Cider vinegar and stomach ulcers

laurudd

Hi all,

I have a question regarding (title).
I have had a peptic ulcer for the last couple of years, it's never really gone away.

I was thinking about using cider vinegar for the various benefits, but I have read that this is not the best idea when you have a stomach ulcer.

There are capsules available on the market, could someone advise me whether this would aggravate an ulcer as well, or is this a better option than liquid?

Thanks!

janejellyroll

What various benefits are you referring to? I eat it because I enjoy the taste. It's good in marinades and salad dressings.

Diatonic12

https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/can-apple-cider-vinegar-fix-all-my-problems/

cwolfman13

laurudd wrote: »

Hi all,

I have a question regarding (title).
I have had a peptic ulcer for the last couple of years, it's never really gone away.

I was thinking about using cider vinegar for the various benefits, but I have read that this is not the best idea when you have a stomach ulcer.

There are capsules available on the market, could someone advise me whether this would aggravate an ulcer as well, or is this a better option than liquid?

Thanks!

Cider vinegar has very few proven benefits. Non pasteurized cider vinegar is a good source or probiotics...but so is yogurt and other fermented foods. It has shown to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics when taken before a meal...but a glass of wine does that exact same thing. That's really about it in regards to proven benefits, and you can get those benefits elsewhere. Cider vinegar is excellent in salad dressings and for BBQ, and that's about the only thing I use it for.

MostlyWater

i don't know. sounds like a question for a dr

AnnPT77

Speaking as someone who actually does drink ACV a good bit of the time: I can't imagine what advantage it would have (that's been proven) that would outweigh the risk of aggravating your ulcer. Capsules are not going to make much difference, except to perceived flavor.

From personal experience: It has no observable impact on my weight loss rate, drinking it for weeks at a time (while logging carefully) vs. not drinking it for other weeks at a time (still logging carefully). (Fortunately, I wasn't drinking it for weight loss. I stopped drinking it because it was aggravating heartburn/reflux caused by gallbladder adenomyomatosis, resumed drinking it after gallbladder removed. Weight loss rate commensurate with calorie intake througout, regardless of ACV intake.)

Subjectively, I didn't find it did anything for appetite or cravings, either. I think there's evidence for minor, minor impact on blood sugar levels in some people, but I don't know of any research-founded reason to consume it that outbalances the ulcer risk.

If you must, try it as an experiment. But why? There are not "various benefits". There might be some tiny effects, in a subset of people (gastic acid insufficiency, need for extra probiotics, blood sugar effects). It's trendy and oversold by the alt-health blogs and IG-ers, though. 🙄