their bed at least 6 inches.  I hope you get some relief from this information. Regards, John

Hi jules like you I have had a sore ear for more than 5 years. Also now suffering from persistent coughing first thing in the morning is worst time or after eating and phlegm with a feeling of tiredness and nausea sometimes. Been back and forth to the doctors without any joy. So I think I will try the elimination of some trigger foods which I love such as peppers onions tomatoes argh which I love.

I have got rid of onions and peppers, chilli flakes, lemon, apple cider vinegar which now hurt.  Tomatoes I am ok with.  I also have dropped the half fat milk to skimmed or almond.  Plain organic bio yoghurt also hurt me.

I have dropped several different vitamins as they burn.  I have not dropped alcohol (smooth red wine) but don't go near fizzy anything.

I have had reflux esoph and HH for 7 months now and it was very painful up the chest - like an elephant sat on my chest and in the throat and pain in the back.  Fluttering in lower chest and feeling like slight asthma.  No cough and little mucus.  Specialist went straight for PPI high strength.  I am not going on them unless my life depends on it (Barretts) so asked for a different script of Zantac.

I hope I am not jinxing myself now but I am soo much better this last month - this is what I have been doing - quite simple really.

One 150mg Zantac at 9am and one 150mg at 9pm - 4 Mastic Gum also at 9pm.  Raised the bed 7 inches and also an extra pillow.  Plenty of warm water all day and  sugar free chewing gum to reduce acid.

I feel so much better with just these measures.  Docs can keep the PPIs.

Seen loads of great info on here - some things work some don't (one that did not for me was Slippery Elm) phew that one hurt so binned it.

Thought  I would post this as I do feel a lot better - and  I was bad - so bad that anyone walking passed me with perfume or aftershave, hurt my chest.  And don't get me started on hair laquer or deodorant!!!!!!!

Keep trying things guys.

p.s.  Another thing I have just added is Coffee made from Chickory (dont think I can name it here) it contains inulin which reduces acid.

G.

I gotta same problem hate it

Hi Jules, how is your throat doing, did you find any way of how to stop that. I been trying so many things but still I live with it 😞 I was actually thinking about get a surgery like LINK or NISSEN or other. This is just thinking that it is all about Acid reflux, but I doubting very much about any procedure

I will really appreciate your answer.

Hi Gwen,

I saw this post about your symptoms and how you relieved them. I have the exact same symptoms. I have pressure and pain in breastbone, pain in back, sore throat and burning in ears. The pressure was so bad in chest I couldn’t eat anything. I suffer from anxiety as well so this made me panic and I ended up in hospital to check my heart. They gave me strong dose of Protonix which seemed to help for a week but then I broke out in a rash and had to stop. Now all I can take is Zantac. I still can’t eat much without feeling bad but don’t know if part of it is mental since I don’t want to feel as bad as I did to go to the hospital. I’m glad your feeling better. How long did it take and are you completely cured today?

I did not change my diet much.  I do now eat yogurt first thing in the morning, but that is for other syptoms that I have, intestinal bloating.  I still have a few issues I'm working on.  My stomach makes acid rather than produce hunger pangs.  So, I eat something every two hours to soak up the acid.  I can feel the acid in my stomach, but not burning my esophagus as I had before.

Hi John I haven't commented in a while but am still working on weaning myself off ppis. I was taking them twice per day. Tried going off too fast and had terrible rebound so started over. Now I'm down to one every day and two only twice a week. Supplementing with famotadine and gaviscon when necessary. Still working on drinking the carbonated water. At this rate it will take a while but I'm going to do it. I'll be down to only one per day soon.

hi babe ,

            Did you able to wean yourself off from PPI?