CathyA, DGL licorice is not regular licorice, the glycyrrhizic acid has been removed. That is what causes high blood pressure. Please understand that. Danie...
Kitt, I am saying to check back on my postings of 2 yrs ago because I can't possibly write everything I wrote then!! All I am saying is try an alkaline diet....that's it. I posted sites that give...
Gabby123, Sorry for offending you....I'm only trying to help. I do know that I searched and searched for an answer myself and the ony time anything worked for me was ONE SIMPLE posting on this board...
RobinWyman, You will get information on alkaline way of eating to heal yourself from GERD by checking on all my past postings. It's incredible to me that more people aren't willing to eat alkaline...
Kimmie11, Yogurt, along with other dairy, is an acid food so if you are trying to heal from GERD limit these foods for a while. Try to eat more alkaline foods. Some alkaline foods are: tofu, dates,...
Sophy, Sleep on your left side along with propped up torso in bed.....if you sleep on the left side, acid cannot come up from your stomach to your esophagus. Have you tried DGL Licorice before you...
The following is information on Apple Cider Vinegar..... This is a very alkaline food....you should not drink it straight to try to heal yourself from GERD. It is alkaline in your stomach but acid as...
Petunia22, I'm glad that cinnamon gum helped you. I posted the benefits of it two years ago on this site. Chewing any gum (if you can't find cinnamon gum) actually helps since it causes more saliva...
Sachae, Eat a more alkaline diet....less acid foods....it will help you. Read my postings....do a search for DANIE on the SEARCH SITE at the top of the page. I explain all about alkaline foods and...
Hi Lyn and Kitt, I will add to my initial posting that you should not try anything new without your doctor's approval!!! Having said that, I can also say that my doctors knew nothing about DGL...
I haven't been back on this site in quite a while but just thought I would help some of you who really want to do the work to heal yourselves. Just do a search in the SEARCH SITE....put in my name...
The problem is acidic foods but also other foods....you have to get on an ALKALINE way of eating. Basically vegetarian but with limited foods since some vegetarian foods are not alkaline, they are...
YankeeRose, My symptoms were severe nausea, lump in throat feeling and dizziness....never felt pain in my esophagus. I went for every test you can imagine, even a brain scan. I judiciously followed...
Halls, You couldn't tolerate DGL licorice?? Are you allergic to it in some way??? When I had severe symptoms (now completely cured definitely by using DGL in high doses at first) I would have tried...
People......try DGL licorice.....see all my postings on this. It cured me and has helped everyone that I know that had GERD, minor symptoms and very bad symptoms. People that were taking drugs for...
Chew Trident Cinnamon gum (cinnamon is good for the digestion) after every meal. It's a benefit for anyone to aid digestion and specifically for sufferers of GERD. You can find it in supermarkets, if...
If anyone is interested in searching this site for information I posted on DGL and Alkaline way of eating......just click on SEARCH and then type in either DGL or Alkaline and you will get all my...
Friendlygal, Sorry you haven't had any success. I was taking the DGL but on a very strict alkaline diet along with it. Not that easy to do but I have very strong willpower. Wishing you well....
I found that 1-2 DGL tablets were not working for me so I went to 3-4 after I read Dr. Weil's advice on taking it. That apparently worked. Have to take them consistently though and always before...
Do any of you ever read the VERY FINE PRINT in magazines on drgus like Nexium??? I know someone who was on it for 10 YEARS and never questioned it. He went off it at my urging and now controls his...
Take DGL licorice, same properties as Zantac. Check back on my postings on it and alkaline way of eating....
Take DGL licorice (no high blood pressure problems). See all my postings on it under DANIE. All the information is there for you to get well, just read it!...
Oh please, stop complaining about DGL licorice not tasting good!!!!!!!!!!!! I cured myself with DGL and I didn't give a darn what anything tasted like. I tried just about everything ever mentioned on...
Friendlygal, Have the breath test done, very easy....
gpalmos, I know someone that was on nexium for 10 years and is controlling his gerd with only DGL now. He is waiting for the day when he can go off the DGL but I keep telling him it might take more...
Great to hear that someone else has been helped by DGL licorice (does not cause high blood pressure, that part has been taken out). I can testify that it healed me and many others that listened to me...
Dave, Do a search back on this site under my name DANIE, you will get alot of information on ALKALINE way of eating and what I did to CURE myself of horrible symptoms of GERD (diagonosed finally...
Sleep only on your LEFT SIDE, stomach acid cannot come up into your esophagus (use a pillow or body pillow to keep you in that position only during the night). Elevating the torso is good too, not...
I can't keep posting .....please go back and check all my postings on ALKALINE way of eating and DGL use, you will have all the answers. Please keep taking DGL licorice, it's what cured me. I got...
All I can say to all of you still suffering is that DGL worked for me, it worked for a few others that were posting on this site quite a while ago too. It's working for someone I know that works in...
DO NOT EAT REGULAR BLACK LICORICE......that causes high blood pressure. DGL licorice has the part that causes high blood pressure removed. Please do a search on this site for ALL my postings on DGL,...
Do a search of my postings....DANIE....you will get all the information on DGL etc and you can try and see if you can be helped by trying DGL and other methods. DGL is a natural supplement...the high...
I know someone who was taking Nexium for 10 years, he started using the DGL and after a couple of weeks went off the Nexium. He still can't believe that the DGL is controlling his GERD symptoms and...
Law, I never had any side effects from the DGL but I only took it for one month. I don't have any allergies so could you may be be allergic to it? Or was it something else that you were eating that...
Cathy, I never had headaches using DGL but since you are already getting relief from your GERD symptoms stick with the DGL for a little while longer and see if your body maybe needs to adjust to it....
Lonibel, I've also posted many times that it took me a month to feel better. I didn't feel better right away with the DGL, it took almost one month for me feel a huge difference. I still felt...
I posted many times that DGL licorice works just like Zantac and without all the possible side effects. Why don't you give it a try? It helped me recover completely and it's also helping others. It...
Kiwi, DGL is a natural supplement. It's called DGL. Check back on all the postings to get alot of information on this. It's dissolved in your mouth with saliva 20 minutes before eating anything. It...
Cathe, I know someone that took Nexium for 10 years and at my urging is now taking DGL licorice, modified his diet and is doing very well on it. I had posted for people to read the fine print on...
HB, Glad to hear you are being helped by DGL. Make sure you sleep on your left side too :)...
Hi Randy, No, I no longer take DGL and haven't been taking it for a long time. I took it for about 2 months and then just tapered off. Remember though that I only had GERD symptoms for 1 month so...
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KLA, WOW, so happy for you. Keep it up, you will heal and then not need even the DGL. Best wishes toward a full recovery. Danie...
D, You should stick to chopped turkey or chicken meat. Beef is definitely harder to digest. Also, check on the fat content in the tortillas. Make sure it's not lard or some horrible fat....
FG, Good luck with the colonoscopy on Monday, let us know how everything went. Don't you have to do the preparation (drink the liquid etc) before it to "clean yourself out"? Take care. Danie...
BB, What have you been taking for the low-grade virus? I got GERD (and got rid of it) after taking Advil, especially at night....
Your headache is withdrawl from CAFFEINE you got from coke and chocolate not sugar. It will go away pretty quickly once your body no longer absorbs caffeine. Don't drink coke or eat alot of...
Try SILK soymilk, it comes in vanilla and chocolate flavors and plain. It's excellent and the only soymilk I could ever use. You could also try goatsmilk, you need to get that in health food stores...
V, I had to take 3 DGL 20 minutes before eating and at bedtime. Try to increase it, it might help you too. Good luck....
At least sleep on your back but elevate your TORSO not only your head and neck....