Sorry...frequent posts this week

Any chance you are coming down with a cold or starting up some seasonal allergies? Sometimes our bodies need more time to heal than we think they should and it sounds like you are doing everything right in terms of diet and exercise and that is awesome! Perhaps just a bit more time is all you need. Some days and weeks feel worse than others for no apparent reason and that just stinks. Hoping you are able to feel better soon.

--kate

I couldn't help but notice the GERD in there!

I'm not a doctor or health professional, so I cannot say for sure, but I can say,...I have GERD too, and I have those weird sensations in my throat too!

Eating small meals every 3 hours helps, avoiding fried and greasy, fatty foods helps. Not eating at least 3 hours before bed time. Avoiding processed foods, especially processed carbs. (Many foods foment into different byproducts once they enter the digestive track, and byproducts, such as a fermentation of carb/sugar, can bloat us, and can irritate the back of our tongue, our esophagus,...)

Keep a food diary, perhaps see a registered dietician, check with your doctor and/or a gastroenterologist.

And, as Larry pointed out, many of us have discovered after trying everything under the sun, that regular use of a digestive aid or gas med can be helpful.



M.



EDIT: There's that whole good and bad side to eating high fibre foods too! They are particular good for our digestive health, in in the case of having high cholesterol, we need that fibre in our diets on a very regular basis. But yeah, the back side (no pun intended) is that they're pretty gassy. Maybe Beano or Gas-X? Remember, you have to try these things more than just one or two times,...but rather with every meal. Ask your doc before taking any medication, even if it's OTC.