developing problem with acid reflux

[Guest guest]

Hi all;

Within the past 2 or 3 weeks I have had about 2 upright, daytime

episodes of acid reflux, and two at night. This is new to me. I am not

having heartburn, just the reflux.

I have heard that pancreatic enzymes can help this; does anybody have

first hand experience with reducing or preventing acid reflux? Is

there a good online vendor for enzymes that you can recommend?

Are there diet changes that can help? The only diet changes I had made

in the past 3-4 weeks is to reduce carbs somewhat and added

caffeinated tea back. I will ditch the tea for sure.

Thank you!

[Guest guest]

On 4/13/05, kefirkombuchakimchi <tmail@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi all;

>

> Within the past 2 or 3 weeks I have had about 2 upright, daytime

> episodes of acid reflux, and two at night. This is new to me. I am not

> having heartburn, just the reflux.

>

> I have heard that pancreatic enzymes can help this; does anybody have

> first hand experience with reducing or preventing acid reflux? Is

> there a good online vendor for enzymes that you can recommend?

>

> Are there diet changes that can help? The only diet changes I had made

> in the past 3-4 weeks is to reduce carbs somewhat and added

> caffeinated tea back. I will ditch the tea for sure.

>

>

Hi, .

I've dealt with acid reflux and heartburn for quite some time now (5

years) and found that there are a few things that work to prevent as

well as relieve it.

To relieve it:

I find that Swedish Bitters do a great job at stopping the reflux if

the reflux occurs 1-2 hours after eating a meal. I get the stuff that

comes in a bottle... I mix about a tblspn with a little water and

shoot it down. It tastes pretty rough but does the job!

If the reflux is happening very close to a meal or after eating a

certain type of food you know to be off-limits (sugary foods for me),

apple cider vinegar (ACV) with honey (mixed 50/50) works very well for

me. I would imagine the ACV would work just fine without the honey as

well. I take it the same as a I do the bitters; mixed with a little

water.

To prevent it:

I find that eating sugary foods on an empty stomach gives me the worst

heartburn and eating too much food or too much of a carb-rich food

gives me reflux.

I've read that reflux occurs because the food is not digested in the

stomach fast enough to pass into the duodenum before the esophogeal

sphincter relaxes. What you end up with is a stomach still filled

with chime (a mixture of food and acid) and an esophagus open to the

stomach contents. THat's why you get the burn.

I've also read that heartburn is caused by the gall bladder over

reacting to the contents of the stomach. If I eat a cookie on an

empty stomach or a donut, I get the worst burning ever! Some bitters

seem to hasten the time the food spends in my stomach. (I know these

foods are so far from NT but my experience goes back to the days

before my WAPF discovery)

So I would say, watch what you eat, try the bitters as well as the

Q-zyme or whatever, and eat as many foods in their whole, unprocessed

state as possible!

Hope that helps,

[Guest guest]

>I have heard that pancreatic enzymes can help this; does anybody have

>first hand experience with reducing or preventing acid reflux? Is

>there a good online vendor for enzymes that you can recommend?

>

>Are there diet changes that can help? The only diet changes I had made

>in the past 3-4 weeks is to reduce carbs somewhat and added

>caffeinated tea back. I will ditch the tea for sure.

>

>Thank you!

>

>

I get that after I eat eggs or strong tea. I have no idea why, and

I don't know that it's an allergy (no other symptoms to speak of

from those foods).

The book " Why Stomach Acid is Good for You " goes into reflux

in great detail. Yes, it can be dietary, esp. if you have LOW stomach

acid. A lot of gluten intolerant people get it (to the degree that

they are at greater risk for esophogeal cancer), maybe because

they often also have low stomach acid. Acid blockers, natcherly,

make it worse. I was taking Biogest for it (no particular vendor)

for awhile til I got my acid back.

I did meet a guy who had bad reflux, and other problems, who

added Pascalite to his diet ... 1/2 tsp twice a week (not much at

all) and after awhile he did get off his acid blockers. I don't know

why it worked for him, I wouldn't have thought it would help

with reflux, but ya never know with this stuff!

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

>

> I get that after I eat eggs or strong tea. I have no idea why, and

> I don't know that it's an allergy (no other symptoms to speak of

> from those foods).

>

> The book " Why Stomach Acid is Good for You " goes into reflux

> in great detail. Yes, it can be dietary, esp. if you have LOW

stomach

> acid. A lot of gluten intolerant people get it (to the degree that

> they are at greater risk for esophogeal cancer), maybe because

> they often also have low stomach acid. Acid blockers, natcherly,

> make it worse. I was taking Biogest for it (no particular vendor)

> for awhile til I got my acid back.

>

> I did meet a guy who had bad reflux, and other problems, who

> added Pascalite to his diet ... 1/2 tsp twice a week (not much at

> all) and after awhile he did get off his acid blockers. I don't know

> why it worked for him, I wouldn't have thought it would help

> with reflux, but ya never know with this stuff!

>

> Heidi Jean

I just read some stuff about Pascalite clay. Since they say it

causes bodies to mummify instead of decompose, and since it helps

cure scours in cattle, and since it is effective against things like

eczema and skin rashes, it sounds like it has an antifungal effect.

Perhaps it binds with the mycotoxins and counteracts fungus by

dessication?

Still pondering the possible connection between fungus and gluten

intolerance...

[Guest guest]

>I just read some stuff about Pascalite clay. Since they say it

>causes bodies to mummify instead of decompose, and since it helps

>cure scours in cattle, and since it is effective against things like

>eczema and skin rashes, it sounds like it has an antifungal effect.

>Perhaps it binds with the mycotoxins and counteracts fungus by

>dessication?

>

>Still pondering the possible connection between fungus and gluten

>intolerance...

>

>

Clay binds to the outside of the micro-organism, basically

suffocating it. It binds to some organisms more than others.

It's really amazing when you put it on an inflammation. It kind

of " migrates " over to where the inflammation is, away

from the healthy skin, even when the skin is unbroken. This

seems to have to do with the polarity of the clay molecule ...

all the " outer " edges of the molecule are charged so it " gloms "

onto anything with the opposite charge. My dd thought this

was pretty magical! I put some slurry on a wound, and it migrated

over to the wound and left the rest of the skin alone.

It DOES dessicate in some instances, but not when it is

mixed with water (tho there is an osmotic effect, which

might be what you are talking about?).

But it isn't just fungus it attacks ... it goes for bacteria

too. Probably algae also. Our water grows scummy

stuff if you leave it alone in a glass ... I was afraid the

clay slurry would get scummy too, but no sign of anything

growing in it! However, the EM folks add it to the EM mix,

I guess, and it doesn't seem to affect the EM bacteria.

As for fungus vs. gluten, your guess is good as mine.

The authors of DG speculated that the schizophrenic

effects from wheat are a lot like the ones produced from ergot,

which grows on grains and has an LSD effect. But I don't

think there is enough ergot on wheat to cause schizophrenia

in most folks ... maybe the proteins are converted internally

by interior fungi or some other process ...

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

>>Still pondering the possible connection between fungus and gluten

>>intolerance...

>>

>>

Fusarium is a fungal grain mycotoxin. Do a google search with mycotoxins

grains for more.

Wanita