I've discovered that saturated fat does not cause me HB---check the ingredients of this miracle whip--you may have an allergy to one of them. good luck...
ps--what's miracle whip?--it sounds dodgy and unhealthy--does it contain additives? sugar?...
Hi Spysr I always thought I was sensitive to fats and had problems digesting them to the point of HB.Recently however, I've discovered that as long as I don't have any bread or grain with my salad...
Alfred Your post is very inspiring.Do you know what caused the flair up?I've started taking probiotics and I've included fibre in the form of fruit, beans and some grain back into my diet.I wish I...
Hi Dee Glad you're doing so well. Vinegar, as far as I know only helps with low stomach acid--I have too much. For me jumping from 20gs to 40gs too soon had a negative efect so just beware! Good luck...
Hi Vanessa I'm sorry you're still having some discomfort.I have to remind myself that even though I'm no longer having reflux my stomach and oesophagus and everything else still needs to heal.I...
Hi D If you desperately want something to spread cheese on, ryvitas are low carb and also those polystyrene-like rice crackers.I allow myself these about twice a week. I'd like to recommend a book...
Hi Vanessa You're doing really great and your posts are helping to keep me on track! I have had no reflux during the night and last night I had two glasses of dry red wine--pinot noir!I couldn't...
hearty yes, I'm sure that it could and it's good that you've identified this as your problem.Try illiminating dairy for a month and see how you feel. take care...
Hi there Norm! I hope you're right about the wine! My favourite tipple is a French wine- Alsace Gerwurstraminer. Nobody else in my family will drink it as they say it's too sweet! This maybe why it's...
Hi Dee and Vanessa I agree with Vanessa. Please do share what you are eating it would help all of us I'm sure by giving us ideas and keeping us going.We want to hear about your progress....
Hi Vanessa Wine effects my gerd--I don't know why.I've been puzzling over this one and i'm wondering if I've got candida. Glad you've found a way of sorting that reflux!...
Vanessa I know, it's hard when your addicted to carbs! I have to say though, that making good dressings to go over my salads with olive oil,vinegar,french mustard and garlic helps me forget about the...
Hi Vanessa I have Greek yog everyday now as it has only 3carbs per 100g.I have it with a few blueberries as they are low and a tablespoon of pumpkin or sunflower seeds.(3gs) In Mercola's book (The no...
Well done Vanessa! I'm so glad this is working for you.It's amazing how quickly you can start to feel well-- but a word of warning-from my experience the better you feel the more likely you are to...
Hi leuk I tried a vegan diet in the past but I think my experience as a vegetaian may have contributed to my problems.On a controlled carb diet you don't have to eat huge amounts of meat and fat--I...
Hi kelleigh I'm glad you're having so much success with your diet.You seem to be eating in a very similar way to me--and I am so much better.Were you able to drink wine, coke and coffee from day one...
Hi hearty and Vanessa I have recently started exercising after a long break.I don't exercise by putting more stress on my body when I'm in pain.As for yoga,I love yoga but find the postures that...
Hi I tried a vegan diet (Carol Vordemon's 28 day detox)--the results were amazing--all my bloating and constipation went.I didn't continue because it was so restrictive.Recently I've cut all grain...
Hi My gerd began when I was doing my PhD--the most stressed I've ever been in my life.This followed on from the death of both my parents, in quick succession,both terminally ill....
Hi Norm yes I was saying that.Tea, coffee and wine are low carb so are spices and peppermint tea but inspite of this HH sufferers definitely still have problems with them--they can't be part of my...
Sorry Norm I misunderstod what you said.OK, I'll try what you suggest but I'm very sceptical---however, it would be great to be able to drink tea, coffee and alcohol without pain.--I'm going to give...
Hi Norm I think you've misunderstood.People with HH are advised not to eat the foods I listed at the beginning of my post.I was wondering ...you said you were going to talk to your Doc friends about...
Thanks for that linkTeri--very interesting Following low- carb on and off now for a few weeks,my conclusions are as follows: If you have a hiatus hernia you still need to follow the guidelines...
Hi Vanessa I would agree with that!...
Hi mlp I'm sorry you are feeling so bad and hope it's sorted for you soon. Thankyou for posting. I have come to realise that controlling HB does not mean that you no longer have reflux.From reading...
Hi dreamsequels Glad to hear you are having some success with food combining.I wonder if you would mind telling me a bit more how it helped you and if you used a particular book as guidance. many...
Hi Norm I've had a few days of eating the wrong things--we're only human aren't we!Over three days I sneeked in 3 cerial bars and some chocolate as well as 2 pieces of toast.At the time there seemed...
Thanks GLMA I don't take any medication because it didn't work and I'm already feeling so much better since I discovered that excess carbohydrate was causing ALL my Hb, bloating, anxious feelings...
Hi Teri Food combinining enthusiasts advocate never mixing carbs with protein so protein is eaten with vegetables at one meal and carbs/starch are eaten with veg at another meal.eg. chichen and veg...
Hi glma Thanks for your post-I booked in for colonic irrigation last year and then chickened out. Since reading your post I'm going to rethink this. Thanks...
Hi Vanessa I don't need to lose weight but I lost 2 pounds in the first week and I regained 3 this week--maybe Norm can explain why. take care...
Hi Vanessa I don't know if this will help you at all but I am not overweight and although losing a few pounds would be ok-in the first week I lost about 2 pounds but now I have regained three--maybe...
Anyone Food combining makes many claims for relieving and curing many ills.I was wondering if there was anyone out there who uses it successfully to help heart burn and digestive problems-GERD? thanks...
Hi Norm You don't have a hiatus hernia do you? Perhaps it is harder to irradicate gerd for those of us who do...at night I mean.Comments please. Have a good evening...
Hi Law I'm sorry you're feeling so bad.To get rid of heartburn--(and this is just my experience and it may not work for everyone although there is a lot of anecdotal evidence to show that it works...
Hi Norm One thing I forgot to mention which is negative, is that food still hurts as it travels down my oesophagus and it is sensitive to wine vinegar, chillies etc.Perhaps it is in the process of...
Hi Norm Yes,I'm carrying on cutting grains, potatoes, sugar and everything containing sugar.I just eat veg, salad and protein, a bit of fruit mainly berries, nuts and seeds and plain yogurt once a...
Hi Jennifer I used to think that eggs caused my gerd in the morning.I used to enjoy egg on toast which was always followed immediately by HB. A few days ago I made an omlette with bacon and...
Hi again Vanessa Can I just explain to you that since I have started low carbing my experience of eating has changed too.Before when I ate meals with grain the food would go into my oesophagus and...
Hi Vanessa Yes, today I have that searing pain in my back--but I don't think it has anything to do with what I've eaten...more that bending down (which you should avoid with a Hiatus hernia )has...
--Julie I'm sorry you are suffering so much. Do you also take tablets?I suppose you have tried dietary changes. I'm fortunate in that discovering eating lots of veg, especially green ones with...
Cathy A Yes I used to experience this a lot. I have to say though, since I have been following a low carb diet I haven't noticed it. I think in my case it's about volume of food. Carbs don't cause...
Julie Thanks for that post....
Thanks Teri ....I hope I won't need to take them but maybe they'll be more effective than the ones I've tried in the past! Jocaste...
Hello Jeremy Ryan I'm curious to know if you also suffer from a hiatus hernia?How low do you go with carbs? Are you sure you are not having reflux at night even though you don't feel the pain of HB....
Hi Gary B I can really relate to finding something that works, feeling better then getting confidant to deviate only to be back to square one! I hope you're feeling better soon....
Hi Chillman I suggest you get hold of a low carb diet book such as Atkins or The New High Protein diet by Charles Clarke.There are many more on the market.In the meanwhile this is a very rough...
Hi Dr Norm Yes, Thanks I know grains are hi-carb and I have got rid of them but we don't know if I were to eat a potatoe if or not it would give me hb.What I'm saying is that my improvement may not...