LPR Acid Reflux Solutions: STOP REFLUX NATURALLY 

Naturally?...its not call naturally, when you must buy it and depend on it.

@@jajang009 I suppose you're right, but sometimes, we need support tools to resolve the situation to get where we don't have the symptoms anymore. THanks for your comment and thanks for watching...

It still kinda trouble me but me know what to take. Me take slippery elm an aloe vera jelly an probiotics an me eat antelope an watermelon an papaya an me take the papaya enzymes an try to eat an time when a person have acids reflux we have to stop eat some of the things dem.like the sweet things dem it fermented it the stomach. Like rasins an prune an pepper sweet fruits an bake things me fell but not like first time sometimes me eat some things an it start

@@carltonwillams3962 It's great you have some sense of what feels helpful, keep up the good work with that :)

It still a worry me

Hi Gwyneth, great list, good sleuthing! It's so important for us to get clear on our personal best diet so we can minimize our flares while we work on healing! Thanks so much for watching, too!

I am doing almost the same thing. No dairy, no onions, no spicy food, only alkaline fruits, smaller meals, a lot of smaller green salads. Little bit of Brazilian nuts as snack. Wash my teeth with bicarbonate and salt. I love Ginger. I feel very good right now with my change of habits.

@@s.cast.446 I'm so glad that you've found an approach that's helping :) Thank you for sharing your experience, too, so others can learn from your success.

I thought real bread, like Ezekiel Bread was a good choice. I'm starting to run into a lot of lists that lump all bread into same bucket. Any thoughts, please?

My silent reflux is characterized by a "false breathlessness" going back sporadically for a decade. I've never had heartburn. Recently, developing acid mist going into nasal passages and mouth. Dental check today showed no GERD - type effects visible, but this latest symptoms only going on couple months. Very nervous about it.

You're welcome, and of course I respond :) Take care!

Thank you very much!

I'm glad it felt useful for you, Midge, all my best to you :)

Hi Gail, you're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

Hi Adriansyah, that makes me so happy to hear that your hope is restored! Thanks for watching and best of luck to you!

That is great,tell me what you did

@@abdrizakabdalla8884 It's in the video, did you watch it? If you have any questions about the specifics, I'm happy to answer :)

Hello :) Any updates on your health?

I have had pain in the centre of the chest for some years now and irritation in the throat what should I eat and what shouldn't I eat

Wonderful, keep me posted!

Glad I could help. Stay well!

Can you help with a hiatal hernia and lpr​@@ConfluenceNutrition

​@@ConfluenceNutritioncan you please help with lpr and hiatal hernia

@@johnpinto127 Hi, I no longer support clients with these concerns, this video has my best tips. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Haha! I just sent you a link to this video! Sorry, now I see you've already found it. Take good care :)

@@ConfluenceNutrition LOL! Thank you!

That's great that you've already found some things that help soothe you, keep up the good work, and keep me posted!

I found same with kale leaves & stalks. Might be combination of nitrates and chewing. Chewing increases production of BDNF (at least it does in rodents), in addition to release of enzymes (but I don't think they are proteases) - maybe it does other stuff we don't know about yet.

Do you drink the coconut oil?

@@anne9138 I think this is a question directed at @Mary Moede...but I imagine she just eats a small spoonful. Or you could add it to your food.

@@ConfluenceNutrition thank u!

Hi Billie, great! I hope that works out for you. That may help reduce the reflux. And you're welcome :)

You're welcome, keep me posted!

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

You're welcome, Deb, I'm glad it was helpful :)

You are so welcome, thank you so much for watching!

You're welcome!

I'm glad you feel like it may be helpful, keep me posted on what happens next!

Trouble swallowing needs looking at by Gastroscopy

@@Andrew-qv2qu It's true...

What is LPR ?

@@mariyanstoyanov7246 It stands for laryngopharyengeal reflux, otherwise known as "silent" reflux. It's reflux that doesn't cause heartburn. Thanks for watching!

Hi there, I'm so glad you're finding relief with the Reflux gourmet! And regarding ice cream, only if you know it won't bother you. If you're not sure, do a small test to find out! Best of luck to you!

Hi Robert, I'm glad to hear it was helpful! I hope you find the right solution for you :)

I also suffer but one thing that has helped me tremendously is by following the blood type diet. I cut a lot of foods out of my diet. Two favorites were 2 cups of coffee daily and bacon probably weekly. It's worth a try. I'm blood type O. Eat Right For Your Blood Type by Dr D'Adamo. Oh, and try lowering stress, not so easy but be mindful of stress triggers. I'm going to try seaweed after each meal. I'm just reading about it today. Google 'alginate with seaweed' 08:49pm

Darn, sorry I didn't have anything new for you.

Hi Aura, I like your plan of re-evaluating after a month. Most diet changes should provide a sense of "yes this is working" or "no, it's not working" after that amount of time. The supplements may help WHILE you're doing the diet, too. Keep me posted, and thanks for watching!

howd it go

Great, Jose, I'm glad you feel like you have some options to work with. Take care and keep me posted!

How is it working

THanks for watching! I'm glad it's available again, they keep running out!

Did it work

@@auntyp2980 It worked great for me, and now I no longer need to use it. I am still using melatonin and tryptophan.

Dd it work?

@@morningwithgracie7870 IT really worked for me, I'd love to hear from others too!

Hi Cheryl, I hope this provides some new insights and helpful puzzle pieces for you. To your success!

It often is, especially for older people. I have a whole separate video discussing how to increase your stomach acid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zh28pEB6eiU.html Thanks for watching!

Hi BT, You're welcome, and thanks for watching! I will definitely be curious to hear how you respond to the supplements.

The reflex gourmet works beautifully for me

Glad it's helping! Good luck!

Thank you so much for your compliment, and thanks for watching, take care!

Hi Amanda, thanks for reaching out, I'd love to talk with you! Here's the link to schedule a time, I'll look forward to it! confluencenutritionappointments.as.me/?appointmentType=19502572

Hi Terry, I don't think i've seen you on my schedule yet, but just want to ping you again here, I'd love to meet you. Schedule a time to meet me at confluencenutritionappointments.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=19502572

Hi Sedick, I'm so glad you are feeling hopeful again! The key isn't the new tools we can try, but HOW we use the tools and think about their use. I have a program coming up where I teach all about it. Get in touch if you'd like to learn more about it. Thanks for watching!

Hi Amy, that's wonderful, keep up the good work supporting your digestion and health!

Good to hear because I am now taking B12 and am getting tested to see if Low in it. I also have sinus allergies. That would be great if it helped with that as well.

I had been on ppIs for months. Got tired... and researched a lot online and I discovered PPIs depletes minerals in our body. So I started taking magnesium bisglycinate and B12, B1 helped relief me from reflux.

@@HMomoh-xu6xv PPI’s depleted all my minerals and vitamins, gave me fatty liver, gallstones, anxiety, depression, chest palpitations… I finally stopped taking that poison a couple months ago, changed my diet and am feeling much better already.

Excellent work figuring out what helped and what didn't, I'm glad you're feeling better!

What about caffeine?

This is generally the first thing that needs to be eliminated along with smoking alcohol

Thank you Gregory, and do keep me posted. And yes, I have been surprised by the reflux suffering I've found from this one video. Take care!

There are lots of videos on my channel, thanks for watching!

Great, glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching!

Great tips! Sounds like you're on it...what food triggers have you noticed? Thanks so much for watching :)

How much of the alkaline water are you drinking?? And what dosage of melatonin?

@@Unlimited0X I can't speak for the original poster, but I'm actually taking a pretty high dose of melatonin. Most recommendations are for 3 mg. The capsules I happened to have on hand are 20 mg. I was kind of groggy at first, but now it really helps, and doesn't make me fall asleep before I'm ready.

@@ConfluenceNutrition what brand are you using? don’t you get dry mouth with that high of a dosage

@@Unlimited0X I use Pure Encapsulations brand. It's funny you ask that, I think I did get some dry mouth in the beginning, but not anymore. I've since learned that melatonin can be generally beneficial for people with IBS, in addition to the way it helps the tone of the lower esophageal sphincter to prevent reflux, so unless it starts causing unwanted side effects, I'm considering it a godsend for my GI tract :)

Great, Cristian, I'm glad you feel armed wtih more options now. Take care and keep me posted! And thanks for watching :)

Ppi long term is horrible

Good luck with your process, Jessie, and thanks for watching!

Omeprazole should inky be tasked 2 weeks. Keep up with the alternative and natural ways. Try Lily if the Dessert stomach formula The marketing around the purple pill is maddening Can cause increased risk fracture and pneumonia plus osteoporosis. Good luck. Feel better

Hi how are feeling now

Oh and unfortunately I don't have anything that worked for me to improve the reflux. Since mine is really complex and I have so many overlapping diagnosis along with a connective tissue disease and damage so severe that was done from 35 years of misdiagnosis it's something that at least for now I'm kind of stuck with. If you're someone reading my comment who is frustrated because they're not getting better from something they're dealing with please remember instead of getting angry at your body feeling like it's betrayed you somehow, thank your body for continuing to carry you through the dysfunction and have you waking up every morning to face a new day. Your body never wants to work against you. It always wants to work with you. Sometimes things just break and need to be fixed or tweaked, but it's not a betrayal of your body against yourself. You're a team that works together. So thank your body every day for seeing you through the hard times when it's not working the way it should but somehow it manages to keep you going even when it's not working like it should. I promise that having that mindset may not heal you but the different perspective of it is extremely liberating.

thanks for your kind compliments and support LAS, I really appreciate you watching! It's fun to see you over here

@@las5510 This is an amazing share, thank you for writing this for my community. Our thoughts and inner space influence how we feel, and I do believe that first and foremost, we need to love the body we've been given. xo

@@las5510 that is a great outlook. I just recently got LPR pretty bad, but I’m trying to not get to down about it and try and find ways to let my body heal.

@@las5510 how long have you had the connective tissue problem? And is that what’s causing your reflux?

I'm glad you found it useful. Just keep in mind that each option is only a possible solution. You will need to experiment to see what works best for you. Thanks for watching, and good luck!

I'm so glad, Cheryl, keep me posted!

You're doing really great work, keep it up! You can use less tryptophan by opening a capsule, or using in the late afternoon instead of bedtime. And if the ACV is irritating, wait until you're a little more healed to work on that. Take care!

@@ConfluenceNutrition Thank you!

@@ConfluenceNutrition what kind of alginates do you recommend? also for how long? Reflux Gourmet or the Gaviscon liquid how long you can take them too please?

@@mari051986 Both are alginate therapy. What I usually suggest to my clients is to try them out after every meal for 1-2 weeks. If there's no change, then alginates aren't helpful, and something else should be tried. IF they do work, then we know that reflux is causing symptoms, but then begins the more challenging work of trying to understand what's causing that and trying to resolve that.

@@ConfluenceNutrition where i live in europe we have only gaviscon double action not advance. I think the dual action is not recommended to take for long time

Great tips, thank you so much for sharing, and I hope you find some relief.

You may want to look into SIBO, a tough problem caused by the ileocecal valve, since a recent research study showed 100% of Fibro patients have SIBO, and there are protocols for its treatment. Also, I've found 2 gms. of L-glutamine powder on an empty stomach at night is great for calming down an irritated stomach lining and stopping gastritis. Those of us with Fibro often have problems with all the valves in our bodies, so bile reflux should also be considered. I know how frustrating this is and wish you the best results...

@@meagiesmuse2334 I've been tested for SIBO and don't have it, thankfully. Seems i have a cow 🐄 intolerance. No more dairy or beef.

@@dimpsthealien333 - It sounds like you are allergic, but if you are intolerant of dairy, but not allergic, you can always use lactose capsules. I am lactose intolerant, but love dairy, so I use a lot of them. Removing dairy from my diet completely for well over a year made no difference in my SIBO. The only thing that has helped, food wise, is drastically lowering consumption of raw veggies. I'm glad you could get the test done.

@@meagiesmuse2334 I'm glad I don't have SIBO. I am just going to go off it completely. The pills never helped. My body needs to heal. Thank you for your thoughtful input. It is much appreciated 🙏 ☺.

Hi Sylvia, glad to hear it, keep up the good wok!

Best wishes to you with that Fiona, I'm something of a singer myself, and I know how annoying it is when your voice is compromised.

Nicely done, Ismael! Thanks for sharing what worked for you, and thanks for watching :)

Good job mine improving but sometimes my stomach hurts did you eat rice too or barley ?

Wow, that's great your doctor recommended those remedies, and even better that they worked! Thanks for watching!

I just figured put recently I have LPR, and am waiting for my test to arrive for SIBO. I am pretty sure I have that as well. My thinking the Mathene and or/ hydrogen gas is giving me the LPR. Also extremely constipated. But thank you I will definitely give Reflex Goormet a try.

@@elizabethwilliamson8700 There is often a connection between the two. There definintely was in my particular case. The gases from SIBO seemed to be putting pressure on my stomach and sphincters. Reflux is much better since SIBO treatment. My best to you!

The slippery elm helps with constipation take two I’m the morning and two at night … if you take the marshmallow in the morning then wait 2hrs after or you can take the slippery elm 2hrs after you eat.You can take the slippery elm up to 1-3 times a day 😌 it really helps especially if you’re backed up… if you’re still on medication take the slippery elm 2hrs before your meds, breakfast.. for example 7:00am slippery elm and at 9:00am your meds cause it coats your gut which doesn’t make medication work and you won’t be able to get the nutrients from your food …once your constipation gets better you can take one in the morning and one at night

@@yanimiller5856 Thanks for sharing your experience here, Yani, this is helpful guidance for people exploring slippery elm and marshmallow. I would just caution that sometimes, what works for one doens't work for another, so be attentive to how YOUR body responds and follow that! Thanks for watching!

Great, I look forward to it :)

How are you, any update?

@@shannamack4290 I tried a product that increases stomach acid. I’m not sure if that is working. The claim u need to test if for 60 days (I’m at 40 days so far). But I also take sometimes the reflux gourmet. But what really helped with the throat, and always helps immediately, is a solution of baking soda with alkaline water. I spray it on my throat. I think it’s two table spoons for 1 Liter. There’s a video on RU-vid by a gastroenterologist that explains it. If I find it I’ll post it here. I think he’s channel is called Dr. Reflux.

@@MemeGamerPS5 thanks, hopefully you see improvement... I'll definitely try the baking soda/alk water I appreciate your response

@@shannamack4290 Hi Marie, I haven't had any major heartburn attacks for 6-8 months, but I still feel a little reflux now and then. Symptoms are under control. I had to stop the melatonin, it was contributing to worsening hot flashes. I still use tryptophan and reflux gourmet, but not all the time. THanks for asking!

Not necessarily...getting off of the PPIs is often half the battle and should be done slowly, but to have these options on board means you're more likely to succeed. Best of luck, and thanks for watching!

DGL is great and helpful for some, and not for others, but worth experimenting with, in my opinion. It doesn't seem to be as strong as the melatonin, tryptophan, or reflux gourmet...they really just work differently than DGL. DGL is meant to simply soothe the stomach lining. IT's worth a shot! Thanks for watching!

I have taken melatonin for many years due to having sleep problems with fibromyalgia. It does absolutely nothing for my LPR. The constant cough is exhausting with copius amounts of fluid. Acv has helped a bit with the lump on my throat problem.

@@cynthiastogden7000 just started making a thick slurry of diy UK gaviscon advanced. It has to be thick with sodium alginate but it's the first thing that works for me! It's the best tool I've found for lpr. Worth a google search ❤️

@@cynthiastogden7000 ACV will burn your throat. Try spraying alkaline water in your throat with spray bottle. I don't drink it because it will make acid alkaline and I want the acid to increase.

Amazing success, Carolynn. Congratulations! It's so weird, but it's true, that for some people, low acid is the problem. I'm glad you got lucky with the trial and it's helping.

Big thanks. Did you change diet?

Are you completly cure now... Im suffer alot. ,🥺

Hi Lucy! I'm glad you find the information helpful, that's my intention! Good luck to you, and keep me/us posted. Thanks so much for watching!

Same

You're very welcome :)

When I talk with clients all day, my voice gets croaky too. Slippery elm tea might be soothing for your throat and would be worth a try. It's a traditional remedy for a hoarse voice. Maybe aloe juice as well? Thanks for watching and sharing.

@@ConfluenceNutrition thanks. I will try slippery elm. Going to try gavison advance to see if it helps keep the acid from coming up.

@@Samsaraindo good luck with that, the gaviscon did help me.

Hi, I wanted to know if dry coughing was one of your symptoms along with hoarse voice?

@@bassboostedpony7043 No, I do not have a cough. Only a hoarse voice. LPR seems to exhibit itself differently in many people.

Hi Justine, anytime you see "itis" it means there's inflammation. So gastritis is inflammation in your stomach (gastric-gastro=stomach). Some of my favorite remedies for stomach inflammation are aloe vera juice (inner leaf juice only), DGL (chewable licorice tablets), and slippery elm powder. These are all soothing for the lining of the inner skin. I hope that helps, and thanks for your question!

Before my reflux started, I was treated with H pylori, took two kits in 3 months but left me with the now serious side effects of the reflux

@@wanguirhods265 wow, that's interesting that your reflux started after your H.pylori treatment. Sometimes the way things started are important clues for how to reverse the problem. Was your H. pylori confirmed eradicated with testing? Did you follow up your treatment with probiotics (antibiotic treatment can really affect your gut microbiome, and lead to side effects like this)?

@@ConfluenceNutrition i have the same issue with Rhods Rhods... I was diagnosed with accute gastritis secondary to h.pylory infection last month, and my only symptoms back then were nausea and loss of apetite... my GI let me undergo tripple therapy (antibiotics with PPI) for 2 weeks... After the treatment, i am now experiencing reflux, bloating, mild indigestion and discomfort in my stomach... Any advice for this? Thanks...

@@donnarciso2126 This is very common after the treatment, think of it like you have treated a burn...the worst of it's over, but there is still healing to be done, and the antibiotics can have a big impact. There are many possible reasons. The trick is to identify the mechanism behind these symptoms by choosing options in the right neighborhood. I don't know for sure, but I would guess the anti-reflux supplements i mention in this video would be super helpful, along with probiotics and an appropriate diet. If you need support with this process, this is what I teach inside my program, which is starting again on Sept 28th...would you like to connect on a call to learn more?

Thanks for this reference, I'll check it out, and I'm glad you liked my video.

What is a plant base diet?

That's amazing, Joanie, this suggests somehow that animal foods were a mechanims for your symptoms. I'm glad you found relief!

@@anoxer18 A plant based diet would be diet mostly or entirely free of animal products (meat, dairy, eggs, etc.). It works wonders for some, and not so much for others ;)

@@ConfluenceNutrition Thank You! Yes, the animal foods were entirely the cause of my heartburn and reflux not to mention kidney stones and gall bladder stones, all things that ended when I gave up meat, dairy and eggs. I also lost 80 lbs. without even trying after years of trying to lose weight and my health has never been better!

What supplements do you have to take being a vegetarian?

Hi there, yes, it's one of the main diets I suggest in concept for digestive problems. Sometimes excess gas seems to be a trigger for people's reflux, and the low FODMAP can dial this back a bit. Just be mindful of any particular triggers for you, whether they're low FODMAP or not. Thanks for watching!

@@ConfluenceNutrition Hi hun just found your channel great information do you suggest using a probiotic like enterogermina its soil based. Will that help heal the gut as well. Or and is there a correlation between SIBO and reflux thanks much and keep the videos coming 👍 😀

@@jameelajohnson6865 Hi Jameela, Thank you! Soil based probiotics are an important component of probiotic gut rehab...but it doesn't have to be that specific species. And yes, there is sometimes a correlation between reflux and SIBO. After SIBO treatment, my reflux seems to be in better control, though not entirely gone. Thanks for watching!

You're welcome :)

You're welcome! Thank you for watching!

Hi Angela! You and your doctor should decide together whether it's right for you. But my general opinion is that acid blockers like omeprazole are kind of just a band aid. And sometimes, they don't help reflux at all. In fact, the clinical research doesn't show it clearly helping reflux, maybe only about 50% of reflux cases. So it's worth a cautious trial, but there are likely other things going on that need to be addressed. Thanks for watching!

@@ConfluenceNutrition not just that. Your body’s absorption of vits is compromise massively. Get ready for many other issues if u do this.

@@XYZ948a It's absolutely true. PPIs are designed and approved for short term use, like 4-6 weeks. They aren't meant to be used for years, and can definitely have long term health consequences...

@@ConfluenceNutrition i've got issues now. ridged finger nails so i thought i was lacking b12. got it checked and it was fine. but that was one test. checked iron at the same time too. both were within the acceptable range altho iron was on the very low end of that range. any ideas? thank you in advance

@@XYZ948a Do you also have reflux?

Hi Diane, it's true that stomach acid helps keep the LPR closed. AND, some people have damaged inner skin from the reflux, in their stomach and esophagus, and HCL irritates things and makes things worse. Basically, you can try it and if you feel like it helps and doesn't increase irritation, then by all means, include it and continue. But if you have burning, then it's time to back off of the stomach acid and focus on healing the mucosa by stopping reflux first. Does that help?

I’m told 6 mg of melatonin for gerd

@@annefitz7346 it really depends on the person and how they respond, but you may be right that that might be the sweet spot. I took 20 mg for a while, which really helped my reflux, but then found it was messing with my hormones, so I had to stop :(

@@annefitz7346 Do you take it several times a day or just at night before bed? I have tried all the other things but not melatonin. I didn't want to get dependent on it as in a sleep aid.

Are you saying antibiotics caused your reflux?

Hi Shannon, melatonin is typically given in 3 mg intervals, and you can play with more or less. I was using 20, which is a lot, and i eventually had to stop because it was triggering hot flashes. L-tryptophan is usually 500 mg after dinner or near bedtime. Thanks for watching!

I hope the changes you made are helpful...any updates?

Very interesting, thank you for sharing your experience, and thanks for watching!

Ho how do you prepare the salt water drink?

@@batanguenalivinginamerica7322 pinch of salt chased down by small sip of water working in my case.

I would like to hear more about this... I was drinking lots of water when my acid reflux started. How did you find out this is what happened? How did you fix it, how much salt?

@@lolitta9363 " DR.BERG" RU-vid Vids and " KenDBerry MD " to name a few .These docs have got a good handle on heartburn.Once I watched a few of their videos RU-vid recomended more similar vids to me and I learned more than I could gather from my own pill pushing typical family doctor.

Good detective work, Deb. This is exactly the process that helps you figure out where to get results. Keep me posted!

My coughing, shortness of breath was so severe for months, the doctor told me to go off of Coffee, caffeine for 30 days and he put me on omniziprel for 30 days and it magically cured my cough. It was rally bizarre to think my large 4 cups of coffee was doing that much damage. I always thought it was just a big mug. It was difficult but I just styed home and started fasting and watching netflix and it was easier in the end to break the coffee habit.

@@summertime104 hi. Do you still have shortness of breath?

@@summertime104 were you able to stop the medication? What were your side affects if any?

@@summertime104 how you cured your cough please tell me. i have cough for almost a month because of LPR

It can definitely be a factor...I developed reflux about a year before I started SIBO treatment, and SIBO treatment resolved it. As soon as I started treatment, this gas pressure I was feeling lessened and then disappeared. I hadn't even realized I was feeling it constantly until it went away. So do explore SIBO as a possible underlying cause of reflux.

You're welcome, thanks so much for watching!

Hi Rhoda, healing from these gut challenges takes some doing, and for many of us isn't simply a matter of taking a medication. Losing weight often can help reflux, but so can eating an appropriate diet, supporting our digestive function, and some key supplements used appropriately. Some of the suggestions in my video can help. In my upcoming new online course, I will be teaching the process of how to learn what your body needs to heal. I'm currently interviewing people who are struggling with this as I research what needs to go in the program. Would you like to be interviewed? If so, let me know and I'll send you a link to schedule. Thanks so much for watching.

@@ConfluenceNutrition Thank you for your reply and advice. I would like to participate in the interview. I try to eat as healthy as I could, I am not overweight, I weigh 153lbs but losing a little of that would help.

@@wanguirhods265 Hi Rhoda, great, I'd love to meet you :) Here's a link where you can schedule a time: confluencenutritionappointments.as.me/gut-interview I hope to see you soon!

@@wanguirhods265 how about your cough is already go away. i have cough now because of LPR but i dont know how to treat. i already take ppi omeprazole for a month but nothing happen. now i try diet

@@wanguirhods265 how are your symptoms now? Please update

Hi Dwight, that sounds uncomfortable...have you worked with a low FODMAP or low histamine diet? One of these might help identify food triggers and the mechanism that are making things worse. I have videos on my channel on both...Thanks for watching :)

@@ConfluenceNutrition I haven't, or that is, I wasn't aware of fodmat and a low histamine diet. However, I have noticed certain foods and snacks that do trigger this. I'm in a lot of discomfort at this moment and have been for days. I did send away for the product you mentioned in this video. I ve already forgotten it's name. It was the second one you mentioned after the Gaviscon advance. It's produced in California. I think it was the one you used. I'm waiting for that to arrive. I'm not positive of what foods might be triggers. I think it's possible that my after workout protein drink my be a trigger. It consists of protein powder, milk, raw eggs, some honey. My mouth, tongue, is always sour tasting and I'm constantly cleaning it as I'm about to do. I haven't been to the gym for two days, but, I'm dragging myself there tonight no matter what. I also wonder if dairy products are triggers recently.. like cottage cheese. If I catch it before it gets real bad like it is right now, I use Alka Seltzer. That really works, but only if taken "before" it gets bad. Thank you for your response. Btw, I have noticed that steamed broccoli is rather soothing on my stomach, but, only if my stomach isn't in a bad way. Like, right now, I have to eat something before I leave. It will be cereal, either Kashi wheat biscuit cereal or organic raisin bran, or cascadian farms blueberry crunch with milk and honey. I have taken a multivitamin.first. sitting up has helped since I started typing this, but, I'm so burned out. I have an appointment on Wednesday for a potential job training and I'm so paranoid that I'm going to be a wreck during it. Time for the irons.

@@verresmilliterres Hi Dwight, right away I can see that you have a lot of the top three inflammatory foods in your diet: gluten (wheat), dairy, and sugar...that would be a place to start...clearing these muddy waters often calms symptoms down and helps highlight the mechanism of the problem. Here's a video to explain how to do this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-51QF4G3-KBw.html

OF course!

Hi Fleet Silverfox, I'm glad you found the video helpful...PPIs do affect nutrient availability because stomach acid helps us absorb iron, vitamin B12 and zinc. Low stomach acid also reduces our digestive secretions, which are important for absorption and digestion. And I'm glad you've found what works for you. Keep up the good work!

Nicely done, Katy, it's great when simple diet changes make a difference, and good work figuring that out!

Eating a banana makes my throat feel better. Bananas are great.

@@lambree4947 Nice, I'm glad they help you! Thanks for watching :)

@@ConfluenceNutrition Is lemon also good for LR?

@@zeehuss7275 In some cases, yes, but in some cases no. Each person has to evaluate their own personal tolerance.

I can't wait to hear what happens, keep me posted, Joanne :)

@@ConfluenceNutrition thank you ❤️ I bought gaviscon advance on Saturday and have taken it since then. Thankfully it was for sale at my local shop in uk. It’s helping already and I’ll update again sometime soon ❤️

@@joanneg665 Wonderful, be well :)

You are welcome :)

Hi ReikiMaster, I have had some shortness of breath with my reflux symptoms, very uncomfortable. And there's a new comment here from someone who was diagnosed with asthma and COPD from reflux. If you scroll down here, you'll probably find it. Back pain is a little less common, but definitely possible, especially if there is a lot of burning in the esophagus, though the sensation is more commonly in the front of the body, like in the chest, and lower neck area. Thanks for watching!

@@ConfluenceNutrition and headache every time that I am trying to remove something in my throat

I have both of those.

@@ConfluenceNutrition I recommend all of you, Falsa and steam.boil water and put a small quantity of vicks in it and take steam two times a day for a week.

@@muhammadhabib6546 Vicks is basically a menthol product, but you can also just use eucaplyptus essential oil in a steam for the sinuses. It's very clarifying!

Yes, a feeling of a lump in the throat is a very common feeling with reflux. Thanks for sharing your experience!

Sorry to hear that your suffering,try the following natural remedies; green apples, eat it after a meal,apple cider vinegar (mix 1 tablespoon with cup of water ) and drink it. Also what worked with me the most is gargling with baking soda and alkaline water(mix 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda with 1 cup of alkaline water and gargle with it or get a spayer and spray towards your throat this actually works on lpr the silent reflux . Also avoiding any food that triggers it like tomatoes or tomatoes sauce. Spicy food , citruls . Diet helps a lot. Hope this helps you wishing you the best

Hey there, thanks for your comment...did you learn something new you could try by watching my video? If so, what are you going to try?

@@ConfluenceNutrition over the course of the time i was on meds ( ppi) but its made it worse.. i went the changes lifestyle route, add vitamin and digestive enzymes and its work..was good from August-Nov then its came back and got worse in dec.. now im doing alot better than i worse was.. working on getting rid of it completely without med i gotta watch your video again to see what else i can use

@@kenmrgentleman great work focusing on the important pieces :)

@@ConfluenceNutrition no thank u for this video :)

@@kenmrgentleman how r u now,too much Lp problem and ear infection,tell me ur advice,I nver had a reflux untill I was given ppi for gastritis.

Wow, what a story! Thank you so much for sharing your journey. THis so perfectly illustrates how important it is to consider the root causes of your symptoms before applying treatments! LPR can definitely cause shortness of breath, and breathing problems. Thanks for watching, and may your symptoms continue to improve

@@ConfluenceNutrition I've been dealing with sore throat from silent reflex for 4 months now. PPIs & Pepsid meds don't seem to be helping at all. I keep reading about people having relief from apple cider vinegar but I'm really confused because vinegar is so acidic and I'm told that acidic foods make things worse. Can you help to explain why apple cider vinegar would work? Doesn't vinegar activate the pepsin in throat which causes damage to throat membrane?

@@sandersthornburgh127 Hi Sanders, great question. Apple cider vinegar and all stomach acid support helps keep the lower esophageal sphincter closed to prevent reflux. THe trouble is, when your esophagus is raw or irritated, you're right, the acid can be irritating. It doesn't activate the pepsin, the pepsin itself is the irritant. Lately, what I've been suggesting to people is to use an alginate product (gaviscon advance, or reflux gourmet) to stop the reflux from happening, and to add stomach soothers, like slippery elm or aloe to help heal. Then you can try bringing ACV or betaine HCL on to see if that helps improve your gut health. Does that help?

@@ConfluenceNutrition Thank you so much. I ordered gaviscon advance liquid & also chewables because they were cheaper. Do you think the chewable tablets work as well as the liquid? I was reading some really good reviews for the liquid. I'm really hoping to get some relief from gaviscon because my throat and voicebox problems have been going on for over 4 months now. Have you had good results from Gaviscon?

@@sandersthornburgh127 Hi Sanders, I did have good results with the Gaviscon, but when the Reflux Gourmet became available again, I switched back to that. The chewables are not the same and don't work as well.

I'm glad you found something that helps you! Keep up the good work!

would like to know as well. Havent tried either of these yet.

Hi Air, I'm glad to hear that you're feeling better, and that these simple options are helping you. Keep up the good work!

I’ve been using the same routine and it’s helped me a great deal. I would say my GERD is completely gone but I did catch it fairly early but I haven’t taken an antacid in nearly 2 years while doing this.

@@bobmester3475 Great work, Bob, I'm happy it's helped you!

@@marymoro6218 I’m sure ACV will help but for me I had to go to Betaine HCL capsules with every meal. For me about 3g of betaine HCL per large meal is good and has really helped me. There is also a good book by Dr. Wright, “Why Stomach Acid is Good For You” that is a helpful resource. Hope that helps..

@@marymoro6218 Hi Mary, it might. We never know if something we choose to do will help or not. So we try carefully, starting low and slow, and assess. Then adapt what you do based on your approach. Thanks for watching!

Hi Stephen, I'll have to double check that link because I specifically suggest the UK version, ordered on Amazon. I don't love this product because the ingredients aren't very clean...there are sweeteners I don't want to use. However, the active ingredient works for reflux, and some people are not able to access the other options I recommend (like the Reflux Gourmet, and now Refluxly). So I include it. It's an imperfect solution. That said, I have personally used the liquid Gaviscon and found it to be effective at stopping reflux, but I'm sure others have found it doesn't. No one remedy will work for all people, but that doesn't mean it won't help some.

Hi Stephan, I double checked the link, and it is for the liquid EU version of Gaviscon Advance, peppermint flavor, in a 2-pack. Hope that helps clarify.

That's amazing, I've never heard of using pine nut oil...where do you find it?

@@ConfluenceNutrition hie how are you ...lm struggling with reflux....it gives me scary pains on my chest , sometimes struggle to breathe ..and was given omiflux 20 ,tensol and mayogel (antacid) please help .. specially on how to stop the chest pains

@@graciousmudarikwa6550 This is a difficult symptom to experience, and also a difficult symptom to stop. My latest thinking is that this symptom is either due to an immune response in the esophagus and may benefit from a low histamine or low fodmap diet, or it may be due to infections downstream, like SIBO, or a candida infection (I'm finding this more frequently with clients like you), so investigating for this may be warranted. The things I mention in the video may also be helpful, but there's not really a shortcut for the trial and error to figure it out. Keep me posted.

DGL?cud there be an alternate for pine nut oil?

Hi Rema, thank you for your thoughts. It's absolutely true that we want to start with foods and behaviors to find our triggers. In my personal case, I already eat a very clean diet, and focus on these behaviors, and was still having a huge problem. I would agree that my offerings are not a root cause solution, and the Gaviscon certainly isn't natural (though the active ingredient is made from brown algae), but they can help us get there. The key is to stop the damage long enough to work on the other layers. Take care.

Hi Linda, if it feels helpful and good, yes, you can use daily. I had to stop because it was triggering hot flashes, but I used daily for well over a year. Thanks for watching!

Yes, it's true, and I think you're right, that I forgot to mention that symptom in my video...since my reflux is more under control, I have a lot less shortness of breath. Thanks for watching and sharing that important piece of information!

There are several different kinds of Gaviscon Advance. Liquid peppermint and aniseed and chewable???

@@mardiedodds7562 liquid is generally preferable, and aniseed is best, especially if the peppermint is one of your reflux triggers.

Between that and the difficulty swallowing, choking in the throat feeling, fights for the number one spot, lol... but yea I don’t think anything can beat feeling like you can’t breath. ☹️

@@Versiongurl agree, it's no fun :(

Hmmm, it's hard to say what's causing the cramping...this video may help you evaluate which foods are contributing, if foods are part of the trigger: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P4HYoq8lZmY.html

This is definitely part of the problem, and alginate may do so, but my understanding is that alginate helps prevent reflux from occuring by physically blocking the opening by forming a foam raft on top of your food. Pepsin is definitely an irritant to tissues, so preventing it from repeating into the esophagus and throat is hugely important. Thanks for watching!

You're welcome Roger, keep me posted.