Acid Reflux; Hiatus Hernia

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Acid Reflux; Hiatus Hernia

JoAnn Guest

Nov 13, 2006 13:40 PST

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The solution to a problem is not always found at the level of the

problem. Chasing symptoms can be a dead-end street, unless you are

dedicated to personally enriching the stockholders of pharmaceutical

companies.

If you suffer from reflux or a hiatus hernia, you might want to give

these ideas a try.

 

1. Make your midday meal your largest meal, and do not eat after 5 PM.

It is amazing how many indigestion symptoms go away when you do so.

 

2. Eat easy to digest food. This includes fruits; rice; steamed

vegetables; sprouted seeds and grains; well-cooked beans; aged cheeses,

yogurt, and cottage cheese; and especially vegetable juices. Make a

point to avoid fried food. Stop eating meat. (And if you can't manage

that 100%, at least avoid the worst of them: cold cuts, ham, pork, sausage,

bacon, pastrami,

pepperoni, and deli meats.)

 

3. Multiple digestive enzyme tablets may help, particularly if you did

not follow the advice in step 2, above.

 

4. Eat more dried figs, fresh pineapple, and dried or fresh papaya.

These foods are loaded with digestive enzymes. Good quality plain organic

yogurt

contains beneficial digestive bacteria.

http://www.doctoryourself.com/digestion.html

 

5. Raise your head at night. Sleep on a thicker pillow, or stack up two

thin ones. Some people prefer a foam rubber, wedge-shaped bolster

pillow.

 

6. Chiropractic adjustments can help. Try three visits and see.

 

7. The homeopathic remedy (and Schuessler Cell Salt) Natrum Phos, 6X,

may help.

 

8. Reduce stress. Yeah, right! Easier said than done, isn't it.

Meditation, relaxation, music, reading, or just some plain old time

alone can really make a difference.

 

9. If your symptoms are really troublesome, see your doctor. While you

are waiting for the appointment, you could go on a juice-only diet for a

three to seven days.

http://www.doctoryourself.com/juicefast.html

 

10. I have met some people who have had acid reflux for so long that

there was damage to and scarring of the esophagus. I acquainted them

with the four-glasses-of-cabbage-juice-a-day hospital-tested protocol of

Garnett Cheney, M.D. While originally used primarily on stomach and

lower gastrointestinal conditions, cabbage juice proved has proven

effective above the tummy as well.

http://www.doctoryourself.com/colitis.html

 

Dr. Cheney found that the entire gastrointestinal tract, from throat to

colon, benefits from fresh raw cabbage juice, taken regularly and in

quantity. His articles are far from new, but what has changed about

cabbage?

 

Cheney, Garnett: " Antipeptic Ulcer Dietary Factor, " American Dietetics

Association 26:9 September, 1950

 

Cheney, Garnett: " The Nature of the Antipeptic Ulcer Dietary Factor, "

Stanford Medical Bulletin, 8:144, 1950

 

Cheney, Garnett: " Prevention of Histamine-induced Peptic Ulcers by

Diet, " Stanford Medical Bulletin, 6:334, 1948

 

Cheney, Garnett: " Rapid Healing of Peptic Ulcers in Patients Receiving

Fresh Cabbage Juice, " California Medicine, 70:10, 1949

 

Cheney, Garnett: " Vitamin U Therapy of Peptic Ulcer, " California

Medicine, vol. 77, Number 4, October, 1952)

 

 

READER'S EXPERIENCES:

 

" When I eat very slowly and chew everything VERY thoroughly on a regular

basis, I have much less heartburn. (This is in addition to eating a

healthy diet.) This was about the last thing I tried, so maybe it was a

combination of doing all the other things and this last thing just put

me over the top. " M. L.

 

" I've found that the digestive enzymes help me most., especially when I

follow your other suggestions. " B. T.

 

 

" I wanted to tell you what everyone in my family uses for heartburn:

almonds. It doesn't matter if they are roasted or raw; they work! Next

time you have heartburn, chew 5-6 almonds. My sister used antacids for

years, including Prilosec, and now has not used them for over a year

since she discovered the almonds. I tried it myself, and was amazed at

how well they worked. Just as well as anything on the market, cost

effective, and very good for you also. I guess my grandmother was right

all these years when she always told me nature provides for all our

ailments. " Lisa

 

 

 

What has helped you overcome a problem with reflux? What have you tried

that seems to relieve a hiatus hernia? If you find any particularly

useful articles or websites on this subject, forwarding them to me may

be of help in preparing future material. You can click on my email

address in the lower left corner of this page.

 

 

Reprinted from the book DOCTOR YOURSELF, copyright 2003 and prior years

by Andrew Saul, Number 23 Greenridge Crescent, Hamlin, New York 14464

USA

 

 

 

JoAnn Guest

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