Friday, January 6, 2012

A Cure for Acid Reflux Heartburn and H-Pylori Without Drugs


After my first brain surgery, I had acid reflux and heartburn so severe that I was in constant burning pain. After the second one, I had h-pylori which caused a burning stomach. I went on drugs that stop stomach acid for many months but it didn't help at all.  I tried changing my diet, eating small meals, having my bed elevated, everything we could think of to try and get well. 

Nothing worked until I listened to Dr. Marshall. He said that acid reflux and heartburn are caused by too little stomach acid, not too much.  He said no one has too much stomach acid.  The reason you get that burning pain is because your food isn't digesting well and is rotting in your intestines. This creates lactic acid which pushes up into your stomach and esophagus and burns like stomach acid. 

The way I got better was to take hydrochloric acid and digest pills after every meal.  I also started eating a lot of kefir {organic, whole yogurt is good also}. 

So if you are having lots of gut problems, I would suggest getting HCL, digest, and eating kefir.  I get my HCL and digest from Healthline because it has worked so well for me.  Also, make sure you are eating good, air-dried sea salt. The sea salt helps produce stomach acid which we NEED...Hello...to digest food.

For my h-pylori, I found Amy's blog and followed her protocol of mastic gum and strong probiotics to help get rid of the h-pylori and it worked! I even was tested and my stool came back clear. I always look for natural ways to get well since there are just way too many side effects with drugs and they usually do not heal you.

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest 
prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth
III John 3

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Thank you, Lori! My NP gave me pepcid and it did little to nothing, plus I'm breastfeeding and do not want to take prescription drugs. Do you know what might be the best natural cure for h. pylori? I've read that it's mastic gum but have no idea the dosage or frequency.
Your blog blesses me daily!
Love,
Jenny
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Thank you, Jenny. I had h. pylori also and took all the drugs for it. I was on pepcid and even stronger of the drugs that stop stomach acid for over a year and none of them helped at all. I would suggest what I wrote about in the blog. Get your digestive system healthy with HCL, digestive enzymes, and yogurt or kefir and I think your gut will heal itself. Let me know if it helps. It took awhile for my gut to get healed, probably almost a year but I had a bad gut for MANY years.
Thank you Lori! I woke up out of the blue with apprarently GERD. I don't eat a fatty diet and I have been in pain since October. On Pepcid, which causes more pain than without it. Is the HCL the hydrocloric acid? What is kefir? I am scheduled for an EGD in a few weeks. I am going nuts and so is my husband who has to listen to me complain. xo, laura
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Yeah, the pepcid stops stomach acid which you NEED to digest your food and you lose it as you get older. HCL is hydrocloric acid and I have a recipe on my site for kefir. If you can't make your own {too bad you don't live near me or I would give you some of mine to start yours with because it is so easy to make}, buy organic, whole yogurt and have a cup of that a day. I had numerous endoscopies and drugs for years and NONE of them helped at all.
How exactly do you eat kefir? Do you drink it plain, mix in smoothies? Also, I have really appreciated your posts. They have given me a lot to think about.
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I make my own. And I drink it mostly. I may add it to cupcakes or breads to make them more wholesome. Kefir is wonderful! You can drink it plain, or add some fruit to it. Mine is great by itself!
Thanks, Amy! I use it in smoothies with frozen fruit, {make sure you put in frozen bananas because it makes it creamy and thick like ice cream}, a little fruit juice, and some stevia because I like things sweet. You just use it like you would yogurt. Once you cook it, you lose the beneficial probiotics so I suggest eating it mostly raw.
Lori, this is not quite related , but I didn't know where to ask it. Do you have any good advice for pretty bad teenage girl acne? My sweet daughter is suffering from this and I don't know what to do (we've resorted to a dermatologist that gave her an oral med and a couple creams). I know antibiotics can be bad, but I'm so worried about the scarring and emotional impact of it (she's 15) if we can't get it under control. Any advice or help would be a blessing. Thanks, Jenny C.
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Dr. Marshall teaches that acne is from bacteria in the gut. My suggestion is that she eat some good, organic yogurt every day. Start the day with a big glass of fresh lemon juice in water. She needs to get of all sugar and white flour. Eat lots of fresh organic fruits and vegetables. I had bad acne in college and gave up all sugar. It completely cleared up. Bacteria lives on sugar.
One of my acquaintances has really bad stomach problems and was told to take probiotics but life happened and he couldn't afford the medicines. I have started researching to see if there was anything that he could do that would be homemade or affordable for him. Thanks for the tips!
Heartburn has always been my problem as well as acid reflux. This is the main reason why my weight has been going down to the point that it isn't good to look at.
Good to know you cured your reflux at the end - also slippery elm has been effective as a natural cure.
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Dianne Plourde · 367 weeks ago

Has anyone on here ever been diagnosed with Barrett's Esophagus? I have and the acid-reducing meds (for at least seven years now or more) do not really help but my esophagus is apparently somewhat 'healed', so I guess they worked (?). I am afraid to try anything else but I know this med is not good for me! I would like to go all natural. Is there anyone who has had this much damage and then gone to natural remedies? I am 66 years old and in good health otherwise. Thanks!!

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