Hi all,
I posted here a while ago about getting off Omeprazole. Around the same time, when I was searching through posts for tips and advice, I found that someone had posted an example of a diet they had been given by a Consultant (I think) to help reduce acid reflux. Have been searching again for this post but cannot find it anywhere! I know it's a long shot but does it ring any bells with anyone? Or is there an advanced search facility maybe?
Thanks!
Jane
Often acid reflux is because still under medicated on Levothyroxine and therefore still hypothyroid
What are your most recent Thyroid test results and ranges?
What about vitamin levels? Do you supplement any vitamins?
Low stomach acid is very often an issue - rather than high stomach acid
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Many find going on strictly gluten free diet also helps with acid reflux
Hi,
Thyroid results are all really good now, I think it's because I have a hiatus hernia. I've actually managed to get off the Omeprazole but need to refine my diet...
Suggest you try strictly gluten free diet for 3-6 months you might be amaized
Did try gluten free but sadly no difference.
Save yourself a lot of worry and trips to the doc. Get a bottle of Apple cider vinegar and take a tablespoon in a bit of water. Guarranteed to work!!
When do you take it?
Before each meal?
Put up a new post about how to use Apple cider vinegar with mother
Lots of posts on here about Apple cider vinegar
Any time JR. if you have bad reflux, just take a swig, but water it a bi, it tastes very strong, but not real bad once you get used to it. A lot of people take it with honey a couple times a day, esp early morning on empty stomach.
A low carb diet is reducing my gut and reflux problems. I found it hard to begin with, and it still isn't easy, but I'm getting health benefits so I'm sticking with it.
Hi there,
Do you mind if I ask a few questions? 
Are you quite strict on the low carb, as in measuring the amount of carbs you have and did you notice a difference in reflux issues straight away or did it take a while? I tried this briefly but didn't notice much difference - I think it might have been because I didn't follow it strictly enough.
I haven't been monitoring my carbs, I've just been using low carb recipes from around the internet. I can tell by the level of pain in my gut, my clothes, the scales, and the tape measure that it is working - slowly - but it's definitely working.
The improvement in my gut and reflux issues took possibly 3 or 4 weeks before I was really sure it was helping. I'm still improving now, after 3 or 4 months. I only went downhill for a while when I caved in on sweet stuff for a short while, but I got back into low carb again very quickly, and I'm still improving. I'm not in a hurry, which helps.
Ah, thanks What do you eat for breakfast? All low carb sites seems to recommend bacon and eggs but I work full time, have to leave the house quite early and that is the last thing I can face (!)
Well, sometimes I eat full fat yoghurt (with no ingredients except milk), sometimes Greek Yoghurt sometimes the more runny kind, and then just eat it with some berries - usually a few raspberries or blueberries.
Apart from the inevitable bacon and eggs, I also eat ham and eggs (in any form - fried, poached, hard boiled), or I eat smoked salmon and vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, fried cabbage. A quick thing I eat is a few sticks of celery with the grooves in the celery filled up with full fat pate or full fat cream cheese - but check the level of carbs. Avocado is also easy.
Something you could make ahead of time (I haven't tried them myself yet) is these :
dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto...
The above website is worth visiting.
That's great, thanks! Now I just have to work myself up to doing it properly - having a seriously sweet tooth doesn't help...I know that losing weight would help the reflux though as it lessens pressure on your stomach. Guess I'm just a biscuit fiend and it needs to be dealt with!
I can empathise on the sugar issue. I can eat anything sugary until the cows come home. I miss jam doughnuts, amongst lots of other things.
Must be great feeling that you are losing weight though! I think I actually have a real problem with sugar. I can eat a LOT of anything sweet quite easily - biscuits, sweets etc. etc. - but am reasonably good with most other things and don't like large meals...
I can eat sugary stuff in ginormous quantities. But eventually I developed problems that I could trace back to eating sugar. My heart rate would speed up - a lot! - after I'd eaten loads of sugary stuff, and it became quite scary. I knew it was the sugar because it never happened when I avoided the stuff. But a heart rate of anywhere from 120 to 140 beats per minute was not something I could ignore.
Acid reflux is a sign of low stomach acid and food intolerances'. Look at izabella wentz article about it
Hi
I'm not sure that it always is (?) I tried Apple Cider Vinegar and digestive enzymes and both hurt my stomach - the enzymes quite a bit so am wary of this...maybe it is for some.
Having low stomach acid can lead to gastritis and thinning of the lining of the stomach. This makes it harder to tolerate any kind of acid in the stomach eventually. I'm not suggesting that you have to give them up altogether (the digestive enzymes and the vinegar). I don't think that taking both at the same time was a good idea though. I would suggest being very cautious.
I've read that digestive bitters are good for people with low stomach acid if they also have gastritis. But I haven't tried them myself yet.
How did you take the vinegar when you tried it?
I took a tablespoon of ACV in a glass of water, just once a day at first. I found it hurt which was a bit alarming so stopped it quite quickly. Centaurium is a digestive bitter and I also tried this but noticed reflux got much worse so stopped...
Vinegar should be started with just a teaspoon in a glass of water, and only take more if you tolerate it. Start sipping it about 10 minutes before you eat and sip it throughout the meal.
After eating, rinse your mouth out with water only and then spit it out to get rid of any residue of vinegar on your teeth.
Acids soften tooth enamel, but the enamel will harden up again after the acid is removed. So cleaning your teeth after using vinegar is a good idea, BUT rinse the mouth as soon as you've finished eating, and then clean your teeth about an hour later after the tooth enamel has had a chance to harden. NO earlier.
Thanks, will keep this in mind. I've found a Slippery Elm/Marshmallow product that I'm going to try - hopefully this will help while I think about going low carb.
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