Anyone here on acid blockers?

My heartburn and acid issues is pretty bad. My GI doctor prescribed Omeprazole (a PPI acid reducer) but I can't convince myself to take it. My digestive issues are bad enough that I don't want to worsen things.

If you are taking any type of anti-acid I would love to hear about it and how it impacts your Lyme and Co treatment. I also would like to know how long you have been on it.

PPI acid production reducers were not meant to be used long term. They can permanently wreck the pancreas over a span of years, and make you feel worse in time.

Like many drugs, these just cover up a problem. We need to address the problem, not cover it up.

When the whole body is in chemical balance chaos, (infection), the nervous system is greatly infected. The digestive system IS the nervous system and where all immunity starts or ends. This is not understood in the conventional medical community, this is well understood in function medicine.

Throw in lyme, messes up body chemistry and you have created the perfect environment for reflux. Lyme causes digestive Candida to thrive, (even with out antibiotic use) which causes leaky gut and reflux.

Conventional medicine could do NOTHING to control my reflux. They wanted to do the esophageal rubber band operation since my LES valve was stuck open from reflux splashing. I said no, there nuts. I learned and fixed it myself naturally. I could not even lay down, slept up right 2 months.

The stomach needs acid. Refluxing acid is not caused by the acid itself.

Low acid production can even cause reflux from improper digestion. This is why many reflux cases can be cured by taking digestive enzymes and probiotics, and doing elimination diet experiments, (inluding anti-candida diet).

What works to cure chronic reflux and heal the burnt LES valve:

1)Do the at home candida saliva in water test- google it. Probably have candida this to some extent if reflux present.

2) Probiotics, digestive enzymes, stop eating sugar, glutan, carbbs (stop feeding candida and adding to the acidic environment, lean towards alkalizing). - for a couple months. Magnesium glycinate or citrate is needed in the digestive nervious system. about 400MG per day.

3) Use a natural acid controller that does not stop acid production. Its called D-Limonene, (orange peel extract) Jarrow brand is the be$t. One or two daily. Any one the used it has great success stories.

4) Temporary sleep with the head side of bed jacked up on 6-8 inch wood blocks if needs at night. Stacked pillows make reflux worse.

This plan works. Its the fuctional MDs approach to reflux. Functional Drs cure people, no band aids.

This will make it heal in time, and digestion will work as its supposed to.

Lyme makes you make healthier all body choices.

Recent research shows that H pylori can sequester aluminum in the GI tract. This evolutionary trait helps prevent the immune system from eliminating the bacteria. The elevation of aluminum can lead to increased gastric acid and GERD. The solution is not to decrease the acid but to decrease the aluminum. Pectasol-C powder does a good job of doing this. Once the aluminum is removed, that allows the immune system to help remove the bacteria and also helps the methylation pathway function more efficiently. If you have multiple pathogens and a suppressed immune response, it could take quite some time to remove the unwanted bacteria and ongoing treatment to get aluminum excretion.

I would recommend eating chia seeds daily for a few days to further help eliminate bacteria.

Excellent information! I also have issues with GERD, candida and a hiatal hernia. My LLND also gave me information on how to lower your stomach to alleviate the hiatal hernia. Before you eat, use your thumb to push in and down just below your rib cage, the area is a little to the right of the center of rib cage. It moves the stomach to it's normal position and out of the diaphragm.

I was on Prevacid for years for acid reflux, and my LLMD told me to stop taking it because it interferes with digestion.

Thank you all. This is great information. I had a fecal test for H.Pilory and it came back negative. I already have my bed raised with a few pieces of 4x4, probably about 8 inches. I have been taking DGL for about a week and it has helped a little with the ulcer pains but not the reflux.

My concern is that on two occasions last week I had blood in my mouth when I got up in the morning. I am OK the rest of the day so I imagine that it is coming up my esophagus during the night.

I carry Gaviscon and Tums where ever I go. I try not to take it because later that day my stomach acts weird and I get lower abdominal pain. Plus Gaviscon helps for about a half hour and the pain comes back.

I am familiar with ACV since I often recommend it to family when they have a stomach infection. I think that all of my family now has it in the kitchen for emergencies. As for me, the acidity of it makes my stomach hurt, gives me the runs and I get very gassy to where I need to take simethicone.

I will try the D-limone and see if it agrees with me. Right now I can't take any citrus or tomatoes because I get severe acid reflux.

I have been dealing with chronic Lyme for a long time. I am currently on the Dr. Zhang's Herbal protocol. I recently have been having pretty severe abdominal issues- both upper and lower. The worst part is the intense pain I feel in my sternum area right above my upper stomach. I have had esophagities issues in the past, and had to go to the ER two years ago because I was throwing up blood. Since then I was put on Protonix to reduce the inflammation. I stopped taking the pills about a month ago, and this past week I have had that unbearable feeling again. I spoke to my GI, who started me back on the once a day 40 mg PPI as of this morning. I am hoping this will eliminate the pain-as it is bad enough dealing with all the other Lyme issues. My LLMD believes the abdominal issues are related to the Lyme. My naturopath thinks I might have low acid, and wants me to start taking HCI with my meals. At this point, I am in a bit of a quandary-low acid/high acid-my friend who is a GI thinks it could be my Gall Bladder. I just want to get rid of the pain at this point. Any input would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Rjb

Guess I'm repeating myself again( old post)

ONE WORD : D-LIMONENE.

The Jarrow brand is the best for you $10 for one month from vita cost. You take it at night, and get orange burps maybe a few min, thats all. you can take all the other natural stuff with it too, but this is the game changer for many people, yet is almost unkown for some reason.

This is the best , most simple, cost effective and health weay to end this. I have actually posted about this sveral times, it really work.

Works for high acid, low acid, digestion and candida, anti- cancer, helps liver and gall bladder too.

Many people have fixed their acid reflux (I would almost suffocate when sleeping from gerd)
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Acid blocker are evil!!

Post Edited (astroman) : 8/29/2016 1:19:20 PM (GMT-6)

The pain part is tricky. Usually acid reflux results in a burning sensation at the top stomach valve (LES), since it gets burned by the reflux acid. Lower pain is more cimmon to ulcers. D-limonene does have a soothing effect on digestive tissue though.

That home test sounds great.