All sorts of natural remedies you can try--DGL, slippery elm, apple cider vinegar, chamomile, aloe vera juice, ginger....
I put a couple tablespoons of ACV in a glass of water. The taste isn't great, but you get used to it. And I don't know what brand of aloe vera juice, but you want to be sure it's organic and all...
It might well be a hiatal hernia. I have that issue, and the discomfort/pressure is usually localized for me just below the breastbone and kind of behind it. An endoscopy or barium test can confirm...
Adam, I am going to start small with the HCL, to see if that's my issue or not. I also thought about the Manuka honey and the mastic gum but thought I'd try the other thongs first. So if you are...
I too get severe anxiety, but I believe it's directly related to my GERD, or at least, the hiatal hernia coming up. When I have an attack, it's like a tightness under the breastbone that is severe,...
I have a sliding hiatal hernia too, as well as Barrett's and GERD, and I get that massive pressure at times. Before I knew what it was, it really freaked me out and I went to the ER twice in a month...
I too am trying to go off PPIs, after at least 10 years of being on them. I was told I had GERD many years ago (when I was a smoker and heavy drinker with a very bad diet--I'm 41 now) and have been...