Re: Acid Reflux
I suffer with terrible GERD, I use to feel like a golf ball lump stuck in my throat. It was from the acid burning the sphincter muscle in the throat and it becoming tight and inflamed. The doctors did a endoscope to check out my throat and stomach, this is when they discovered acid was tearing up my stomach and throat. They prescribed Nexium which I took for about 3 months with a little relief but my symptoms always remained when it wore off. They then switched me to Prilosec OTC saying "certain people bodies react better to different brands". So I then remained on prilosec and noticed the same thing, I got relief but I was popping a pill all the time which was concerning because I wanted to get the issue corrected, not cover it up with a drug.
So I started doing research and came across the same findings. Basically your body will continue to see something wrong when you use acid reducers. Your system is saying "there is not the proper amount of acid" So the pumps keep on running. Where if you get the proper acid PH in your stomach the body will then shut down acid production.
I did a 3 month stint of apple cider vinegar(unfiltered with the mother) 2 table spoons with 8 oz of water, every morning and every evening. My symptoms slowly got better to where currently I don't suffer from my GERD or heart burn at all. 100% completely fixed!! I even went in for a check up and the doctor said "That prescription has really helped, your stomach and throat look healed up nicely. No redness or inflammation". I didn't even bother telling him I have not taken a acid reducer in 6 months.
In our current society of "there is a pill for that" where everything is over prescribed, the most often solution you will find is to "pop a tums". I'm far far from a naturalist or one of these health nuts who believe organic is the only answer. Hell I'm a cajun who eats more fried foods and rich tomato based roux or sauces than most and I can say with certainty what Andromada posted is 100% fact.
I suffer with terrible GERD, I use to feel like a golf ball lump stuck in my throat. It was from the acid burning the sphincter muscle in the throat and it becoming tight and inflamed. The doctors did a endoscope to check out my throat and stomach, this is when they discovered acid was tearing up my stomach and throat. They prescribed Nexium which I took for about 3 months with a little relief but my symptoms always remained when it wore off. They then switched me to Prilosec OTC saying "certain people bodies react better to different brands". So I then remained on prilosec and noticed the same thing, I got relief but I was popping a pill all the time which was concerning because I wanted to get the issue corrected, not cover it up with a drug.
So I started doing research and came across the same findings. Basically your body will continue to see something wrong when you use acid reducers. Your system is saying "there is not the proper amount of acid" So the pumps keep on running. Where if you get the proper acid PH in your stomach the body will then shut down acid production.
I did a 3 month stint of apple cider vinegar(unfiltered with the mother) 2 table spoons with 8 oz of water, every morning and every evening. My symptoms slowly got better to where currently I don't suffer from my GERD or heart burn at all. 100% completely fixed!! I even went in for a check up and the doctor said "That prescription has really helped, your stomach and throat look healed up nicely. No redness or inflammation". I didn't even bother telling him I have not taken a acid reducer in 6 months.
In our current society of "there is a pill for that" where everything is over prescribed, the most often solution you will find is to "pop a tums". I'm far far from a naturalist or one of these health nuts who believe organic is the only answer. Hell I'm a cajun who eats more fried foods and rich tomato based roux or sauces than most and I can say with certainty what Andromada posted is 100% fact.
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