Google this topic and you will find all kinds of info. There is reason to believe that low stomach acid is more often the cause of GERD rather than too much stomach acid. Look up the protocol for...
debaser, Did you ever consider getting the chiropractic maneuver that treats hiatal hernia? It's not permanent but I understand that it can be effective. I currently see a doc who specializes in...
Hi Diane, I would definitely try to see if you can tolerate some aloe vera juice. I'd also try DGL (licorice). It will soothe your digestive tract and help build the mucus layer that your stomach and...
Yeah, Christo. It's blows me away that most of us can't find a doctor who can systematically check our digestion, from start to finish, to figure out what's going on. A Heidelberg (sp?) capsule can...
Hi Porcelain Doll Maker, Yes, I am completely off of PPIs now. It wasn't easy at first, but after week or so it got easier to deal with. Now, I get heartburn a couple of times a week and only when I...
debaser, There aren't any long term test results right now, that's true. But if my stomach made more and more acid to overcome the fact that I was on PPIs, why didn't I ever need to up my dose? A...
I don't see Betaine HCL discussed much on this board. Some of you might really have too much stomach acid but most of you probably have too little. Search for the Betaine HCL protocol and give it a...
Thanks, Gremma. Wow, I can't imagine how your husband could have gotten so bad all of a sudden. If I were him, I would start taking aloe vera juice, DGL, L-Glutamine and Slippery Elm. I'll look into...
OK, I know there's no great tasking stuff. I started with The Vitamin Shoppe brand. I wasn't thrilled by the taste, obviously, so today I picked up Enzymatic brand and it's much worse, IMO. So there...
Check the thread I started a couple days ago for more detail. I took PPIs for 10 years. I had symptoms for most of the 10 and it got really awful last July. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was the...
I don't think anyone can answer this. It varies from person to person. For me they worked about the same. And also contributed equally, IMO, to the severe illness that resulted from years on this...
Also agreed about the probiotics and digestive enzymes as well. IMO, everyone with GERD should be trying Digestive Enzymes at least. And I have been taking Betaine HCL for low stomach acid. It has...
I'm with you, Brownfield. I created a thread recently to talk about what a decade of PPI use did to me. I had symptoms for years that I didn't realize were related to the PPIs and for about 9 months...
friendlygal, Definitely take a probiotic if you haven't already. I personally would not have taken an antibiotic for this. It wipes everything out, good and bad. Did they help your condition? You...
Hi Everyone, I posted this in one other forum and I think I should post it here as well. I now have positive confirmation that the thing that made me very sick for 9 months (and much longer in a more...
Hi Everyone, I used this forum for info while I was sick so I feel obligated to come back now that I know what made me sick. I now have positive confirmation that the thing that made me very sick for...