Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Has anyone heard about the benefits of Gamma Oryzanol for GERD? If so, have you tried it--benefitted...used the extract or rice bran oil? I have a bad case which seems to have gotten worse of late--especially since pepcid and prevacid intake (burning throat). I'm also seriously constipated since starting the Nystatinj so that could be making the reflux worse. How can one have low stomach acid and yet serious acid reflux? I have all the symptoms of low stomach acid yet the burning and belly growling and the diagnosis and damage done must mean I'm not low acid?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I haven't heard of Gamma Oryzanol or rice bran oil but am willing to try anything to get rid of my GERD ongoing problems same as you described your symptoms. Mine's not going away on the diet but not any worse than usual lately as you said yours is. But I'm not taking any ant-acids like Prevacid or Nexium which I did try some time ago as prescribed by my doctor & it made it worse at the time so I stopped taking them within a week. So if you were taking Prevacid, etc recently, that could have made yours worse. I heard of taking Carafate liquid to coat the throat, esophagus & stomach, an old remedy that used to be prescribed by doctors that benefitted many. But they don't prescribe it or even offer it anymore because it's not one of the more expensive antacids they prescribe nowdays. You have to ask for it. I will ask for it when I get a new doctor next week (because of insurance coverage change over). I'm also mystified by my own low stomach acid yet still having GERD/acid reflux/ heartburn from what seems to be an overacid condition. It's been explained to me that's from hiatal hernia or dysfunctional LES valve & the food not digesting properly due to having candida overgrowth in the stomach & digestive organs. For which intaking HCl (hydrochloric acid) with meals plus digestive enzymes is supposed to help get rid of. So far tho, in the last month of doing that, it hasn't helped me at all tho. Neither has sleeping on a l l/2 foot raising off the floor of my bed-head or sleeping up in a recliner or propped up on pillows in bed which hurts my low back/spine problem like crazy. Right now I recently started making & drinking kefir (fermented, cultured milk) to see if that works again as well as it did months ago before I went on this diet when I drank a commercial kefir for a week to test it. It seemed to help back then so I could sleep flat & not be too much bothered by the GERD. Then I stopped drinking it when I went on this diet tho & tried rejuvelac made from wheat berries & then cabbage rejuvelac which tasted horrible & I was upchucking it so stopped making & drinking that. Cabbage rejuvelac is actually the only fermented probiotic/ digestive enzyme drink that's recommended on this diet. But I'll try anything, as I said, whether it's on the diet or not, doctor prescribed or not. I learned of comfrey root & sweet flag herbs for GERD on another health group, that helped one woman get rid of hers & heal her esophageal erosion over a period of time while continuing to drink kefir with meals & in between. So I'm going to order those & try them next & continue drinking the kefir since it's not making mine worse but is soothing to drink & I hope it's helping as it has helped others. But it takes time. Caroline From: <ChrisW@...> > Has anyone heard about the benefits of Gamma Oryzanol for GERD? If > so, have you tried it--benefitted...used the extract or rice bran oil? I > have a > bad case which seems to have gotten worse of late--especially since > pepcid > and prevacid intake (burning throat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 wrote: > > Has anyone heard about the benefits of Gamma Oryzanol for GERD? If so, have you tried it--benefitted...used the extract or rice bran oil? ==>If it is from rice bran, firstly getting oil from rice would be extremely difficult requiring a lot of processing. Secondly it interferes with hormones: This is from the website: Cautions Gamma-oryzanol appears to be quite safe and free of significant side effects, although more reseach in humans is needed. People with an underactive thyroid should be aware that gamma- oryzanol can lower levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) as well as alter test results used to monitor this condition. Because of its apparent effect on hormone levels, pregnant or breast- feeding women should avoid taking gamma-oryzanol in highly concentrated supplement form. > I have a bad case which seems to have gotten worse of late-- especially since pepcid and prevacid intake (burning throat). ==>Pepcid and prevacid are not helping you. Burning in your throat indicates you have candida growing there. >I'm also seriously constipated since starting the Nystatinj so that could be making the reflux worse. How can one have low stomach acid and yet serious acid reflux? I have all the symptoms of > low stomach acid yet the burning and belly growling and the diagnosis and > damage done must mean I'm not low acid?? ==>Symptoms of low acid and high acid are exactly the same. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 This is what I just posted about. They was a doctor on the Today Show recently talking about this that low stomach acid more likely to be the cause than excess stomach acid. Try chewing gum after a meal also. That stimulates your own digestive juices to aid digestion and get the food moving along and not staying in your stomach. > > Has anyone heard about the benefits of Gamma Oryzanol for GERD? If > so, have you tried it--benefitted...used the extract or rice bran oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 I often have a bit of excess stomach acid which I notice before bedtime. I drink about a half a juice glass full of aloe vera juice before bed and it alleviates any stomach acid issues for me. just thought I'd throw that out there.... jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 I've been drinking aloe vera juice too. So far it hasn't helped a bit. I haven't tired it before bedtime tor a nap ho. I'll try that. Thx, Caroline From: " jahlstrom78 " >I often have a bit of excess stomach acid which I notice beforebedtime. I >drink about a half a juice glass full of aloe vera juice before bed and it >alleviates any stomach acid issues for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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