Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Caitlin, I totally understand the pain you are talking about. I had been on medications for reflux that had actually eroded my esophagus for over 20 years until this past July. The end of May I went on a completely grain free/sugar free diet (to detox and to lose weight) Shortly after that I started drinking milk kefir and water kefir. Within a month of these changes, something I hadn't even been looking for happened. I no longer needed my Prilosec. I had been on 80mg twice a day...a HUGE dose. The reflux would trigger esophageal spasms that I had to take nitroglycerin for...I haven't used it in 6 months. I think a combination of all these changes is what helped. By the time I added Kombucha, I was already off the meds. Good luck if you decide to give some alternatives another try. Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Patty, I'm happy to give anything a try! Water kefir rocks, though my kefirlings (grain? Granules? globules?) seem to have had it - I had to leave for two weeks unexpectedly and I dn't think they'll recover from that. I haven't yet had a chance to try milk kefir. Silly question: have you lost weight? As t hat is the 'medical recommendation' for me to 'cure' it. I find i do better on a low carb diet anyway, but its hard when you keep being sent from one place to another by work! Got a lunch box, but what's the point in buying a lot of shopping for 2 days at home here and there? Cheers Caitilin On 1/3/08, Patty <mellowsong@...> wrote: > > Caitlin, > I totally understand the pain you are talking about. I had been on > medications for reflux that had actually eroded my esophagus for over > 20 years until this past July. The end of May I went on a completely > grain free/sugar free diet (to detox and to lose weight) Shortly after > that I started drinking milk kefir and water kefir. Within a month of > these changes, something I hadn't even been looking for happened. I no > longer needed my Prilosec. I had been on 80mg twice a day...a HUGE > dose. The reflux would trigger esophageal spasms that I had to take > nitroglycerin for...I haven't used it in 6 months. I think a > combination of all these changes is what helped. By the time I added > Kombucha, I was already off the meds. Good luck if you decide to give > some alternatives another try. > Patty > > > -- livejournal: http://wildchildcait.livejournal.com St drove the snakes out of Ireland. Caitilin drove them back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Ed, My dad has been diagnosed with " acid reflux " and takes those purple pills. I've recently convinced him to give kombucha a try. Now, I'm not sure if he actually has acid reflux or an insufficiency of acid. That's what the doctor diagnosed, but we all know how far that goes. Would kombucha be contraindicated in the case of too much acid? -Patty > > Patty, Kombucha or lemon juice or apple cider vinegar will help with acid > reflux that is caused from a DEFICIENCY of stomach acid. As opposed to the > acid reflux that is caused from an EXCESS of acid in the stomach. > > Acetic things will make excess conditions worse. People will feel the burn > and not want to drink any more. > > A Deficient reflux is caused when the stomach acids are too low. Food is > incompletely digested and fails to be metabolized completely. The rotting > food " rebels " upwards. It feels like a burn due to the " relative " degree of > acids involved rising against the esophagus. In these cases a few sips of > lemon juice, apple cider or kombucha completes the digestion and the body is > happy. > > Peace > > Ed Kasper LAc. & family > .......................................... > Help for Heartburn > Posted by: " Patty " mellowsong@... irishpatty54 > Thu Jan 3, 2008 2:09 pm (PST) > Caitlin, > I totally understand the pain you are talking about. I had been on > medications for reflux that had actually eroded my esophagus for over > 20 years until this past July. The end of May I went on a completely > grain free/sugar free diet (to detox and to lose weight) Shortly after > that I started drinking milk kefir and water kefir. Within a month of > these changes, something I hadn't even been looking for happened. I no > longer needed my Prilosec. I had been on 80mg twice a day...a HUGE > dose. The reflux would trigger esophageal spasms that I had to take > nitroglycerin for...I haven't used it in 6 months. I think a > combination of all these changes is what helped. By the time I added > Kombucha, I was already off the meds. Good luck if you decide to give > some alternatives another try. > Patty > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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