A few years ago I went through that “foods to avoid” list with my husband and we were both left wondering what he could eat! Fortunately following a healthier diet & cutting out bread/grains helped rid him of his GERD without medication. Unfortunately these types of diets are hard to follow long term - there’s just so much yummy bad-for-you food!! We’re both working on moderation & eating less (Americans eat way TOO much food).
There always seems to be unintended consequences to these marvelous modern medicines and you have shown how important it is to understand what these medications do to our bodies. I have always thought it should be better to treat the root cause rather than the symptoms!
RN/VA: My peers and I have noted that 15 years ago or so almost all of our patients (psyche) were on omeprazole, then starting about 2 years ago almost no one was. We assumed it was because of the co-morbidities/side effects mentioned in your very thorough paper.
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There are plenty of herbs which alleviate symptoms of GERD without the side effects that these drugs have. Slippery elm bark, licorice, ginger, turmeric, Salvia miltorrhiza, and Japanese honeysuckle come to mind as I have successfully used them for patients with this condition. A multi herb product called Iberogast works well. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4172b036-2b21-3606-8b56-bb65f2700cb2
A few years ago I went through that “foods to avoid” list with my husband and we were both left wondering what he could eat! Fortunately following a healthier diet & cutting out bread/grains helped rid him of his GERD without medication. Unfortunately these types of diets are hard to follow long term - there’s just so much yummy bad-for-you food!! We’re both working on moderation & eating less (Americans eat way TOO much food).
There always seems to be unintended consequences to these marvelous modern medicines and you have shown how important it is to understand what these medications do to our bodies. I have always thought it should be better to treat the root cause rather than the symptoms!
RN/VA: My peers and I have noted that 15 years ago or so almost all of our patients (psyche) were on omeprazole, then starting about 2 years ago almost no one was. We assumed it was because of the co-morbidities/side effects mentioned in your very thorough paper.
Drop the drugs and buy a wedge pillow, better yet buy an adjustable bed. You need to prop yourself up at night. The GERD will go away overnight.
Didn't you miss that important study ? https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/6/e015735 PPI seem to cause 1/500 deaths each year.
There are plenty of herbs which alleviate symptoms of GERD without the side effects that these drugs have. Slippery elm bark, licorice, ginger, turmeric, Salvia miltorrhiza, and Japanese honeysuckle come to mind as I have successfully used them for patients with this condition. A multi herb product called Iberogast works well. https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4172b036-2b21-3606-8b56-bb65f2700cb2
Sorry to hear about your stomach, hard to have that happening so regularly. We all have to eat!