Almond Milk helped my GERD???

it's weird to write this, but i believe drinking 3 glasses of almond milk a day, esp in morning when you wake up really helps me feel better!! i drink lots of water too...but when i don't drink almond milk...i notice the difference!! i've read other posts that have believed this also. have anyone ever tried this???

hi robin473, when i first got sic, i had the most incredible burning sensation in my stomach up thru the upper chest area...and this incredible pain right under my ribs! i couldn't eat anything, so for about 2 1/2 mo. i pureed all my food and my fruit power drinks. i mixed everything with almond milk...so i'm sure i drank at least 4 glasses of milk a day. now i still will puree my veggies with almond milk...but if i don't i will drink a glass of almond milk in morning....when i start feeling a little queazy...usually when i'm hungry, i will drink a glass of almond milk and in the evening. i just notices that this soothes my stomach...and when i don't drink milk and lots of water...i just don't feel as good. anyway...you don't have to drink it all the time...but try drinking it when you aren't feeling so good and see if there is a difference in the way you feel. maybe it will help??

Hi bithesia, I feel really desperate and disappointed as I had LINX surgery just this past Thursday and it didn't cure my reflux. I need to try the almond milk. It seems like the LINX helped me, but it didn't totally help me. I'm supposed to call the surgeon's office tomorrow and make a follow up appointment for 2 weeks from now. Last night it seemed like I needed the PPI so I took an omeprazole and tonight I took one again. I am so afraid of this stomach acid causing permanent damage to my esophagus and maybe my lungs. Do you get by with your GERD with the almond milk alone or are you taking the acid reducing drugs, too. I really don't want to take omeprazole because I read we need stomach acid to absorb magnesium, calcium, some B vitamins and zinc. I'm supplementing with these.

hi robin, your surgery is very recent...i read that it takes a while to recover from that. don't panic...really watch your diet and try the almond milk...and buy some good whole grain bread. i have to pieces of whole grain toast with a glass of almond milk every morning. i got off all medication in about three months after i started the ppi's. i had to ween myself off of those too, it just took time. i did feel better and better after several months...especially in the morning...so i thought i bettter try to get off these meds! the doctors did not find anything wrong with me...i lived with tremendous stress for about five years...was drinking to calm myself in evenings and was drinking lots of coffee and eating comfort food. i have since was lucky enough to remove from all that stress and i just started unraveling ... it did take months though. anyway...my suggestion a try, it's all you can do. you have to find what works for you...but be patient. keep me posted. im going on vacation will be back in 10 days. good luck!

hi Robin...i just got back from 10 days in Costa Rica...and did not check my email. how's it going??? Are you feeling better?? hope so, let me know!

Also, thanks for the idea of the almond milk. I don't know if it's curing this, but it tastes good and doesn't make my stomach do weird things.

Hi Bythesia, thanks a lot. I'll keep you posted.

hi robyn...just read your last post...guess i didn't check the reply post. anyway...i purchased a book about what foods you should not eat when you have gastro problems. are you following foods that are high in ph and not eating foods that are low in ph? i feel this is really important when you are trying to get better! i think berries are not good for your diet. i have to look for the book...but im sure you can find food info online. make sure you don't eat too much, but make sure you eat enough. i could say that im 90% back to normal...sometimes i feel like im a 100% but mostly everything depends on my eating habits. i have been able to eat more types of foods since i've felt better, but do eat very healthy. i've lost 15 lbs and feel much better. also, wen i feel that burning sensation, it's usually in the middle of the night or early morning when i'm on an empty stomach. i realized that when i was on vacation...i woke up early and we had buffets ready to eat. i ate shortly after i woke up...eggs, rice and black beans, bread and whatever was healthy. i ate 3 times a day...but never to much. i felt so good thru those 10 days that i actually thought i was 100% well. of course i was running around and touring all day...so that tells me to exercise! so, hope this helps!

hi, i'll look for that book that give me that ph balance in foods, i'll get back to you tomorrow. and great that you have more energy that means you're getting better!

Hi Robin, the book is, '"Dropping Acid, The Reflux Diet - Cookbook & Cure," by Jamie Koufman MD & Jordan Stern MD This book has outstanding reviews on Amazon.

i googled low ph foods....and got the following site. http://www.healthline.com/health/acid-foods-to-avoid#1

you can cut and paste. there are many other sites. i cut & pasted the following info...low ph fruit...not good for GERD patients!

check it out, because diet is everything. grapes and berries have low ph but the book is fantastic...and you should check other sites too.

let me know if this helps.

yes...ph levels are everything when it comes to feeling better. the book has an extensive list of what is good and not good for you. hope you buy it. it's the first thing i did when i found out i had gastro problems! you might be able to eat a bigger variety of foods later...but until you get better...the ph balance in foods is everything! hang in there. oh...chocolate and coffee two of the worst things to stay away from.

hi robin...yes, 3 weeks is nothing...definitely need more time! the reason why your doctor doesn't want to say acid reflux to describe your condition is because that is a very broad term! i have acid reflux and took 2 tests and didn't find anything. i wanted more tests and the doctor got mad and said that everyone has a little gas!?? of course i'm going to change doctors and go back for more tests at a later time. i am very lucky though...i could have ended up much worse! if watching my diet helps 90% of the time...i consider that lucky! ok..let me know how it goes. take care.

oh, so happy you did! will really help you avoid foods and drinks that are bad for you for now.