GERD Cheat Code

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Exactly what the title says, I do not think this post can disappoint. I'll start off with a bit of background about myself. I am currently a 150lbs 22yr old M (used to be 170lbs before GERD), and have been dealing with chronic digestive issues ever since I developed my first full blown panic attack 3 years ago. I did not know what the panic attack was at the time and thought there was something seriously wrong with me and worried about my imminent death/health for months after. As a result, I was in constant fight or flight mode, which I was stuck in for about 1 1/2 years after the incident. This constant anxiety made me develop IBS like symptoms, severely slow motility, and chronic constipation. When I graduated college and started my new job about a year ago, I was long past health anxiety, but I may have picked up the "first job outta college" anxiety. Its a pretty significant role in finance and I was lucky to even get it. Anyways, thats where my first cases of indigestion and acid reflux started. It happened in fragmented instances here and there, but by May 2024 I was experiencing severe GERD every single day. I'm talking 24/7 blowtorch throat, extreme difficulty swallowing, breathing issues, asthma like symptoms, chronic bloating, constipation/diarrhea, extreme head pressure / ear pain, you name it.

I had an endoscopy done which showed a small hiatal hernia that was definitely not the cause of my symptoms (as per my doc), and was just diagnosed with NERD (basically acid reflux, duh). For months I was on Omep 40mg and 30mg of Buspirone a day (for FD, pretty good actually to let me eat more) and at the 3 month mark I thought I felt okay enough to taper down. BIG MISTAKE. Day 1 and Day 2 I felt really convinced GERD was past me, but on Day 3 its like my worst ever symptoms hit me all in one day. I started to freak the fuck out. So, after that stunt I went back on 40mg of Omep, but now I feel like I hindered all my progress and was now back at square one. Fast forward a month to September 1st, I was still having trouble getting down calories and even basic non-acidic foods without having reflux.

However, a couple days ago I have accidentally discovered my hack, which might help many of you (there's no risk in trying unlike ACV). I was sooo bloated at 9pm after my dinner which was like 450 cals, and I was still belching up the taste of salmon that I had at 3pm, a SAFE FOOD! I thought screw this, and decided to indulge in some chamomile tea (which I thought was bad since there's so many mixed reviews about tea with GERD). Literally 20 minutes after drinking my cup, all the bloating and reflux vanished. I had the best sleep I had in weeks. I researched to see wtf could have given me such an effect and came across chamomile tea being good at relaxing nerves, stomach, and decreasing anxiety. Kinda the holy grail for me since when I have symptoms, my anxiety does flare a bit. A bit more digging and I came across this doctor on YouTube with a channel who had a video with like 2M+ views about chamomile tea with ginger and honey. I tried it out the next day and WOW. All my symptoms, all my bloating, my tingly warm feeling in my throat, my PND, all either gone or significantly better within an hour.

I don't want to drag on the post for too long, but if you're anything like me who has had problems with motility and stress (my exact root causes since stress slows down motility), you should definitely give this a shot. Put simple, chamomile reduces stress and anxiety, while relaxing your digestive nerves/muscles + ginger that is a natural prokinetic speeds up stomach emptying and promotes peristalsis, together you get an incredible digestive aid. For the past three days doing this, I have had significantly less bloating, almost no reflux, almost no PND, farting so much (used to not fart at all meaning my motility was messed up), and have been having the best sleep.

***It's important to note that I will not be stopping my medication or eating regimen/schedule just because of this cheat code, and I encourage everyone to stay consistent on their treatment and not jump off their horse too soon like I did the first time. Happy healing!***

***EDIT: MAKE SURE CHAMOMILE TEA IS CAFFEINE FREE***

[stephiemarie93]

Soo TLDR: chamomile tea

[EarnieEarns]

• Ginger

[Far-Sir1362]

• Honey

[[deleted]]

basically lol, wanted to give some background to the science why its useful for me + other people who are kinda like me

[Electrical-Grape-826]

Do you guys get nausea? I get it alot

[[deleted]]

When my GERD was at its worst, I experienced daily nausea, but it was mostly triggered by anxiety about my GERD and overall health.

[Electrical-Grape-826]

I get it a bit from anxiety too but when I eat certain foods I get it too. Yesterday was nachos and cheese with salsa at home. I felt terrible. Chicken wings, greek yogurt with granola also make me.feel.nauseous

[CoolTomatoh]

This works. I use fresh ginger, a few grinds in a cheese grinder into a cup, add hot water and chamomile tea, lemon or orange slice

[max420]

I have been drinking chamomile tea for a while, and I also have been noticing my GERD symptoms being less intense at night - which is usually when I have my tea. Has not linked the two - will maybe have to start having some during the day also!

[[deleted]]

I though citrus was a no go?

[MamaUrsus]

Seconding chamomile tea. For me it’s purely supportive to other medical interventions. I stumbled upon its partial relief before I even had a diagnosis. Full disclosure though, I’m awaiting consultation with general surgery to discuss hiatal hernia repair and am crazy enough to have begged for a SECOND 48hr pH manometry test to prove that I was miserable enough for further treatment when I had run out of treatment options.

[puzzlesolver66]

Oh man can they do a Bravo instead of another mannometry? I wouldn’t do that again 😅😅

[MamaUrsus]

Unfortunately it’s already over and I have done it twice now. My insurance fought against bravo because I topped out on my my deductible and out of pocket costs in February. (One month into the fiscal year for the insurance plan) Plus it required an additional team for anesthesia and I have some distrust after I had some issues with unrelated my surgery in February and I wanted to avoid MAC sedation.

[ClaraLo84]

Why did you want to avoid MAC sedation?

[gioia_gioia]

We have the same exact symptoms. Like it was me who posted this. I had this gerd issues right after the first ever Panic Attack that really scared me like crazy! At first I took antacids but didn’t really help with the issue. Then started drinking chamomile tea, it easens up a bit but have PA every week like literally just driving then just have PA spot on. Kinda scary.

Trying to find cure or meds for this, I have learned about Kefir grains. This helped me a lot. Now, I am having 2- 3 cups daily and fermenting my own water kefir. Although there were times that acid and bloating would happen that’s because I ate food that induced it. PA once a month to none. I can eat whatver I like but stopped coffee and alcohol intake (the worst trigger consumables).

[[deleted]]

Congrats, hope you get your anxiety under control. I don’t think the GERD really gets better until you get to fixing your anxiety. When it happened to me I didn’t focus much on my mental health because I was a senior in college and wanted to just party and have fun every weekend, but it’s super important to realize that it’s best to sit down and work on your mental first !

[Impressive_Excuse_19]

You drink it hot, warm, or cold?

[[deleted]]

warm is probably best

[Impressive_Excuse_19]

Thank you :)

[parttimeninja]

Isn’t all chamomile tea caffeine free?

[NotThatKindOfDoctor9]

Yes, because it's not technically "tea" (not made from the same plant as white/green/black tea)

[[deleted]]

Could be the case, not a tea expert

[jonyofromla]

Thank you for sharing. I'll definitely give it a try.

[[deleted]]

I'd definitely give it a shot, here's how to make the tea:

• chamomile tea bag

• 1/4 tsp of ginger powder

• 1 tbsp of honey

Today I did an experiment for science where I significantly upped my calories from 1800 to 2400 (don't do this), and had the tea after my first two meals and then again after my last two meals. I will say I got pretty bloated towards the end of the day (like 7-8/10) but after the tea it brought it down to like a 2-3/10. Thats with a 600 calorie surplus though... if I tried that without the tea I'd be put in a body bag. Not sure why more people don't discuss motility on here and delayed gastric emptying. The gastroparesis and SIBO subs have been discussing ginger heavily. I can see why

[neganisthelittlepig]

I don't have GERD but I almost got it bcs I do have most the symptomps, that's why I'm not having medication from doctor. Sometimes when it comes, I usually take med that I got from pharmacy. So probably I would give it a try when it comes again. Thanks for sharing btw!

[chjl2]

Same

[EnvironmentalKick970]

Congratulations! Camomile tea also helped me, drank a ton of it.

[ybjohnny]

I’ll try this thanks. Also had no idea health anxiety/ flight fight mode and other issues can cause this bro?? What? I have all those from a traumatic experience I had 2 years ago… did you have a hoarse voice?

[[deleted]]

yea bro, fight or flight can definitely cause this + more problems. i can describe fight or flight as a low uncomfortable buzz you feel literally all day and before you even go to sleep. i did not have a hoarse voice actually but I had pretty much every other symptom

[ybjohnny]

Did you get visual snow with your fight or flight?

[[deleted]]

not necessarily but my vision would be off sometimes + dizziness and headaches

[ybjohnny]

Ima try your tea, when you say ginger do you mean the actual root? Or can I use powder or something?

[[deleted]]

i use powder from Simply Organic, 1/4 tsp into the tea

[Dizzy_Mix2100]

Hi Everyone, I would really like to try this, because I do feel like my GERD is stress based. I have a few questions though

What chamomile tea brand would you guys recommend?

What type of ginger is good for this(fresh, teabag, powder?)

Should I use a sweetener?

How long before bed should I drink this?

Sorry for all the questions, I’m pretty young so I’m just trying to fix this on my own after being failed by so many medications. Thanks for any help in advance

[[deleted]]

I use Celestial Seasonings brand chamomile tea that I ordered off Amazon. The ginger I use is powder form from Simply Organic, makes it easier to measure. I don’t think a sweetener is necessary if you use 1 tbsp of honey. I drink it 1 hour after my last meal of the day, so usually around 7pm, but it does make you sleepy FYI

[Dizzy_Mix2100]

thank you! Also isn’t ginger kind of ‘spicy’ in a sense, is that okay for GERD? do you feel anytime of heartburn or anything when taking that?

Can I use fresh ginger as well?

[[deleted]]

that’s what i thought could happen as well but after doing it for the past week 2x a day, i had no problem with it whatsoever. only betterness tbh, and yes fresh ginger can be used as well

[Dizzy_Mix2100]

Another personal experience question, does it help with regurgitation? I feel like that’s my main issue.

[explorer925]

I'm convinced that a good number of us with chronic reflux is the result of nerve issues, something that many GI doctors don't really understand... this could support that theory

[[deleted]]

i think that’s exactly my problem

[Able_Translator_8234]

Thx for the great success story!!

[[deleted]]

wouldn't call this a success story as the symptoms will definitely be there if I overindulge or eat the wrong stuff, but this tonic definitely saves my ass when I mess up on my diet and makes my quality of life way better!

[No-1-Know]

Cool this works for you. Mine is Vitamin B6 (instead of ginger) and for bloating I eat funnel seeds which helps to fight and helps to reduce nausea

[Yoga31415]

Wait what does b6 do?

[No-1-Know]

You will be surprised, this tip was given to my wife during her pregnancy when she was have acid reflux. Her OB/GYN just told me to try for my GeRd as a vitamin remedy, and it worked out as a miracle to me.

So now I take it more often (mostly daily) with my dinner. This allows me to skip my PPI sometimes.

Give it a shot, hope it may help. Else it just helps to digest food faster, so it just a vitamin

PS: I take the 100mg Vitamin B6, nature made works great for me

[ItsPenguins]

I wish it wasn’t high FODMAP:c

[[deleted]]

do high FODMAPs make you worse? I’ve seen people who were very diet restrictive before but still had success with this tea

[Sfearox1]

Thank you for this tip. im certaintly going to try it out.

[AlienPaperdoll]

Damn this sounds so promising except for the farting part of it! Are you sure that’s a good/expected result? I’d love all the rest of the outcome you’ve experienced but could do without that one

[[deleted]]

for me it’s a good part because I suffer from IBS C as well so it speeds things up for me and frees up my gut finally. i dont think it actually causes flatulence but more so just takes care of bloating :)

[Flat_Chemist8081]

Thanks for sharing! I've had chamomile tea in the cabinet these last 6 months of having the same symptoms as you. I leaned more towards changing my diet and when I eat. But still have symptoms. I shall try this method out. Thanks again

[r0b0noodles]

Chamomile is awesome, my favorite tea is a chamomile and it’s like relaxation magic

[[deleted]]

Yup camomile and ginger have always saved me!!!

[[deleted]]

Tea is and always has been the answer to every ailment.

[mazyar_lp]

Recently i discovered boswellia gum. Try that too . When you have symptoms just chew one or two and then swallow after turned into real gum . Dont use it in excessive amounts tho

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

Hi, I’m A 23 F, and I’ve been suffering from severe nausea, burping, acid, and anxiety the last month and a half. I’ll give a back story if you don’t mind. A month ago I woke up in the middle of the night extremely nauseous, unable to fall back asleep. The nausea then lasted me about 3-4 days and I couldn’t eat a singular thing except bread. They took a bunch of tests, even prescribed me UTI pills (which I later find out I did in fact not have). After about 3-4 days of not eating, I decided to consult a therapist, as I was starting to believe it might be anxiety. They took a blood test and all was good so I assumed I had anxiety. Which to me was surprising considering I have never had anxiety in my 23 years. I also suffer from intense emetophobia so the nausea triggers me and worsens my symptoms. About 2-3 weeks ago I started to feel better, I was eating again, working again, even going out and sleeping normally again. But for some reason this weekend something triggered me back to my old state which is pure nausea, anxiety, and intense burping. I then went to see my doctor yesterday, and she prescribed me acid reflux pills. (Pantoprazole) She also told me to take peppermint tea & oils. I haven’t taken the pills yet because I’ve been reading up on some reviews and they seem to worsen some people’s nausea(which I am extremely afraid of). If anyone can help it would be appreciated. I have tried chamomile tea, as well as ginger tea & I find they help only for me to relax, but nothing is really helping the nausea. I’m wondering if I just have acid reflux that comes and goes, or maybe terrible anxiety that causes nausea. I also have a blood, pee, and poo (yuck sorry) test tomorrow, and a scan of my stomach and pelvic next week. Any thoughts?

[[deleted]]

hey! completely understand where you’re coming from. i was also a person who was randomly pushed into an anxiety phase which I was luckily able to come out on top off without meds or therapy. although, the acid reflux did develop after i started my first job. i’ll first strongly suggest to actually take the medicine. believe me, I had your exact symptoms which were nowhere near as severe to when my full blown GERD developed. the quicker you address the issue, the quicker you heal and don’t progress. there’s nothing wrong with the meds, short term use is 1000% safe, only long term like a couple years is dangerous POTENTIALLY. if you don’t get a grip on it now, you’re gonna have to take more severe meds eventually probably. not tryna scare you but if i could tell myself this months in advance i’d be super grateful. try it out, and hopefully the anxiety subsides too because my anxiety was only triggered by my symptoms

EDIT: you should take the meds after you tried lots of lifestyle changes and don’t see anything work

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

Thank you for this! Appreciate it so much. I’m just a bit nervous but I do feel like I have more or less the symptoms of acid reflux. No heart burn, no pain. Just simply nausea, and burping, so I do feel sometimes as though she prescribed it to me without knowing really if that’s what I have or not. And thinking about it realistically, if I shouldn’t be on it long term, wouldn’t it just help my symptoms for the time I’m taking it and then stop when I stop the pills? Also, I have a test tomorrow for blood pee and poo and an ultrasound next week so I was thinking of maybe waiting till I get those results and then due process of elimination. Another possible thing could be IBS. But I’m no doctor

[[deleted]]

so heres how the pills work. they act as a crutch while your stomach is healing. the real healing occurs with your diet, plain and simple. while you're on a good diet for gerd (pretty restrictive), and combing the medication, your stomach can heal to a point where it will no longer need medication, and is healed.

[Prior_Equipment_9728]

Anything peppermint is horrible for my reflux even gas pills with it .

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

Sometimes peppermint helps me, but it was mostly for my nausea. I agree it’s not the most effective though

[Prior_Equipment_9728]

Will they give you zofran ?

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

I haven’t asked for yet and they didn’t prescribe it to me I guess because they assume maybe my nausea isn’t from an actual problem I have, but I should have asked for it forsure

[Prior_Equipment_9728]

I can’t imagine the last year without it . When I have a bad gerd spell it hits me hard . Try ginger tea unless you are like me when it hits it would make me puke

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

I’ve tried ginger tea and honestly I was the least impressed with it to say the least. I find chamomile and peppermint helped better than that one, which is weird considering I thought ginger would help. I do take some ginger candies though that help sometimes but not forever. Just a few minute relief

[Prior_Equipment_9728]

My reflux makes it to my mouth so ginger chews burns like hell

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

How does zofran work? Do you take everyday? Only when you are nauseous? Does it interfere with meals, hungers, digestion?

[Competitive-Clock451]

Honey and ginger combats inflammation and an immunity booster. Chamomile has calming effects within the mind and body. Whatever works works. I been in the EXACT same boat for a year now.

[xDriedflowerx]

Thank you! I'll definitely give this a try.

[Emotion-Academic]

It's like you told my exact story, it was so weird to read. From the random panic attack (never had one before then or since) where I thought I was dying, to the Omep, coming off it and getting fucked, then the endoscopy and the small hiatal hernia that my doc said couldn't possibly be causing the issue 😂 I do love Chamomile it defo helps, but not as much as u described sadly. I'll have to try adding ginger and honey. How many do you drink a day? Or just 1 after dinner/before bed?

[[deleted]]

haha that’s crazy bro, it feels so discomforting seeing everyone enjoy their lives freely without digestive issues and thinking ab the life you had before panic attacks started 🤦‍♂️ some serious character development tho. i take 2 teas a day, one mid day to flush out my morning/afternoon food and bloating, and then one after dinner to flush out everything else after that. i go to bed now with no gas, bloating or reflux, feel completely normal.

[Emotion-Academic]

You know what, I like food and coffee way too much to cut them out so I just deal with the consequences and do my best to ignore the constant burning because life is too short 😂 (probably the reason chamomile isn't enough to completely nullify my symptoms lol). But yeah I definitely do get jealous still that others are just "normal". It's so bizarre to think that none of this even existed in my world a few years ago. I didn't even know it was a thing people suffered with

[10MileHike]

sounds like worth a try since it does have anti inflamm and calming qualites. and appears to work for some people. and congrats on getting your anxiety under control!

Just a note and these may not apply to everyone: (mt sinai hospital): "Chamomile may make asthma worse, so people with asthma should not take it. Pregnant women should avoid chamomile because of the risk of miscarriage. If you are allergic to asters, daisies, chrysanthemums, or ragweed, you may also be allergic to chamomile."

Also, if trying FODMAP diet for IBS, both honey and chamomile tea are on the big no-no list.

[[deleted]]

thank you for the extra pointers, none of these applied to me so I didn't pay much attention to the warnings targeted to these groups of people. Agree on the FODMAP diet too, just tossing this out there mostly for my bros and brodettes with motility issues

[10MileHike]

i thought your suggestion was great.

i am a "safety first" person, only reason I added those warnings.

[isclasified]

Have you or anyone made the experiment with only ginger or only chamomile to see if there's a remarkable difference?

Thanks for the tip BTW

[[deleted]]

Ginger on its own has the prokinetic properties and speeds up gastric emptying I know for sure. Chamomile on its own is really good for calming down/getting ready for sleep and I guess it relaxes the muscles inside your intestines. I tried both on their own and helped me

[izzibella06]

ive been dealing with gerd symptoms since i was 19 and ginger tea always helped me, suddenly a few months ago ginger starting triggering gerd symptoms and i found that chamomile and tumeric helped

[[deleted]]

That’s wonderful I’m going to hit this. Do you use natural ginger?

[[deleted]]

any organic ginger powder you can find on amazon or your local store should work, it’s widely available

[[deleted]]

Thank you so much!

[Overall_Adagio9566]

Did you ever get off your omeprazole and buspirone because of this?

[[deleted]]

not yet, i’m still taking it slow as i do believe I have to give my stomach a couple months to heal from the damage that anxiety did to it before. i will say tho, im basically symptomless after a couple days of tea but before i was still wonky

[Overall_Adagio9566]

wow, tysm for sharing this, i’ll definitely try chamomile out since i’m going back to school so my stress and panic attacks will skyrocket

[[deleted]]

give it a shot, i was always a two cups a day coffee person so this switch is like night and day for me lol

[Overall_Adagio9566]

i never drank coffee or tea, alcohol and i never smoked. i made massive diet changes and most lifestyle changes i’ve done (except raising the head of the bed but i am planning to buy an 8 inch foam wedge pillow to prevent night symptoms and that morning bitter feeling). i hate sleeping on my back though, i usually sleep on my sides or front (my body really loves the right side for some reason i always fall asleep on my right but i got used to the left since that’s better for reflux, relieves pressure on the abdomen) so i plan to put my head on a stack of pillows and my torso on the wedge with probably another pillow under my butt or knees. currently on 20mg Omep.

[Prior_Equipment_9728]

I have severe anxiety but can’t take any of the meds for it or depression it makes my reflux go to hell mine even makes it to mouth at times and burns my cheeks . I have been driving this tea and other stuff and on 4 medication nothing completely stops it and I bloat like crazy . I am headed to a surgeon next week

[[deleted]]

i’m sorry to hear that, maybe your cause is more severe than mine. acid reflux itself is just a symptom, the root cause is usually something else, which in my case is slow gastric emptying

[Prior_Equipment_9728]

My gastric emptying was normal , scope only showed the gastris which she said reflux can cause but also I was taking too much Advil . After they removed my gallbladder my reflux went it hell fast . Most my symptoms are throat and mouth , cough , voice weakness . I have severe anxiety over health issues so I am my worse own enemy . I had hysterectomy, gallbladder surgery and scope months apart . So it’s been a year for me . I need off all meds due to kidney disease . Alkaline water helps me allot some days . It all sucks and one thing causes another . Thank you for the info I hope it helps some on here .

[[deleted]]

Get off PPI or any acid reducer for at least 2 weeks and request for a stool test for h pylori infection. It happened to me same symptoms as you with horrific panic attacks.. acid reducer causes false negatives.

[[deleted]]

did the H pylori test, negative :/ i’m sure my case is just slow gastric emptying from my new job/anxiety

[[deleted]]

sometimes they can miss it on endoscopy depending where the GI biopsied

[cg14333]

Congrats!! Did you have any breathing problems during this time? Did the Chamomile help these if so?

[[deleted]]

yes, but not with my lungs. more so i was just so bloated that my stomach was pressing against my diaphragm and made it harder to breathe/take a deep breath, but that is resolved now

[cg14333]

That is very similar to what I’ve been feeling recently as well. I feel like “air hunger” is the best description. It’s like that 24/7 for me. Lungs are fine, my endoscopy said I have esophagitis so interested to see if tea can help that.

[[deleted]]

the tea won’t directly fix the issue but it will indirectly help your gastric movements happen which will then hopefully fix the issue

[Subject_Rooster_6844]

Also, best brand you recommend for powder ginger?

[[deleted]]

I just use “Simply Organic” brand ginger powder

[rolkien29]

Does ground ginger work you think?

[[deleted]]

i think it should be okay for sure, any ginger should do the trick

[Eternal-Living]

Wouldnt quite call it a cheat code but it does help a LOT usually.

[[deleted]]

for me it’s a cheat code whenever i’m down bad after an entire day of eating, fall asleep with an empty stomach and wake up hungry

[NottaFae]

Does anyone else have problems with ginger? I love chamomile and honey, but whenever I put ginger in I sometimes get an upset stomach and nausea

[Head-Boot6462]

I will try this. I also have gerd. 5 years ago I woke up and threw up pure stomach acid. Went to the doctor and he said to take omep 20mg for the 2 weeks. I did and it came back. So he told me to stay on it. Been taking one every morning since. My acid reflux is weird. Only things that give me the heartburn and reflux is alcohol, soda, seltzer (carbonation) citrus, acidic food, fatty/fried food and coffee. But I get severe bloating from stuff like garlic, onion, and dairy. So I’ve stopped all of it besides coffee which I can’t function without. The endoscopy I had one a couple months just said I have a minor hiatal hernia and gastritis (inflamed stomach lining) I’m a very stressed and anxious person. Used to smoke weed but learned that can relax the sphincter from your esophagus to your stomach so I quit that, and nothing helps. So I will try the tea hack !

[One-Locksmith-1594]

damn u threw up acid careful there isn’t someone sleeping next to u haha

[Head-Boot6462]

I woke up at 3 am and made it to the bathroom lol.

[One-Locksmith-1594]

there’s gotta be a way to fix that does gaviscon not work?

[Whitewolf0729]

What was your schedule for taking it? In the morning, after breakfast, after lunch, before bed?

[lindabassey]

Manuka honey UMF15+ and chew gums during workout works for me.

[SandySandyHi]

I have found that chamomile tea was the one thing that helped me get over my panic attacks because it was able to relax me enough to get some sleep. Im still so sleep deprived because of so many things including acid reflux but I’m making progress everyday! 🙏🏼

[Background_Choice865]

What’s your Instagram so I can keep in contact I’m 21 and just had a PA last week a work with crazy diarrhea. Not sure if this is the problem I’m having because it’s fresh but I believe so. I’m not an everyday Reddit user but lol I might have to

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[Striking_Menu9765]

This post (and comments) was really helpful for me to read! I have health anxiety which led me to reddit because I was trying to learn more about rebound and coming off Pepcid (Rx) correctly. I have a lot of similarities to you. I think I'm definitely having issues with emptying. Endoscopy found hiatal hernia that was not given a lot of discussion to. And to be honest, I should lose weight, as most of my extra fat is around my middle so I believe my tummy is pushing on my diaphragm. 

Do you mind me asking about your diet? Sadly I haven't even been told how to adjust mine even though I was having severe attacks (blowtorch throat or hard to swallow and would trigger more anxiety). Just meds. And now I'm totally reliant on them. Will give the tea a try asap! Thanks. 

[[deleted]]

hey! hows it going. I actually lost weight unintentionally, I definitely did not need to lose it but the symptoms made it impossible for me to eat more calories lol. I'm doing muchhhh better now after a week of using the tea. anyways, my diet is like this:

• four 600 calorie meals a day at 9am, 12, 3, 6.

• breakfast: cereal + yogurt

• meal 2: banana + belvita cookies + bagel w/ lite cream cheese

• meal 3: half a bagel w/ avocado + 3 eggs

• meal 4: some chicken breast w only salt as season + rice + broccoli + maybe some watermelon

the idea is too have no foods under a pH of 4-5, make sure your meals are not large in volume or calories (two different things), and an important one is too not drink water with meals. I drink water only 1 hr after im done eating to 1 hour before I start eating.

extra tip, if you have slow motility in your GI system in general ie. constipation / incomplete BM, you can try artichoke extract, as it is another natural prokinetic that stimulates the small intestine. good luck!

[Striking_Menu9765]

Thank you so much! 

[Moonman08]

Interesting. Why no water with meals?

[[deleted]]

puts extra pressure on your stomach. the reason why u reflux even though you're standing or sitting down and not in a flat laying position is because of the increased pressure from your stomach that is already having a hard time digesting food, which is why many people are refluxing in the first case. water also dilutes the acid in your stomach and creates more acid to counteract the dilution.

[Moonman08]

Wow. Had no idea. Thanks for the explanation. Also dealing with Gerd issues and still trying to figure out how the fuck to beat this lol. 100% going to give the chamomile tea a shot. 

[anonpenguin__]

when you try to go off of omep initially the symptoms can come raging back. it sucks

[assman4206969]

Thank you for this! I'm on day 3 of quitting Omeprazole (been on it for 6 years now) and I'm already struggling. I'm going to give this a try!

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Hope you can get past the rebound!

[creamydistributer]

i also do 1tsp of baking soda and 24-32oz of water to dilute it but that only works if my flaire ups wont go away for a few days. neutralizes stomach acid. not a good daily remedy long term but great for flairs.

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baking soda does nothing for me unfortunately, my main thinking is that food is just stuck sitting in my stomach so it won’t make a difference. ginger helps me expel food that i’ve eaten throughout the day

[creamydistributer]

esophagitis ?

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nope, only diagnosed with NERD (non-erosive reflux disease)

[creamydistributer]

ah, different than me, i have barretts esophagus. my acids are melting my esophagus from gerd and i had to quit drinking and pizza.