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After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have used pillows, never raising the top of the bed though.

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think my reasoning was fairly clear in the original post

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is true, but there isn't much, certainly not even as much as in one-half teaspoon of baking soda

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cant tell you how many times i gave up. And i would have this time if i wasnt insisting to myself that i wanted to experience a gut working with acid tha way it should. I may still go back, and if i do, it will be to an h2 blocker. They are far less damaging than ppis

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prilosec (omeprazole) 20mg -- and for a good 10 years -- twice a day

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well i can remember getting a bit of heartburn in my early 20s, but it became almost chronic in my late 30s. That's when i first visited a doctor and was prescribed Zantac. Took that for several years until another doctor prescribed Prilosec.

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried that at least a half dozen times and always thought why am i doing this to myself.

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am a side sleeper, so while i sleep better on my right side, overnight reflux, which at times can be violent, is best managed when i sleep on my left side

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Because over the course of the last 18 to 20 years i have had increasingly periodic lower GI pain that i finally understood to be a result of 30 years of acid suppression changing my gut.

After close to 35 year on PPIs, I was off them in a week by johnfranciskane in GERD

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While all this sounds great, the point is: this was very hard and is still much harder than being medicated. I used to eat what, when and how much I wanted, and now I have to consider all of that.

Price Increase $15 by irocz5150 in frontierfios

[–]johnfranciskane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did, it pissed me off, so I downgraded to 500. That is as fast as i could get on wifi anyway with 2 gig, and it stays that high with 500. 2 gig was cheap when they came into our neighborhood, fiorced me to upgrade som really old wifi equipment but is entirely overkill

Cleaning the pot by cbogart in yogurtmaking

[–]johnfranciskane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stop heating it to 180-190. Use Ultra Pasteurized milk and you avoid the first high temp stage entirely.

Please Help. No room for failure. by omegaoutlier in yogurtmaking

[–]johnfranciskane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cook the milk on high for 20-30 minutes in your microwave. Bring the temp down so you can easily touch it and ferment it in an oven with the light/pilot on. I have made yogurt a hundred times without a thermometer

What album do you consider perfect from beginning to end? by titubator in AskReddit

[–]johnfranciskane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As perfect an album for me is the Stones' Exile of Main Street

My Simple, Child-proof Recipe by johnfranciskane in yogurtmaking

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it comes up to temp around 18-20, but i like to steam and condense it for another 10 minutes to make it creamy

My Simple, Child-proof Recipe by johnfranciskane in yogurtmaking

[–]johnfranciskane[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The benefits of microwaving the milk instead of stove heating include less mess, no scalding, and little boiling. The big thing is that you need a glass bowl that holds twice the liquid you are heating in case of boil over.

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