Anyone else with acid reflux?

I used to have Acid reflux and heartburn all the time but it went away when I gave up excess processed carbs and sugar. I used meds like Omeprazole, etc., but they seemed to mess up my digestion in the long run. I have read that you need your stomach acid to do its job and digest properly.

I never take those meds now and don't seem to have acid issues now that I restrict carbs to fairly low and avoid sugar like the plague. There are several good books out there, such as what not to eat when you have AR, but I found the best thing was just changing my diet. Now I can eat spicy and acid foods no problem. In fact, eating vinegar and other acid foods seem to help some people.

Obviously exercise and losing weight will help too.

Good luck!

Druss

used to have it for years, had tests that proved it, was on medication... changed my eating and no sign of it.

I've had this for about 10 years , my doctor sent me for a camera down (small camera on a long tube that you swallow) this showed a hiatus hernia , my doctor put me on lanzoprazole and I can eat what I want without it bothering me, I eat a lot of spicy food and on this medication only struggle when i forget to take it. The specialist said I could either have an operation or lanzoprazole I decided to take the capsule. It does improve as you lose weight though or it does for me.

Try Prilosec OTC and see if that helps. My doctor diagnosed me with dyspepsia and now I take prescription Prilosec once a day about 30 minutes before my first meal. I don't get heartburn at all anymore. It works! Maybe it will work for you.

Im a beleiver of natural remedies,i did not take any medications here are some changes i made.

1.cut out alchohol-occasionally have wine if i have to
2.Cut out coffee/caffeine
3.alkalize your food-ie more plants based foods
4.cut out baked goods/soda/junk food
5.eat well before bed time
6.sleep on left side of your body-this makes your stomach position in such a way that it will minimalize reflux

heres a list of alkaline to acidic foods-try eating 70% alkaline

http://lifespa.com/2009/01/alkaline-foods-for-health/

im almost free of acid refluxes these days.

i had it REALLY bad until I quit dairy. Sometimes I can't have beer too close to bedtime.

There was something on NPR yesterday about alleviating acid reflux through what you drink. The culprits were caffeine, alcohol, and fat:

http://www.wbur.org/npr/158097387/got-heartburn-maybe-you-should-rethink-your-drink[

I have seen an ease in symptoms after loosing some weight but also know my trigger foods. Pizza with thick tomato sauce, peanut butter, high fructose corn syrup, orange juice, too much bread. I am trying to focus on reducing gluten, sugar, and inflammatory foods. I now know I bloat when I eat too much food with wheat flour in it. I used to take an acid reducing pill, but my doctor recommended trying to change my diet instead, as some acid reducing pills are related to studies showing long term consistent use could potentially contribute to dementia.

paperpudding wrote: »

I know this is a really old thread - but since it has been revived - Anyone with persistent reflux symptoms should be checked for H pylori

It may not be the underlying cause but it should be excluded.

Yes, and figure out ones trigger foods, and get a scope to figure out whether the entrance to the stomach closes properly. It doesn't in many people with poor connective tissue (which in itself is severely underdiagnosed).

My reflux triggers are very atypical: lean meat and too much protein in general, eggs are killing, even in small amounts, sometimes rooibos and black tea, but green tea and sweetbush tea is fine. I also don't have a problem eating protein that contains a fair amount of fat, but both separately in the same meal doesn't work. Which at times excludes most vegan protein for me. Absolutely no problems with masses of green tea, spices, bubbly drinks (don't really like them anyway), sour food.