Anyone else suffer from Acid Reflux??

Here's a good answer from the same type of question asked on yahoo:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070504112408AA17sCY

Here's the advice when not following the link. I'll just use that as the source:

* Drinking milk or eating milk products are helpful in relieving symptoms of acidity.
* Foods such as pickles, vinegar, fried foods, hot spicy foods, chocolate, pastries, and raw salad vegetables like onion, radish, cabbage, and peppers should be avoided.
* Clove also helps to relieve the symptoms of acidity. Suck one piece of clove slowly to relieve the symptoms. It also helps to reduce the onset of disease that arises due to acidity.
* A cup of vanilla ice cream or a glass of cold milk also helps to get relieve heartburn and acidity within minutes.
* Almonds are also a good source for relieving the heartburn and acidity. Eat several almonds when heartburn symptoms persist.
* Lemons also help to prevent heartburn. Cut a lemon into thin strips and dip in salt. Eat before meals to prevent heartburn.
* Take some mint leaves and chop these and then boil in a cup of water and sip slowly after meals. If a person drinks Fresh mint juice every day he will never experience acidity.
* Jaggery or gur taken after every meal also helps to reduce the acidity. Keep a piece of gur in the mouth and slowly suck it till acidity decreases.
* Eating bananas is also helpful in preventing the symptoms of acidity and heartburn. To prevent acidity it is advised to eat a banana daily.
* A mixture of 2 tsp of natural apple cider vinegar and 2 tsp raw honey in a glass of water before meals fights with acidity.
* Basil (tulsi) leaves helps to get relief from burning, nausea and gas. Chew some leaves of tulsi to decrease the acidity.
* Coconut water 4-5 times a day decreases the symptoms of the acidity and the heartburn.
* Harad (Terminalia chebula) if taken after every meal prevents the symptoms of the acidity.
* 1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice helps to prevent acidity and heartburn.
* Boil one cup of water. To this add 1 tsp of Aniseed (Saunf). Cover and leave overnight. Strain the water in the morning, add 1 tsp of honey. When this is taken 3 times a day it prevents acidity.
* To 1 ½ liters of water add 1 tsp Caraway seeds (shah jeera). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sip while warm. Take this liquid 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days. It will decrease the acidity.
* Take a glass of water, add a pinch of baking soda and drink it. It gives immediate relief from acidity.
* Take a glass of warm water, add a pinch of hing (asafoetida) and have it every morning to prevent acidity.
* Eat a serving of cucumber or watermelon 4-5 times in a day to fight against acidity.
* Fennel helps to relieve abdominal pain, colon disorders, gas, and gastrointestinal tract spasms. It is an effective remedy for acidic stomach conditions (heartburn).
* Ginger is very useful for digestive disorders. It help to relieve indigestion from rich foods.
* Make a fine powder by adding equal amounts of ginger powder, black pepper, dried mint leaves, asafetida (hing), anise seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, fennel and common salt. Dosage: Take about 1 teaspoon of this powder with water, twice a day after meals.
* It is advised to eat 8-10 glass to water daily. Drinking water gives immediate relief to symptoms like wind, distended stomach and acidity.
* Chewing bubble-gum also disappears the acidity. This is an easy and best way to get rid of Acidity.
* For heartburn drink a teaspoon of vinegar. It is because there is not sufficient acid in our stomach to digest food properly, thus gasses come back up and burn our stomach.
* Calcium also helps to fight with the heartburn and acidity. Yoghurt or ice-cream gives immediate relief from acidity and heartburn.
* 1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice daily relieves acidity.
* Powder one clove and one cardamom; use the powder as a mouth freshener after every meal. No more acidity and no more bad breathe.
* After food maintain an upright posture to prevent the reflex and to prevent the symptoms of acidity.
* Sleep with your head and shoulder on a high pillow for elevation.
* Do not skip meals. Do not keep large gap between meals. This produces gas / wind.
* Eat dinner 2-3 hours before going to bed.
* Last but not the least stop smoking and cut down on alcohol.

I drink a big glass of milk when I get it. I'm not sure of anything you could eat regularly to help, though.

I have had the same issues. I was "diagnosed" with reflux. The doctor told me alot of mine was because of my weight. I have noticed after loosing a couple of pounds the reflux has gone down a little bit.

there are "trigger" foods for me, tomatoes, orange juice, soda, tea, spicy items.... etc.

I sleep elevated and have a prescription.... hopefully one day i will be off the meds and able to sleep flat! LOL Also, try sleeping elevated on your right side it hekos with circulation and reflux. Hope this helps!

stay away from greasy foods, take either an over the counter med for reflux or a prescription. tums never seemed to help me but they may help others. i used to get it so bad i couldnt eat or swallow to the point i had to go to the doctor for relief. then one day it settled down, but i still have it from time to time. i end up propping myself up at night so i don't throw up the acid and i take a tum or something over the counter. also sometimes bread helps, anything to help absorb the acid and calm your stomach down.

I feel your pain. I was diagnosed a few years ago but did not want to take the daily meds. I try and stay away from most hot sauces and drink virtually no to little carbonated drinks. Having a soda or energy drink always brought it on.

I take Protonix, as needed. It is the best stuff I've ever tried. However, your body can get dependent on it, so I try not to take it every day unless I need it. I've read that long term antacid use can cause or aggravate osteoporosis.

Recently, someone here recommended apple cider vinegar (added to water) - I'm trying it, but after 2 weeks, I've not noticed a difference yet. Two weeks is not much of a trial when it comes to a food additive though. I'll keep using it and see.

I feel your pain

I found that eliminating carbs and fatty foods helped me...
I also cut down on eating onions, coffee, tea

I recommend this:

1 tsp of buckwheat honey
1 tsp of cinnamon
boiling water

now instead of going for a pill (which I'm not a fan of pills of any kind)
I drink this...and I find it really helps

i found that my acid reflux (similar symptoms as you...i also thought i was having a heart attack) was a symptom of a gluten allergy. I cut out gluten and now i'm heart burn free---i didnt know what life was like with out heart burn since previously, i had dull heart burn all the time. I don't need my medicine (prilosec or nexium) any longer nor do i use tums. Comparatively, my pre-gluten free diet and after gluten free diet endoscopies show a huge improvement.


anyhoo, to start try avoiding grains for a week and i bet you'll feel a difference. What you should focus on eating is meat, veggies, fruits, and nuts; no bread, rice, corn, or other grains.

I take Prilosec for it and it always works. I hate taking it but I do find

when I cut out all processed foods and sugar I dont have the reflux as bad.

I find that to be true to I do not take Prilosec I do Pepcid and it is AMAZING! But when I cut the processed foods and such I do much better.

Another thing my doctor told me to avoid was caffeine. This is most definitely a trigger for me!

I'm not sure where you are in your fitness goal, but I lost 40 lbs, hoping to get rid of mine.
It worked.
Before them, I used Pepcid, Tums, prevacid, prilosec, well, all of them.
I tried not to eat within a few hours of bedtime, avoided my favorite foods, like Italian and Mexican, and nuts.
Nothing worked consistently until I put down the weight.
Haven't had an incident since my first -20lbs.
I am presuming your doctor has looked for some less likely suspects, such as H. Pylorii, ulcers, or other digestive disorder. These symptoms sound pretty severe.

I used to get it all the time... sometimes from overeating, bit more often than not related to eating rich dairy products such as hard cheeses. also alcohol didn't help and being stressed too. I find exercising helps it as well as water.