Re: Re: Nutrition vs. taste

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Very interesting. I've been on acid blockers for 3 years now (Zantac 150 mg). I've recently been trying to wean myself off of them...mainly because I've been worried about how many nutrients I am actually getting from my food without the acid to digest it. I've weaned myself down to the 75 mg Zantac twice a day and so far so good. I'm going to try and get down to once a day and then hopefully none!!

I've considered seeing a naturopathic doctor to get to the cause of my stomach problems but I have no medical coverage and I don't have the $ right now. I was unemployed in December and am working only 4 days a week now until the end of March. So I am trying to save $ cause I'll probably be unemployed again in April.

I find all my doctor wants to do is prescribe pills!!

To: IntuitiveEating_Support Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 7:38:13 PMSubject: Re: Nutrition vs. taste

Hi Sohni: I checked Dr. 's book "Why Stomach Acid is Good for You" and found a few more drugs and foods which can exacerbate reflux. Drugs include: bronchodilaters (like albuterol, ephedrine and theophylline) ; calcium channel blockers (like inderol) diazepam (valium); nitrates and demerol. Other drugs like aspirin, tetracycline, quinidines, potassium chloride tablets and iron salts don't actually weaken the LES (lower esophageal valve) to cause reflux, but they irritate the esophagus. Foods which weaken the esophageal valve include fats, chocolate and mints (peppermint and spearmint) as well as coffee, sugar, alcohol. Foods which can irritate the esophagus include spicy foods and carbonated beverages (as well as tomato and citrus based foods and coffee). However taking acid blockers long term can also mask other causes of depleted stomach acid, which can allow us to easily develop intestinal infections from food born bacteria. (That was

my experience after taking acid blocking drugs for about 10 years.)SUE>

> > >> > > >> > > > I'm sure I'm not the only one who struggles with this, but sometimes> > > > I'm afraid to eat certain things, mostly sugar and animal products,> > > > because I've read about all the health issues they cause. I eat vegan> > > > a lot of the time because I feel better eating more plant foods, but> > > > when I really want cheese or eggs, I eat them but then worry about> > > > what's going on in my body. I was blessed with a cast-iron digestive> > > > system, I don't really have any health problems and no food > > allergies,> > > > so I don't have any immediate manifestations of problems this food my> > > > be causing, but I just worry about getting cancer or losing bone> > > > density down the road because of casein and sugar messing with

my> > > > alkalinity.> > > > Any thoughts?> > > >> > > > McKella> > > >> > > >> > >> >> >>

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I take the lowest dose I can.  I should add that my doctor didn't

prescribe the meds without me asking for them, after a number of years

of constant suffering and not being able to significantly reduce the

problem on my own.  I don't take any other medications--I very rarely

take pain medication (I had a c-section and took one pain pill

afterward).  I don't get sick, and my digestive system is perfect

(except for the reflux, of course).  I've been thin and still had

reflux.  I've been on very restrictive eating regimens (no alcohol,

sugar, or caffeine, very little fat, no refined foods) and still had

it.  Raised my bed, gone vegetarian, vegan, no spicy food...it's not

like I'm taking medication because I like pills.  I take them because

they significantly improve my quality of life. It's also possible that

being bulimic in the past is part of the problem.  If I can ever find

something that gives me the level of relief that acid blockers do, I'll

take that.  But to be honest, I'll take some risks to get the relief I

do now.

Sohni

Kipkabob wrote:

 

Very interesting.  I've been on acid blockers for 3 years now

(Zantac 150 mg).  I've recently been trying to wean myself off of

them...mainly because I've been worried about how many nutrients I am

actually getting from my food without the acid to digest it.  I've

weaned myself down to the 75 mg Zantac twice a day and so far so good. 

I'm going to try and get down to once a day and then hopefully none!!

 

I've considered seeing a naturopathic doctor to get to the cause

of my stomach problems but I have no medical coverage and I don't have

the $ right now.  I was unemployed in December and am working only 4

days a week now until the end of March.  So I am trying to save $ cause

I'll probably be unemployed again in April. 

 

I find all my doctor wants to do is prescribe pills!!   

 

From: sue

<penguineahotmail>

To: IntuitiveEating_Support

Sent: Tue, February

16, 2010 7:38:13 PM

Subject:

Re: Nutrition vs. taste

 

Hi Sohni: I checked Dr. 's book "Why Stomach Acid is Good

for You" and found a few more drugs and foods which can exacerbate

reflux. Drugs include: bronchodilaters (like albuterol, ephedrine and

theophylline) ; calcium channel blockers (like inderol) diazepam

(valium); nitrates and demerol. Other drugs like aspirin, tetracycline,

quinidines, potassium chloride tablets and iron salts don't actually

weaken the LES (lower esophageal valve) to cause reflux, but they

irritate the esophagus. Foods which weaken the esophageal valve include

fats, chocolate and mints (peppermint and spearmint) as well as coffee,

sugar, alcohol. Foods which can irritate the esophagus include spicy

foods and carbonated beverages (as well as tomato and citrus based

foods and coffee).

However taking acid blockers long term can also mask other causes of

depleted stomach acid, which can allow us to easily develop intestinal

infections from food born bacteria. (That was my experience after

taking acid blocking drugs for about 10 years.)

SUE

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > I'm sure I'm not the only one who struggles with

this, but sometimes

> > > > I'm afraid to eat certain things, mostly sugar and

animal products,

> > > > because I've read about all the health issues they

cause. I eat vegan

> > > > a lot of the time because I feel better eating more

plant foods, but

> > > > when I really want cheese or eggs, I eat them but

then worry about

> > > > what's going on in my body. I was blessed with a

cast-iron digestive

> > > > system, I don't really have any health problems and

no food

> > allergies,

> > > > so I don't have any immediate manifestations of

problems this food my

> > > > be causing, but I just worry about getting cancer

or losing bone

> > > > density down the road because of casein and sugar

messing with my

> > > > alkalinity.

> > > > Any thoughts?

> > > >

> > > > McKella

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

>

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