How can GERD by solved?

Answer 1

Eating foods or drinking beverages flavored with spearmint, peppermint, or other spices with strong aromatic oils causes relaxation of the LES and can contribute to symptoms in people with GERD.

Chocolate also relaxes the LES and can cause heartburn.

Acidic beverages like juices, coffee, and tea have also been linked to increased heartburn pain, as have carbonated drinks, alcohol, and milk.

Herbs that may be helpful:

Licorice, particularly as chewable deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL),is as effective as cimetidine (Tagamet®), a common drug used to treat GERD.

Other herbs traditionally used to treat reflux and heartburn include digestive demulcents (soothing agents) such as aloe vera, slippery elm, bladderwrack, and marshmallow.

When the esophagus is inflamed by acid reflux, aloe vera juice can provide quick, soothing relief by reducing acid output and soothing and coating the mucous membranes. Aloe vera juice is not the same as the herb aloe, which is a potent laxative.

If you're troubled by frequent indigestion or if food feels "heavy" on your stomach, consider taking some digestive enzymes with each meal. Double the recommended dose if you've eaten an especially large meal.

Self-Care Remedies
Eat frequent small meals instead of one or two large ones; this will prevent excess production of stomach acid.

Limit problem substances, such as coffee (including decaf), alcohol and fatty foods.

A pleasant alternative to coffee after a meal is a cup of warm herbal tea--chamomile, ginger, peppermint, marshmallow, meadowsweet or slippery elm--which has the added benefit of relieving heartburn discomfort.

Stay up at least three hours after eating your last meal or large snack before going to bed.

Raising the head of your bed several inches will put gravity to use in preventing reflux during the night.

Chewing gum can provide short-term heartburn relief by stimulating the production of saliva, which dilutes and flushes out stomach acid. Drinking a glass of lukewarm water after a meal may produce a similar effect.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This type of hernia can be congenital (present at birth). More often it is acquired over the years. Symptoms usually start with a tingling or burning sensation, although patients may be able to see a bulge where the hernia is located. If extreme pain is present, emergency surgery may be needed. Treatment is via conventional or laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery. Issue at hand; how serious is it and what are its physical affects on you? Are you in immediate danger? What are the risk factor from the surgery? How is the surgery preformed? Those are the real medical factors to weigh your decision on. I hope you make the right decision and get a second opinion!

Answer 4

Prilosec. Won't cure it, but will control it very well. Some people are canditates for a surgical procedure to eliminate severe reflux, but don't know if you fall into this category. Eat small, healthy meals and try raising the head of your bed on blocks, this will help with the upsurge of acid that frequently occurs at night.

Answer 5

Prescriptions will only worsen your symptoms, and ultimately cause new ones. Here's how to naturally and holistically tame your GERD:

-no carbonaton whatsoever! just water
-limit your caffeine intake significantly
-home cook your meals (pasta)
-low acid fruits and veggies
-PAPAYA (fruit, dried or enzymes)

I was on that drug crap, and it did no benefit to me. Heed my natural advice ~N