Heartburn

Half a teaspoon full of baking soda in a glass of water will cure indigestion by the time you put the glass down.

That followed by a good healthy burp. Try it; uou'll like it.
 

Falcon said:
Half a teaspoon full of baking soda in a glass of water will cure indigestion by the time you put the glass down.

That followed by a good healthy burp. Try it; uou'll like it.
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Baking soda always worked for me too. Since having my gall bladder & stone removed 35 years ago I haven't had heart burn since. The stone was as big as a quail egg. It was no doubt all baking soda.
 
I'm not sure all the different thing tied in with Gerds, or even "types" of heartburn. Mine can be felt coming up in my esophogus, very uncomfortable, and my doc actually calls it Acid Reflux. If it's so bad it gets up to my throat, it burns as Debodun mentioned. I will keep the baking soda in mind, and today I bought Braeburn apples. I didn't know what to get, but got lucky according to Seabreezes description of "the more sour the better" because the pic below shows braeburn coming in 3rd from the most sour. Thanks to all, and I am trying a night without the Prilosec. I hope Debodun finds some relief, and lets us know too:

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Braeburn, Pink Lady and Granny Smith are the best Denise. I've had that horrible acid reflux at times too, they say if the burning is too frequent it can give you cancer of the esophagus. Thanks for the chart, heartburn or not, our favorites have always been those three. The aloe vera juice did help a lot to soothe my throat on more than one occasion.
 
You might want to try a bland diet for a while to give your stomach and esophagus time to heal. Also you might want to try putting the wedge under your mattress so you can't roll off it or come up with some other way of elevating the head of your bed. Probiotics may also help. Eat lightly in the evening and don't snack before bed. I'm a bit skeptical of the benefits of vinegar. It is an acidic fluid and more likely to add to the problem. Most of all you need to discuss this with your Doc. There are many medical problems that can be associated with this - especially if you are having genuine pain.
 
The problem with PPI's (like Prilosec or others) is that they can have a boomerang effect. After this asking them for a while the heartburn is even worse when you stop. My husband's doctor upped his dose to twice a day and it still wasn't always getting rid of the heartburn. He finally stopped taking them and got a wedge thing to sleep on and increased his intake of fruits and vegetables and cut down on meat and acid producing foods. He drinks a Throat Coat tea https://www.amazon.com/Traditional-...TF8&qid=1483001731&sr=8-4&keywords=Throat+tea a couple times per day, including before bedtime. All of these things have helped more than the Prilosec. He still occasionally used an antacid like Tums.

There have been studies that show that long term use of PPI's can block the absorption of certain vitamins and minerals that need stomach acid to process. That was one of the reasons my husband wanted to get off of them. Here's one article that discusses that, but you can do a a Google search and find many more, some more technical than this one. http://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2013/6/nutritional-dangers-of-acid-reflux-medications/page-01
 
I wanted to let everyone know, especially seabreeze, that the apples before bed, and, drinking 2 tbsp of organic Apple cider Vinegar before my dinner at 6 (about 30 min before) I have not had heartburn for 2 nights now. I was having it every night, and it didn't matter what I was eating. I think it can be stress induced as well. The ACV can harm your teeth because of "it's" acidity, so you can try it with a straw.

I am knocking on wood, because I was also told the prilosec could get me through until my esophogus healed, and it seems maybe I'm not going to get heartburn now. But we'll see. I bought the braeburn, but I also had the super all green ones, 2 of those so ate a small one last night. Hope someone else might be helped by seabreezes suggestion of the apples. I may not need to do the ACV at all, I'm going to try that tonight, just the apple:)
 
Wow Seabreeze, 4 nights now, free of acid reflux!! Can't thank you enough for telling me about the apples, and also, the encouragement I got from those that spoke against the prilosec. I can't say it didn't help me get past damaging my esophogus, but I did only take 2 prescriptions of it (2 months worth).

I don't eat after 6, except for the apple, usually about 1-2 hours before bed. Getting used to that healthier snack to;) But I am eating some foods I was told not to in some articles like tomatoes. Had spicy tacos last night;) Denise
 
Thank you so much Denise for your update, very encouraging! I don't like eating fruit, but I've resigned myself to eating at least one lunchbox sized apple every evening, just started last night but ended up taking some baking soda later on anyway. I won't give up and keep having them to give them a real chance to work. Soooo much more healthy than taking other things!
 
True, good to have a backup plan for sure. Like I mentioned, so far so good. I haven't changed my diet, that surprises me the most. But I am sticking to the apples for late-eve snacks. That's hard to do, as I like other things better. But I will try anything healthy, to avoid the prilosec;) I have a few things I gathered when I was trying to battle it without prilosec. So will definitely take your advie boaterboi;)
 
I have a hiatal hernia and a small duodenal ulcer which causes heartburn.. The doctor put me on Nexium. When I saw the price of that stuff I didn't buy it. My cousin gave me a few of his. I was so glad he did because I had a terrible reaction from it. Now I do my own thing. I buy whatever o.t.c. antacids that are on sale. Also found Ranitidine,acid reducer, Walmart brand helps. The other usual precautions, for me, is hit or miss. I also found that if heart burn wakes me up during the night I sip water. Maybe it dilutes the acid, I really don't know.
 
Ruth, I've heard it recommended to drink a glass of water at night if you start to get heartburn, I've done it before and it does seem to help. Update on the apple - I had a whole small Granny Smith last evening again. For dinner last night I had homemade nachos with guacamole, pasteries and also had a glass of wine before the apple. I didn't have any heartburn at all, and it's the first night in awhile I haven't had to wake up and take the baking soda in water, aloe vera juice or tums....so I feel hopeful. Hubby still eats one each night and rarely uses the baking soda or aloe.

I remember as a kid my mother often taking antacids, Titralac brand that had aluminum in it. :( In her later years she had some esophagus problem, weakened and caused coughing while eating. My sister is now taking daily prescription acid reducers for her heartburn and esophagus problems. I probably have something similar going on, but want to try and deal with it myself more naturally, at least not pop prescription drugs every day that aren't healthy for me.
 
If I am going to eat spicy foods, like Italian, I take Omeprazole, 20mgs. capsule that I get from my doctor with an Rx. Works great every time. You can buy this over the counter, but I would recommend getting a script from your doctor and have your Plan D pay for it. The script version is also more effective. (My wife takes 40mgs.)
 
Two more nights eating a granny smith apple in the evening, and amazingly enough, no heartburn, no need for Tums or baking soda. I'll keep this up, although I know that it might not work every night. But I want to avoid taking the pills, I understand they are not good to take especially on a regular basis. I've read that we need some stomach acids for digestion and to keep the bad bacteria in control, those that take those pills lose the good bacteria that's important for health. Taking probiotics or eating yogurt can help with the beneficial flora, also helps with heartburn.
 
SeaBreeze said:
Two more nights eating a granny smith apple in the evening, and amazingly enough, no heartburn, no need for Tums or baking soda. I'll keep this up, although I know that it might not work every night. But I want to avoid taking the pills, I understand they are not good to take especially on a regular basis. I've read that we need some stomach acids for digestion and to keep the bad bacteria in control, those that take those pills lose the good bacteria that's important for health. Taking probiotics or eating yogurt can help with the beneficial flora, also helps with heartburn.
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Far Out Seabreeze! Mine is still working too! I found out that the "greenies" are a bit toooooo sour for me but I have to eat them up since I bought a whole bag, lol! The braeburns work great for me so I'll get those next time;) So glad this is working for 2 of us anyway, 3 counting your hubby. Thank him for being a very, good, guinea pig for us!!:playful: Well, let's say "example" LOL:)
 
Denise1952 said:
Far Out Seabreeze! Mine is still working too! I found out that the "greenies" are a bit toooooo sour for me but I have to eat them up since I bought a whole bag, lol! The braeburns work great for me so I'll get those next time;) So glad this is working for 2 of us anyway, 3 counting your hubby. Thank him for being a very, good, guinea pig for us!!:playful: Well, let's say "example" LOL:)
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It's still working for me Denise, in fact I have an organic Granny Smith apple from a bag I bought from Walmart in front of me now. I also bought a bag of small Pink Ladys from Walmart, and that's what my hubby's been eating. I think after I'm done with the Granny Smiths, I'll switch to Pink Ladys or Braeburns just for a change of pace.

He's been giving me the 'I told you so', but that's okay, he did tell me for a long long time, and I always poo poo'd the idea telling him that just because it works for him doesn't mean it works for everybody...but in all honesty, I just didn't want to start eating apples every day. I've never been big into fruits or veggies, I just force eat them sometimes because I know they're good for me.
 
Citygirl said:
​Most any apple works for me. Glad to see it is working for other people too.
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I'm still blown away how great these work.

I sure love your little avatar, cutest one I've seen in a long time;) denise
 

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