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Frens need some help for my acid reflux issue please. 🙏
Last week I got so sick & vomited everything (which wasn't much) I had eaten that day, then later at night again whatever was left and acid stomach crap. Loads of fun! I've been for the most part babying my stomach since. My stomach goes through weird bouts of being fine to going straight out of the blue immediate nausea, usually after a minute or two it goes away. After eating or drinking water I can feel the acid & air bloating my stomach to where even my back starts to ache. If I drink a little ginger ale it helps a lot, but I'm not used to drinking ginger ale/soda products (always drink water all day long) and don't want to rely on them forever. Sometimes I'll take an antacid pill or swallow some mylanta (to coat my throat). I've never had acid reflux this bad before.
I know about a month or two ago I changed my breakfast meal from herbal tea & oatmeal w/fruit to coffee & a protein bagel. I believe that may have been what caused all this. So since this all happened, I changed again to herbal tea & oatmeal again (sometimes an egg). It's easing up some but still having issues. Oh and I used to drink down a little acv water before eating my coffee & bagel, but haven't started back up with that yet, I'm worried it may make me very acidic again, want to wait a little before starting that up again until my stomach is more settled first. I really don't want to go back to taking prilosec again, after stopping it about a year ago.
Anyone got any home remedies or safe things to take?
A large pinch of baking soda in 2-4 oz water helps me. If you don't burp after small sip you need more baking soda. I was keeping sparkling mineral water like Perrier. There's another brand I like better, one has mountain in the name. One day I remembered doing the baking soda as a kid in the 70s. It's a lot cheaper. I didn't have Perrier.
If this has been going on a while get checked out. I had similar symptoms over the last year and thought I had gluten allergy or something. I got sick about twice a month but stayed nauseated. Now I might occasionally get normal indigestion but not sick. Ate Bo Jangles (it's hot) chicken tonight and thirty minutes later ingestion. Advising getting checked out after my experience. Long story I've posted here. Ended up in hospital septic due to kidney stone. They discovered my appendix was enlarged and I have gall stones. Appendix and stone is out. Since I don't have most gallbladder symptoms they didn't take it. Good luck and hopefully it's just a GI issue. There's natural remedies for that and change diet.
Yes, I've done the baking soda & water and it does work great, but I have to be a little careful with the sodium because I have Meniere's, so using it for last resort type thing.
I've had my appendix out a few yrs ago and I've never had kidney stones ... yet.
Sorry you had such a bad time with it. It may be the gluten for me also. I used to drink regular hot tea with toast in the morning for breakfast, and always had bad headaches and an issue with the acid, doc put me on prilosec. I decided to change it to oatmeal & herbal teas when I learned I had Meniere's to lower sodium intake. I actually lossed 20 lbs, then just stopped there, couldn't lose any more weight so far, though I'm not super active because I have back & hip issues (think hip issues are coming from back) along with Meniere's (hard to bend over or look down for more than a minute or two).
Just thought of this. Try daily drinking apple cider vinegar (natural with the mother) in water. There's info online giving recipes. When I drink I add lemon juice and 6-8 oz water instead of 4. Bragg vinegar is what I have at home but will find another brand since Katy Perry bought out Bragg.
I had vertigo really bad about twenty years ago. I think it was from pain medicine but can't be sure. My husband had some episodes and wasn't on medication. I've heard of Meniere's, wasn't aware what it was. Dizzy isn't any fun! I took Prilosec over twenty years ago. When I got off ingestion was real bad. I think if you stop Prilosec your body won't function right for a while. I read something about it long time ago. Many plants/herbs help GI, I can't think of them right now and I'm not home to look at notes.
In the link below is an herbal tincture I have at home and use sometimes. Look at the ingredients and research. This company is good and I'll order if I can't find herbs elsewhere. I don't like using palm oil and it's in there products. Now I buy herbal tinctures from small herbalist's online. Most I've found on Etsy or online. I've found those made by individuals in small batches are more potent. Tinctures are great unless you are traveling.
herbal link
Edit: thanks for your kindness. It was rough but I almost died so I feel pretty blessed. I think my stones came from Topamax RX. Was on it two years and then got a stone. Can't be sure, in my area lots of people get kidney stones. Some doctors say it's the water and others say it's from the high consumption of soft drinks, who knows! I drink the local tap water or soft drinks and off pain meds so knock on wood.
I was eating Dave's sprout Bread last year. I was searching recipes on YouTube and found a video saying too much sprouts can cause stomach upset. After stopping sprout bread my stomach pains were about 80% better. I truly hope you find relief.
Yes vertigo is horrible! I've had vertigo for many years, diagnosed with it over 17 yrs ago, then found out just a few years ago I had Meniere's, but it took a while and the right doctor to definitely say that's what I had. And I will say vertigo & a Meniere's attack/episode are different believe it or not. I knew the difference immediately after having vertigo for so many years. Told my doc this was different. There are times my head feels off/kinda off balance (I call it feeling wonky, lol).
When an episode hits (others call it an attack, but don't like that word) I have just a couple of minutes to find something to throw up in and a safe place to ride out the episode, because it lasts hours. My head spins with vertigo, but get almost immediately super tired, can't keep eyes open kind of tired. Which of course when you close your eyes the spinning feels worse, but just can't keep my eyes open, it's like passing out I guess. Wake up just to throw up and back out again, until the episode is over, which even when it's done, I still don't feel better, it takes a while. It takes a lot out of your body, even next day I feel rundown. It's a horrible thing to go through.
I had a procedure done where the doc popped my ear drum & put some medication (steroid I believe) directly into my ear in a certain place. Not a fun experience but I would do it again if I need to, because it has been a blessing. I haven't had an episode since (knock on wood!), still have that wonky feeling a few times a day, especially with certain movements or with the weather pressure. If the wonky feeling is a little more pronounced, I can take a valium or half of one, and it helps. It takes me a long time to go through what doc gives me, I don't overtake any medications. I hate having to go in to see the doc just to get a refill, she knows I don't abuse any drugs, but she has to follow the guidelines on prescribing meds like that.
I'm becoming convinced that nearly anything baked is bad for us. The protein bagel could be the culprit. Do you eat any other breads/flour/gluten?
I think you are right about the bagel/breads/flour/gluten.
Any bread (something with flour) baked in USA factory isn't healthy. I've read Europe they still grind grain into flour using a stone mill. In USA it's done in large factories with machines. Many people especially homesteaders are buying organic wheat berries and grinding at home. Wheat berries has longer shelf life than flour. You can get manual or electric grinders. This is probably why gluten allergy is so big here.
I suspect it could be the bagel/breads/flour/gluten.