Try the Koufman Low Acid (and low fat) Diet Part 2 of 2

I am going to start the diet today. She says the main thing in the induction diet is to eat foods with no less than 5ph so can I choose some foods from the good & bad list that are 6-7ph for the induction diet? Or should I only stick to what's on the best foods list? Does anyone know? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Kitt where did you get your PH meter? I have looked online and o.ly found really expensive ones

I ordered the Dropping Acid book as the local Barnes and Nobles are sold out. I've been having major problems with acid reflux and lost 27 pounds since August. I can barely eat anything and still have reflux and very uncomfortable. A few questions about the induction diet to help me until the book comes.
1. Water-- I purchased Evamore water and drinking it all weekend. It's expensive and only one far away store carries it in our area. Is there another source to alkaline water?
2. Since I can't handle eating much, I saw Odwalla Vanilla protein monster was OK on the book blog. Would that be ok for induction diet too?
3. The induction diet has bagels and non- fruit muffins. Would that be any bagels? Sea salt bagels? How about muffins? Are their recipes for acceptable muffins? In the stores, they have tons of ingredients. On line, when googling low fat muffins, they often add applesauce or pineapple, which are off limits. Any suggestions?
4. Vitamins- I was taking chewable multi and B complex, but the both have asorbic acid added to them. When taking mult vitamins, the swallowed kind, they always give me a stomach ache, even before acid reflux was a problem. Recommendations for chewable vitamins?
5. Is Boars Head turkey breast or chicken breast allowed on induction diet?
6. Pasta with nonacidic sauce? Any ideas of recipes for nonacidic sauces?
7. When will the app be ready?
8. When I get reflux coming up my throat, I'll take a Tums, but the kind I have has adipic acid. Recommendations to help with acid/ burning feeling in the throat that is allowed on diet.
9. fat free milks or lactaid milk are recommended on induction diet. Our store only carries the fat free lactaid milk with carrageenan in it. I am staying away from carrageenan. Can I drink the 1% on induction diet? I was drinking almond milk and Kefir but see they are not on induction list.

Thank you so much! Can't wait for the book to come! Hope it's the answer I need!

I'm new and don't really get how the postings work.
Thank you!

Sammy, I just visited Dr. Koufmans site, hadn't been there for awhile. Now I understand your water question. Alkaline water was not included in the Koufman diet research. You may not need it, but it's not a bad idea to include it. The diet research and book were written before the water study. I just drink tap or bottled water and am doing well, but it is possible that the alkaline water could produce better results.

A question about the low-fat non-fruit muffins that is listed on the induction diet. I'm looking to make some, but all the recipes have some off limit items-- applesauce, butter, etc. Does anyone have a recipe that would work for muffins on the induction part of the diet?

Can't wait for my book to come!

Thank you!

Sammy, maybe corn muffins? I love their texture. You can substitute frozen (winter) squash for butter.

Erica and Yolle can you tell me more specifically how the alkaline water has helped you? Which symptoms are reduced? Or maybe you just have more of a feeling of well- being.

Post Edited (sunbeam48) : 10/30/2012 12:43:18 PM (GMT-6)

I'm a huge believer in the alkaline water. Glad some people also benefit from it!

Just wanted to tell my story really quick.
I've always had some asthma (which may be reflux induced) but it wasn't until 8 months ago that reflux really reared it's ugly head. I felt thirsty all of the time with a lump in my throat. I went to a bunch of doctors and none of them knew what was going on. My aunt was a doctor in the states and she said to take Nexium. I was against using meds so I just started using Gaviscon and Zantac without changing my diet. Eventually my symptoms continued to get worse and worse until Zantac stopped working. I finally went on the Nexium. My reflux stopped overnight. It was a miracle! Until the side effects began... I started to have severe constipation and my legs felt weird and heavy. I got really depressed but researched GERD and finally found a website describing the difference between LPR and GERD. It took weeks until I found Dr. Koufman's website and another month until I ordered her book (bookstores in Canada don't carry it). As soon as I got the book I took the most stringent diet (basically melon and milk) because of how constipated I was. Within 1 week my symptoms subsided and within 2 more I was off PPI's and only using Gaviscon. 6 weeks after starting my diet I drank my first beer without medication. I can know regularly drink a 6 pack (on an empty stomach), take 1/2 Gaviscon with lots of water and wake up without a sore throat. I love this diet in that it's given me back my life and I can live without misery.
Now, that being said... this diet SUCKS if you are a busy person. You need to cook a lot of your own food and although all of it is healthy it can be constricting if you're an athlete or someone with a high metabolism. I am really excited about the Linx system. I also have to say that unless I consistently limit my portions to the size of two of my fists (twice the size of an unstretch stomach) I still have asthma related to my reflux.
I don't know if the moderator's would help me with this but is there any way I could do a poll of GERD/LPR sufferers and ask them how many of them were ever swimmers (or currently swim)? I've noticed a trend of most of my competitive swimming friends having some form of reflux or another.

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Lady in Red, this is a diet I use to enable me to avoid surgery. Right after surgery you will have some different dietary restrictions.

The alkaline 8.8 water is not that much more expensive than regular bottled water. I get a six pack of bottles that are 32 oz. (breaking it down, it is the same as a case of water of 24 8oz bottles). It costs me about 2 dollars more than a regular 24 pack.

I use Evamore...Do you have a Whole Foods near you? If you go on the Evamore website, it lists the locations/stores where the water is sold in the zip code you provide. I believe it is Evamore.com but if you google Evamore it will come up.