How I cured my acid reflux, naturally.

Can you please help me. What exactly have you been doing. I can’t hmdle this anymore. 

Thank you 

how many times a day did you do the carbonated water and how much at a time? 

Everytime I drink a glass I don’t need a flaming burp!!! After plain water I do, what am I doing wrong??!!

Hi Katie:  I think there is something wrong with the carbonated water you are using.  Why don't you get some name brand diet soda pop, like coke, and try again.  Don't refrigerate it, just use it at room temperature.  Let me know what happens.

It’s strange as it’s so fizzy!! More fizzy than coke!!

I felt like I needed a burp after a few minutes and I managed to hold it in!! Had a slight gurgle in my throat though 🤔

I do feel slightly nauseous after drinking the water and keeping the burp down.

Hi Maryanne, its pretty simple.  Just get a couple cans of diet pepsi or diet coke.  Take a few moments to drink one as fast as you can. Dont worry if you have to take a few breaks.  DONT burp!   Finish the entire can and then wait five minutes.   Once the five minutes is up you can burp away.   Do this 4 times a day for a week at first.  Sometimes i burp really big and other times there are only little ones.  As time goes on, you will keep the burps down longer and you'll start sounding like a frat boy!

have patience and give it a week to see some improvements.  Best of luck!

Hi Maryann:

Desperate people will do desperate things to get some relief.  Even drinking some diet coke.  I'm being a little sarcastic but I've read of people who have had surgery to 'correct' this GERD issue.  That means multiple doctor visits, then preparing for surgery, going under the knife, having the doctor wrap the stomach around the esophagus and sew it in place.  Then if that person gets the stomach flu and vomits, they can tear the wrap completely apart.  Then more surgery to repair it.  But, they do hundreds of these surgeries every year.  I would much rather drink some diet coke.

Hi Maryanne, I was using the diet coke as an example. Personally, I don't drink diet coke or diet pepsi either.  I drink carboneated water, like Perrier.   But people cant grasp that for some reason.  The point is to drink something fizzy and follow the instructions.  Best of luck. 

Have you ever been diagnosed with a Sliding Hiatal Hernia?  If so, see my response to Ellebi.  Let me know what you think.  It could explain why you have trouble building up pressure from the carbonated water.  John

Im keeping up with the sparkling water as I do occasionally feel like I need a burp so making progress!! 

Okay, very good.  Try adding these things to your program. 1. Raise the head of your bed at least 8 inches, or as high as you can.  2. Sleep only on your left side, and if you must, on your back, never on the right side.  The shape of the stomach is like a tea kettle and sleeping on the left side keeps the spout upward, so gravity will work for you. 3. Do some mini sit ups three times a day.  Strengthening your core will help all muscles do their job better.  4. If you get daytime burning, try chewing some xylitol cinnamon gum, rather than taking an antacid.  5. Don't eat anything four hours before bed, that will allow your stomach to shut down. You can take 1/2 of an antacid tablet like tums or a teaspoonful of malox before bed. Keep me posted.

😂😂 Maryanne that did make me laugh!! My husband thinks I’m mad too with all this 🤪

I’m sure John will give you the answers, I’d suggest to keep working at it, you’ll get there in the end! I’m trying too!! 

Funnily my friend lent me her acid reflux pillow wedge yesterday, I tried it last night but ended up throwing it out the bed as I couldn’t sleep!! I’ll keep trying!!

I’ve heard that taking magnesium is very good for your sphincter, what do you think? 

That’s ok! I need to know everything to heal naturally!!

My gastroenterologist did actually advise that melatonin at night can also help the sphincter and sleep, win, win!! 

I’m seeing a nutritionist soon for stool analysis, hoping to get some good advice from her too as she specialises in digestion 😀

I was taking magnesium before this happened so obviously didn’t help me either 😂 I’m being strict with it now, we will get there!!

I was thinking about holding the burps in after fizzy water, I wonder if trying to hold your burp in when you eat or whenever you feel you need a burp helps in the same way 🤔