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I've seen alot of threads for vitamin c and lysine lately so i was just curious if anyone has any tips for handling acid reflux. Since ive been going back to the gym and boxing club it's been acting up hard. Ive stopped drinking soda and have severely limited my sugar intake. Im just wondering what I'm doing wrong? Should i cut back naively on salt as well?
Other than diet I’m not sure how to prevent acid reflux. Drinking Perrier (or any brand) helps me when I occasionally eat something that brings it on. It helps you burp a lot and then you have relief. I used to take pepto bisma a just about daily for a few years. Is possible something you are eating is the problem?
best for me is a spoon or two of sauerkraut..the ones in the fridge in supermarket. works miracle and cheap
Having a pinch of vinegar in warm water when you wake up. My mil had the same problem for a long time and this solved it.
You can also drink lemon juice with a pinch of baking soda instead of the soda drinks. Contrary of what we think, this also helps balance the acidity!
When it comes to salt, use natural salts like Himalayan pink salt or Celtic salt etc. Make sure it has both sodium and potassium, and trace amounts of tons of other minerals. Then, firstly the food will taste better and secondly you go from white salt thats poison to natural salt thats good for your body.
I even put a few grains of the salt in my water. I can't drink water any other way anymore.
But in a bigger picture - whats your diet like? I find that acid reflux seems to hit people who have been put on medical diets (like no meat, no dairy etc) more often.
Make sure you keep your gut bacteria healthy. This means consuming yogurt, yakult, kimchi, saurkraut, natto etc.
Aside from staying away from the major soda brands (If I do have a soda it's something that has very little ingredients. Olipop is a good one) I only have coffee every three days and it's one regular 12 oz mug size. Fast food I generally stay away from seeing as how I can make a damn good burger and whatnot for cheaper and healthier. I try to hit my 55g of protein a day by either eating chicken or another lean meat. For sides I generally have an avocado (I cut that sucker in half, score and eat), sliced peppers, or a spud. For drinks it's either water or OJ with Tonic water (with quinine). Generally for other vitamins and minerals I have multi-vitamins and garlic pills.
Oh and I will occasionally indulge in Linguine with Clam sauce. Simple Italian recipe that has no butter. Just Olive oil, a hit of water, garlic, clam juice, pepper, salt, and parsley for color. Oh and white wine. Can't forget that.
I agree with u/Greekish and would like to add consideration for your gut bacteria, as upper GI imbalances can also push back on the stomach. I started looking into the whole SIBO yogurt thing and the whole family, after reading the Dr Williams book Super Gut, decided to go with it, for more reasons than just "IBS".
Fast for 16 hours each night. Eat nothing after 6 pm. Make sure you're getting enough salt as stomach acid (hydrochloric) needs the chlorine from sodium chloride (salt). If your pyloric sphincter (top stomach valve) is weak, sleep with your head and shoulders raised.
(I am not a doctor.)
Sleeping with my head raised does seem to help a bunch! I'll try out the fasting, thanks for the help!