Acid Reflux- any success stories?

[LittleBirdy]

Hi everybody,

I was just wondering if anybody has been able to cure his/her acid reflux (or GERD)? And how? 

I am struggling with severe symptoms and have tried a lot over the years but feel really stuck right now. I have tried various medications, undergo a big lifestyle change and I can't notice much of a difference. Any success stories would be much appreciated. 🙂 ❤️ Birdy

[Jeffn1990]

Your incorrect.

A digestion enzyme is not going to help the pancreas.

A pancreas enzyme is what you need.

Here's an example of a pancreas enzyme: NEXIUM.

[Dave1055]

NEXIUM? Nexium, is the brand name of esomeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor that reduces stomach acid production. 

Pancreatic enzymes are Amalayse, Lipase, and Protease

[Bikie]

Yes I totally agree with you Dave. Nexium is one of the things to stay away from especially long term.

Just an update on how things are going. I now know that I need HCL + Pepsin also. My routine is take the enzymes 15 min before my meal including snacks. half a tablet of HCL + Pepsin before the meal and the other half at the end. If it is a high protein meal then a half tablet of HCL + Pepsin in the middle of the meal. Taking a full tablet at once was too much. At lot of experimenting and a lot of pain but this seems to be working.  Taking a day off food every now and again to give my gut a rest has also helped. I'm looking forward to getting a good stool sample result. All of my previous results have been shocking no matter what diets I went on. The poor results were because of bad digestion, acid reflux was the symptom.

[Dave1055]

Try taking the HCl midway through the meal or at the end. I've read that taking it prior can actually turn off the natural secretion of stomach acid and can also make you lose your appetite. I never found much help from taking enzymes. 

[Trisha13]

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[Bikie]

I'm happily married for 40 years with 5 grand kids. Keep trying and good
luck.

[Trisha13]

Thank you bikie

[migz2002]

Hey

[Runner180-]

Did you take Betaine HCL with every meal or just meals where you had meat?? Just curious, because I would like to take it, but not sure how to start. Thanks!

[Dave1055]

Yes, just high protein meals. Increase your dose gradually over multiple days.

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[Arrow4]

hi are you still free of acid reflux? I lost 2 pounds but there’s no difference yet. My chest and throat is blocked and now I feel like giving up. It’s bad it is really very bad. My only hope is to lose weight now

[Dave1055]

Yes, totally reflux free for 5 years now. I had GERD for over 20 years and was ready give up as well. I got off all antacid meds and started taking Betaine HCl. After a few weeks I stopped having symptoms and have been GERD free for 5 years now.

Here is info on Betaine HCl: https://theacidrefluxsolution.com/betaine-hcl-the-simplest-solution-to-acid-reflux-disease-and-gerd/ [https://theacidrefluxsolution.com/betaine-hcl-the-simplest-solution-to-acid-reflux-disease-and-gerd/...

This is from my website. No worries there is nothing to buy and no ads. I hope the information helps you. Please pass it on to other sufferers.

[Leonacedes]

Hi. Have you diagnosed with Hiatal Hernia? The GERD-related symptoms won't
go away if you have Hiatal Hernia. You can manage the symptoms but won't go
away.

[Bikie]

I have had Barretts Esophagus for 20 years. I was put on acid blockers as
acid was irritating my esophagus and causing it to allow reflux. Because my
acid levels were kept low the irritation was also kept low although I still
had the acid attacks sometimes at night. Over the years the hernia near my
esophagus has nearly healed. However I recon that the initial diagnosis
should have been bad digestion and it should have been investigated instead
of simply putting me on blockers. As it turns out my problem all along
could have been low emyzimes. After a lot of self testing I went back on
the blockers and I'm taking 2 to 3 capsules of emyzimes each meal. Things
have settled down sorta. The thing is that your body supplies and regulates
acid and emyzimes as it needs it. When you undertake to manually do it, it
is hit and miss. I still have times when my digestion isn't quite right.
The one BIG thing that has changed since I have been adding the emyzimes is
no more explosive **ahem**s. My digestion must be better. I'm going to see my
gastro specialist next month to discuss things. Hopefully I can get an acid
test done that will sort out my levels. In the end it has to be done right
as continuous acid reflux will increase your chances of cancer.

[Leonacedes]

But I think Hiatal Hernia won't be cured without surgery. You can alleviate
the symptoms, but not really cured.

[Arrow4]

Hey how are you now? Do you still smoke? And not suffer from heartburn? 

[Arrow4]

What about now? Are you still free of acid reflux? 

[CarlesP]

Hi everyone,

I want to share my experience with reflux in case it can help anyone.

5 years ago, despite being on PPIs (rabeprazole) my symptoms went out of control. I ramped up the dose up to 2 tablets per day, no response. I changed to a less acidic water, also nothing. I took any fats and fried stuff from my diet with no positive result. I was pretty desperate to the point that I started to search about surgical options. After hours and hours of googling all sorts of stuff over many days, I came across a forum in which someone shared what he found to be the remedy: GINGER !!!

I had nothing to loose so I rushed to the grocery store, bought some, and cut a piece and ate it raw. The effect was amazing since it took away the acid reflux in literally a couple of minutes.

During this 5 years I have been taking ginger 2x / day. I prepare a large quantity by slicing it, boiling it and then caramelizing it (you can find recipes online). It has worked REALLY well for me. I still take rabeprazole but once every 2 - 3 days, symptoms are almost gone, I eat pretty much everything except for strong alcohol (spirits, etc.), and the good results have also shown in my endoscopies in terms of a significant reduction of inflammation in the esophagus.

I may or not work for you since as you know it is a very tricky condition in which there are no 2 patients that are the same, but it is accessible, healthy, and easy, so nothing to loose.

If it would only work for one of you I would be very happy.

Good luck and stay healthy !