What to eat during acid rebound?

Hey there, so sorry to hear you are so sensitive to those foods :( I am currently weening of of PPI's as well. I have been substituting Carafate (an H2) blocker for the days I don't take my PPI. Its been a very slow process because I am such a baby about the rebound. I HATE IT!

I have a feeling that my diet wont work for you because of the fat but I though I would share anyway just incase...

For me, oatmeal, rice, anything startchy or carb full cause reflux for me. The following diet is what I've eaten ever single day for probably 3 months. It gives me the least amount of trouble.

Breakfast:
7 pieces of steak reheated in beef broth
1 cup of kefir

Snack: Banana, almonds, or brazil nuts

Lunch: Turkey breast heated in chicken broth, wilted spinach in apple cider vinegar

Snack: Rice cake with peanut butter, gluten free crackers

Dinner: Chicken and asparagus sauted with olive oil

Snack: Pop corn popped fresh on the stove with coconut oil and himalayan salt (no butter), fiber one bar.

Again, I dont know how much this would help since you don't do as well with fat :/

Helpful supplements:
DGL before every meal
Digestive enzymes (a God sent) before every meal
Vitamin D3 (2000+ IU/day)
Probiotics (start slow 1.5 billion per day and work up to 30 billion)
GI-Revive drink

On really bad rebound days I may eat more than one banana. If I literally cannot get anything down my throat I will break down and make some rice... but I try to avoid it. I'm really sorry you are dealing with! Zantac helps to ween off --if you didn't already know that. Positive energy and prayers being sent your way. Stay strong!! The short term suffering is worth it, we will get to normal one day!

Yes, different foods affect people differently. I'm currently going through a tough rebound reflux episode and am in a lot of pain because it's affecting my esophagitis and gastritis.

In my current episode nothing seems to be helping.

In the past eating small pieces of bananas and peeled apple slices went down okay. Small amounts of white, steamed rice were also okay. Home mafe applesauce was a staple that I ate everyday. I would eat very small amounts of these food items every 2 to 3 hours, depending how I felt.

Drinking chamomille tea also seemed to help.

I hope you feel better.

Thank you LiveJoy, I'm going to cook up some steamed white rice for dinner. Erosive esophagitis can be really painful sometimes.

Gelatin also seems to go down pretty well too.

No, I stopped taking all drugs a long time ago. I'm currently on my 3rd day of being in a lot of pain and I'm trying to remind myself that I've had painful boughts that have lasted over two months so I'm trying not to panic.

Overall, I'm frustrated because I've already missed one day of work and I don't know what caused this latest episode. Normally I get these episodes when I have a slip up such as eating food with onions, over eating, eating something fried, etc. but this time around all I ate was some beans and very little slice of cheddar cheese.

It never bothered me before. I'm starting to get worried.

Well, I'm now on 20 mg of Famotidine twice a day and a 4 day supply of Carafate. I ended up in the ER 3 days ago because I couldn't handle the stomach pain and difficulty breathing.

The drugs are helping very little and might need to switch to a higher dose or over to a PPI like Dexilant.

How is the slippery elm working for you?

The first time I tried to quit Dexilant cold turkey the rebound reflux knocked me on my butt. So the next time I weaned off it in about a week's time.

At that time I was only drinking vegetable smoothies so I think my diet was a factor in being able to wean off of them.

And then I stayed away from all PPIs for a few years. But with this latest trip to the ER and missing work due to the pain and difficulty breathing, I'm afraid I'll have to start taking some type of PPI in order to heal whatever damage is going on down there.

Yes, I was surprised too. Now before I weaned off the PPIs during that week I had drastically altered my diet, eating mostly organic vegetables, fruits, beans, legumes, some raw nuts, fish, and chicken.

Then I started drinking vegetable smoothies, starting out with about 16 oz a day and gradually drinking more each day. Once I switched to the smoothie diet, I did it for 22 straight days and I noticed my reflux kept on diminishing.

My smoothie base was one banana, baby spinach, kale, and half an apple. For added variety I would add blueberries, sometimes watermelon, and sometimes raspberries. I would mix the greens and use dandelion greens, collard greens, purple kale, and a little bit of argula. I would use water or cocnut water or almond milk. To make it creamier I would add half of an avocado.

It was tough the first few days because I was always hungry but the hunger pangs diminished after a few days.

I know some people with GERD cannot tolerate some of the ingredients I mentioned so you'll have to make small batches at first and see which combination your body will tolerate.

If you use an emulsifier like a Vitamix, Healthmaster, or Ninja blender it will liquify all of the ingredients. A regular blender won't cut it.

I think I'm getting worse. I'm seeing a new gastroenterologist tomorrow and I suspect I may need another endoscopy.

Well, my endoscopy last Thursday showed a grade 3 level esophagitis, erosive gastritis and a couple other items! No wonder I was in so much pain!

I'm on 60mg of Dexilant once a day and only eating soft foods with a PH of 5.5 or higher. I eat very small amounts 5-8x per day.

I'm also following a very strict version of Dr. Koufman's Induction Diet from her book DROPPING ACID.

It may be several weeks before I start feeling better.

I BIG plate of steamed kale.