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Have you tried apple cider vinegar? It helps some people. A tablespoon full or as I use to use back when I had acid reflux, a shot glass full. I found that eating bread helped to absorb the excess acid.

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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Different things work for different people... Try it all if you can.  No one is wrong with this type of thing.

You just need to find what works for you...

Apple Cider Vinegar - Bragg - raw and unfiltered

Aloe Vera Juice

Kelp - this is a ph wonder food.

Probiotics and enzymes.

Good luck... My husband did suffer with this.  Horrible.  He's good now.

 

 

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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My wife gets it on occasion and see takes a tablespoon of vinegar believe it or not, she claims it works.

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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Of course with acid reflux you want to avoid foods and drinks high in acids and spices. Drink plenty of water and avoid lying down right after eating. You may want to also switch from eating 3 big meals a day to eating 5 small meals with a piece of fruit before each meal. The fruit contains water and natural sugars that will help you to naturally eat less. Good luck

12 years ago. Rating: 6
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a teaspoon of baking soda in a 8 oz glass of water.

12 years ago. Rating: 5
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try mixing a heaping tablespoon of baking soda with a 10-12 glass of water for acid reflux , it works for me i not so sure about ulcers though. it wont hurt to try.

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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I thought I had gastric reflux for about 3 years & treated it as such to no avail.

It turned out I had gall bladder problems & the doctors were reluctant to dignose it as that because I didn't fit the profile.

Female,forty,fat,fertile,etc.

I am (or was) none of the above at the time.

I had the damn thing removed & I never had the problem again.

Try laying off the dairy foods as well as anything fried for a week or so & see if that helps That's the diet they put me on after I was correctly diagnosed & it helped me a lot.

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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Darci it sounds to me you have either a gall bladder problem of hyetus hernia I ahve the last one and nothing works for me except I go on a porridge diet for a day.. then I am better the next day ... I would go to the doctors first and get this checked out first good luck

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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Minor acidity, TUMS or MAALOX etc would be ok.  A C VINEGAR should do u good, BUT do see your doc - it might be ulcer if there is pain.

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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Nothing worked for me except DGL. (Diglycerizinated Licorice) not Licorice Root.

You can find it in most health food stores or on the web. Follow the directions on the bottle. Suck the lozenge until it melts in your mouth, and mix it with your saliva before swallowing. You will start feeling better in a day or two, and will be cured in about 10 days. I've never had a another problem since. (The taste is like strong licorice, so it takes a bit to get used to.)

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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The pharmaceutical companies who make antacids are keeping it a secret that most people who have ulcers and many who have chronic stomach inflammation are actually infected with a bacteria (H. pylori)that can be treated with antibiotics. The person who made this discovery in the erly 1980's was a microbiologist who experimented on himself to prove his theory.
As many as half the world's population is infected with this bacteria, but not everyone has symptoms from it. Diagnosis is made through blood, breath, and stool samples. The most accurate way to diagnose it is to do an upper endoscopy, but this is invasive, so it tends to be reserved for patients suspected of having ulcers or stomach cancer. Non-treatment can lead to stomach cancer.
The treatments include a combination of two different antibiotics, along with Pepto-Bismol and proton-pump inhibitors like Prilosec. Once the H. pylori bacteria is eliminated by the antibiotics (in about 2 weeks), the patient is cured. But the drug companies don't want you to know this! (Or the doctors.)
In the meantime, avoid alcohol, coffee, and smoking. These recommendations apply only to ulcers and gastritis (stomach inflammation), not acid reflux (which affects the esophagus).
It sounds like what you're going through is very painful; please see your doctor so this can be resolved once and for all.

12 years ago. Rating: 4
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http://www.indigestion-remedies.com/

12 years ago. Rating: 3
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I use Omeprazole for my AR/ulcer

12 years ago. Rating: 3
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Darci - go to your Doctor and ask him for a helicobacter pylorus blood test.

11 years ago. Rating: 2
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Darci, some fantastic ideas worth trying, but since pain is involved, it could be gall stones and must be checked by a doc. Antacid will not help and it is possible you must be throwing up from time to time. Wish you well.

11 years ago. Rating: 2
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