hi To me it seems like the antacids are doing what they are supposed to do. Get rid of all the acid. No acid, no digestion. I would highly recommend you try some of the alternative remedies....
Hi I completely agree. At least based on my experience. I think due to some stressful events in my life my acid production was minimal, so I started having a lot of food sensitivities and acid reflux...
Hi, I've found it at whole foods market and at a local herbal shop. It's in powder form and I would just take a teaspoon and dissolve it or at least try to mix it with a full glass of water at least...
Hi, I tried the Aloe vera when I had a lot of reflux and that help soothe the esophagus. I also take digestive enzymes which have helped considerably. For a while I was taking slippery elm also to...
I would highly recommend for Similase, its digestive enzymes have really helped me. Good luck!...
Hi, I went over to my local Whole Foods market and they don't have Haldi. ??? Any chance i could find it somewhere else? THx....
Hi, Have you checked if you have a hiatal hernia? When I do strenuous exercise and really tighten my abs I can feel it bugging me. It's like it slides and that keeps the LES valve from closing...
Ok, just got my results from a bunch of tests I had done recently and results show that I have a weak LES valve, that I'm very lactose intolerance, and although the Bravo showed no acid reflux, I...
Hi, I assume you are talking about the Bravo test, correct? I just got this done about a month ago, and though I haven't seen my doctor yet to discuss results I did call the nurse to check on them....
Hi, that's too bad that your daughter is going through all this too. In my opinion it doesn't make sense to give acid blockers to somebody with slow digestion. How is that food gonna go anywhere if...
Hi, I tried using the DGL for a while, first I was taking tiny capsules which I would just swallow. Didn't really feel my esophagus would benefit from that so I tried the DGL chewable tablets and...
Scott: Thanks so much for your feedback. I've been seeing a Naturopath for the last couple of years and she's prescribed a lot of the same things you do. It's comforting to know that somebody with my...
thanks Scott, I have been to a GI and had an endoscopy. All they tell me is that I have GERD because my stomach shows signs of inflammation and I have a very small hiatal hernia, and load me up with...
HI, I seem to have a lot of the same symptoms as you guys. It takes forever for my stomach to empty and I don't really get heartburn though I do get reflux at night when I lie down (probably my...
Hi Newmother, I've had a few of the symptoms you describe, although I have not been diagnosed with IBS, doctors told me I had GERD. Never liked the way the nexium, protonix and all the other drugs...
Ted, I agree with you 100%! You know one thing I found odd is that I was tested for Candida a couple of times (blood tests) and both came back negative, however one of the treatments my naturopath...
Wow, everybody is sooo young.... I'm 31 and will be having my next b-day on Feb. 17! But hey 30's are the new 20's, got to remember that! Ale...
I feel the same way. I stopped eating dairy, though I miss it, i certainlyl don't miss the awful symptoms I was getting. Also make sure you take magnesium with your Calcium....
Glad to hear your feeling a little better with the diet change. And yes please let us know how it goes with the chinese herbalist. I also believe there is a cure out there. Good luck!...
Rick, Thanks for bringing up those ideas. Carrot juice sounds good, I'll have to give it a try. And I have to wonder about the soap, I've been using this dishwasher soap that has bleach in it I'll...
Hi Lem, I can tell you from my experience. I was diagnosed with GERD about 2 years ago, drs recomended the typical nexium, aciphex, etc... I didn't like the way the were making me feel (bloated,...
Thanks for the advice Ann, My husband tells everybody that we are sleeping on a ski slope :) but sometimes even this doesn't help. I tried the apple cider vinegar a couple of days ago and I had the...
Cool. I'll check it out. Thanks!...
For those of you who like me have a hiatal hernia along with GERD. Has anybody tried repairing it by going to a chiropractor or kinesiologist? I'm really curious about this. For the last 3 mo. I...
hi, I'm taking the DGL along with a few other things. My doctore told me to take a pill twice a day, ea. has 300 mg of the DGL, 200 mg of tha marshmallow root, 100 mg. slippery elm, etc... Who is Dr....
My doctor told me that the theory behind all this sphincter muscle not working is because we don't have enough acid in the stomach. According to her the acid triggers the valve to close. And at times...
at wit's How did you use the apple cider? Before meals, once a day, or everyonce in a while?...
Ooohh... that kind of tired. I would still give the gluten-free diet a try though, considering you did have some kind of reaction to it. You never know. Good luck!...
I haven't taken those medications on a regular basis. But have you considered eliminating wheat or maybe even gluten from your diet? Just to see if it helps. I used to feel tired and sleepy all the...
Sorry to hear that made it worse. Regarding constipation. I don't know if you've tried "Natural Calm". I too had constipation problems and this helped a lot. I don't take it that often now and seem...
I'd definitelly recomend you check with your doctor first since I don't know all your symptoms and I'm not that familiar with gp. But from what I've heard from my naturopath, she has her patinents...
Hi, I'm taking it right now. It's only been 5 or 6 days but I had a noticeable improvement from the start. I was getting a lot of heartburn and acid reflux due to coming out of taking prevacid and it...
After going from bad to feeling great over the last couple of years (when I was diagnosed with GERD and found a small hiatal hernia), it just seems like this summer I started going down hill again....
I haven't been tested for allergies in general, but my naturopath took a blood sample and sent it to a lab to check for food allergies, came back positive for 24 diferent things, and i felt a lot...
Where did you read about the probiotics having an adverse effect on people like us. I've had a pretty rough time the last couple months wich coincides with me taking more probiotic pearls (among...
Hi I have GERD and I've been treating Candida also. Although a couple of tests showed that I was negative for it, I was surprised to see how much I improved once I started the Candida treatment. I've...