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How to Cure Acid Reflux with Simple Exercise: An Anecdotal Study

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Re: How to Cure Acid Reflux with Simple Exercise: An Anecdotal Study

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Post by ornornor »

nunez wrote: post #46

Right, so this paper is from a Ph.D of Botany [1] that worked at a research firm that's, from what I can surface, best known for a hydroponic algae cultivation system [2]. How did this get published on PubMed. I have GERD. The best known way of dealing with this piece-of-shit disease is to either restrict your diet to things that won't produce as much acid (so pretty much everything good) or take PPIs for the rest of…

I personally don’t want PPIs because they scare me. Instead when I have bad heartburn, I mix a teaspoon of baking soda (the pure kind, not the kind with yeast or whatever) with water in a glass and drink it. Sometimes a second time if it’s still there after 10–20 min.

The soda reacts with the acid in the stomach, it makes you burp a little bit makes the heartburn go away. And I believe it’s a lot less harmful than PPIs.

Been managing my chronic heartburn this way for 15 years.

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Post by adamredwoods »

coolThingsFirst wrote: post #40

I will def be trying this since it's the second time that I've seen it, my problem with acid reflux is that i drink a lot of coffee and without it I am sleepy. Stress impacts it a lot. Coffee does I still drink, like a lot. 8 cups. Since quitting cigs it's 80% better. And yeah I definitely 'feel' some muscle in my stomach is the issue.

It's worth an honest attempt. For me, a part of my issue was the type of coffee I drank: more fruity coffee gave me bad silent GERD (causing random gag-reflex). I switched to French roast and had less problems, to the point I didn't need PPIs.

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

porridgeraisin wrote: post #20

The main thing here seems to be giving your oesophagus' "swallowing muscle" gravity to fight against. The traditional Indian method of eating, sitting cross legged on the floor, is similar to this. While sitting cross legged, you bend your back and have your head point at an angle towards the plate on the floor, and then put the food in your mouth. So cos(theta)*gravity has to be opposed by your oesophagus.

Supposedly while you chew your back is straight though, isn't it?

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

Jimmc414 wrote: post #3

Simple and it makes sense. I wouldn’t call it scientific proof, but as a reflux sufferer interested in non pharmaceutical solutions, I’ll give it a try. TLDR- - Position: Kneel on something raised (like a 6.5" platform), put your head lower than your stomach by resting it on your hands on the floor - Exercise: Eat some food (like oatmeal or a sandwich) in this position, making your esophageal muscle work against grav…

Eating anything with a spoon is way harder, I tested it. Essentially gravity forces you to eat with the spoon in a position that's not the one you are used to.

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Post by SapporoChris »

nobrains wrote: post #17

Can anyone please direct me to a picture / image / illustration / animated-gif of the position being referred to in the paper?

I'm not certain, but I suspect it is similar to this.

https://files.tofugu.com/articles/japan/2015-10-23-bowing-in...

But from the description in the article, add a platform, the bowed head is extended off the platform and down lower.

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Post by terrycody »

nobrains wrote: post #17

Can anyone please direct me to a picture / image / illustration / animated-gif of the position being referred to in the paper?

Yes, there is not even 1 single image or video try to explain this, its weird, author should post more details.

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Post by shafyy »

glimshe wrote: post #39
shafyy wrote: post #26

Slighly related, but maybe somebody here has some tips: I've had a sore throat for months. And initially they thought it's from GERD, but it does not appear to be. Checks showed no other issues wiht my oesophagus or stomach. Did anybody experience something like this before?

How do you know it's not GERD? I had what you described. Took 2 months of careful eating and Omeprazole to get rid of... Doctor did a throat/nose endoscopy but couldn't see anything, so he diagnosed based on symptoms alone.

I mean it's hard to rule out GERD 100%. But I did try careful eating and Omeprazole (and other PPI) for a few months, too, and it did not get better. Did you notice gradual improvement or did it just go away one day?

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Post by shafyy »

jmcgough wrote: post #34
shafyy wrote: post #26

Slighly related, but maybe somebody here has some tips: I've had a sore throat for months. And initially they thought it's from GERD, but it does not appear to be. Checks showed no other issues wiht my oesophagus or stomach. Did anybody experience something like this before?

Have you been coughing? Any new life changes since onset of symptoms, like a new pet / house / job? Most common causes of chronic sore throat are allergies or a chronic cough. Also consider environmental irritants, smoking, or dry mouth (like from snoring). I'd also think LPR ("silent GERD") but sounds like they ruled that out. I assume they examined you for bacterial injection like strep.

Not been coughing. Not a smoker. Not a snorer (according to my partner). New job, yes, but it's a remote job.

My current suspicion is also environmental irritants, since we have been storing some strong smelling cleaning agents in our office / storage for a client since about that time. We will clear out the storage in January, so let's see if this changes anything.

Did not know about LRP. Doctors ruled out any ulcers or anatomical problems with LES, but it could still be something like this... I'll look into it, thanks!

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