Re: Re: Connection between methylation and GERD/anyone else

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Rich isn't sure why working the methylation pathways would increase acid or

relax the sphincter in the tummy... anyone else venture a guess?

I'm wondering if the methylation increases die off, which increases acid in the

tummy.

 

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From: rvankonynen <richvank@...>

Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 12:18 PM

Subject: Re: Connection between methylation and GERD

 

Hi, .

In my experience GERD in ME/CFS is usually caused by insufficient stomach acid,

rather than too much. I realize that this seems paradoxical, but it is

apparently caused by the pyloric sphincter (at the bottom of the stomach) not

opening when it should, because of insufficient stomach acid. The food mixture

then moves up through the gastroesophageal sphincter, into the esophagus, and

causes the burning sensation.

If you have had GERD all your life, you might want to have a gastroenterologist

take a look at your esophagus with an endoscope, to see what its condition is.

There is something called Barrett's esophagus that can develop under these

conditions. Unfortunately, there is also the possibility of esophageal cancer

with continued exposure to GERD, so it's a good idea to have this checked out.

There is a do-it-yourself test you can run for stomach acid. On an empty

stomach, such as first thing in the morning, drink an 8-ounce glass of water

into which you have mixed one-quarter teaspoon of baking soda (sodium

bicarbonate). Time how long it takes you to burp. If you haven't burped within

2 minutes, you have low stomach acid.

Some people take betaine-HCl pills with each meal to raise their stomach acid if

it is low. The procedure is to take one with the first meal, then take two with

the second meal, etc., until you feel a warm feeling in your stomach. Then back

off one pill, and use that dosage with each meal.

Other people use the dilute hydrochloric acid solution supplied by Allergy

Research Group.

It's also possible to use lemon juice, but important to use a drinking straw and

to flush the teeth with water afterward to prevent chelation of calcium from the

enamel on the teeth by citric acid. The lemon juice also has the benefit of

alkalinizing the urine (also paradoxical, but due to the fact that the citrate

is metabolized, leaving minerals that are base-formers), and this helps to detox

toxins that are in the chemical form of weak acids, of which there are many.

I'm not sure why taking B12 or B6 or attempting to detox causes the GERD to get

worse, but the above should help to relieve it if it is caused by insufficient

stomach acid.

Best regards,

Rich