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Sometimes these are related to acid reflux. In my case I eliminated them by switching to a diet (earlier, medicine) to treat acid reflux. Quite a relief.
by 762236 9y ago
Sometimes these are related to acid reflux. In my case I eliminated them by switching to a diet (earlier, medicine) to treat acid reflux. Quite a relief.
- coliveira 9y agoWhat diet do you use to treat acid reflux? I am taking pills, but want to avoid it.
- naasking 9y agoAvoiding or reducing acidic foods, like tomatoes, citrus fruits, coffee, alcohol, sodas (due to carbonic acid). There are comprehensive lists online.
- 762236 9y agoSomething interesting: once acid escapes from the stomach into the esophagus, pepsin also escapes and lodges in your esophagus. It activates on foods lower than pH 5, thus digesting in your esophagus. Since it is an enzyme, it is reusable. I've been following the diet in the Acid Watcher Diet book, which keeps you on foods with a pH level higher than 5, for this reason and others. It has helped a lot, and I don't use a PPI, but I'll still often use an H2 blocker. A claim of the book is that you'll start healing and won't need to follow the diet so aggressively after a while. I believe that this applies to me too.
- klipt 9y agoPepsin denatures (is permanently destroyed) in a sufficiently alkaline pH, so you could also just drink some water with baking soda mixed in. Say half a teaspoon of baking soda in a cup of water might do the trick. Personally I found my worst heartburn was at night, so sleeping with a wedge pillow stopped me from needing pills. (Disclaimer: I am not a doctor.)