FelF
03-26-2009, 11:16 AM
Hi guys, how’s it going? First I’d like to introduce myself: I’m a German student and I’ve been suffering from laryngopharyngeal reflux since August 2007. I was prescribed Omeprazol (a proton pump inhibitor). This stopped my reflux completely – but only from a dosage of 8 capsules of 20mg a day! Then I found an article about the incredibly unhealthy impacts of hypochlorhydria (= low stomach acid which is often intentionally established by proton pump inhibitors). Proton pump inhibitors can cure reflux but damage the body in many other ways. I decided that I didnt’t want to take such a risk and stopped taking Omeprazol. My reflux came back 2 days later. I had to find other ways to cure it.
I bought the book “Why Stomach Acid is Good for You” by Jonathan V. Wright. This book changed my thinking about reflux completely. J. Wright almost only treats people who suffer from reflux. He claims that more than 90% of these people suffer from reflux because their stomach does not produce enough acid. Now this sounds totally paradoxically! However, it is easy to solve this paradoxon
Acid receptors are found in the lower end of the stomach and they control the function of the Pyloric Sphincter. The Pyloric Sphincter controls how fast or slow the stomach empties. If the acid level in the stomach does not reach the right level, the Pyloric Sphincter will not open. The food is trapped in the stomach and will start to ferment. The fermentation causes gas and creates a different kind of acid that the acid receptors are not sensitive to, and the gas wants to go up. The stomach wants to empty, and the peristalsis will increase in an attempt to force the food out of the stomach. The sphincter at the top of the stomach is weaker then the Pyloric Sphincter and will give way first, letting the food and gas go up into the esophagus. This causes heartburn.
This is extremely important for everyone to understand and has a lot of impacts! A lack of stomach acid is almost always the root cause of heartburn and other reflux diseases! Unfortunately less than 1% of all doctors know this. By the way this theory solves another paradoxon: older people suffer more frequently from heartburn although the stomach acid production decreases with age.
I spent a few more days on the internet (...)and finally found out that a lack of stomach acid is actually pretty easy to treat. You only need to take a few capsules of the micronutrients which are necessary for the production of stomach acid.
With treated I mean treated permanently. If you treat reflux by using proton pump inhibitors, you become dependent on them. You need to keep taking the capsules daily in order to prevent reflux from coming baack. Isn’t that perfect for this industry?! They make millions of dollars a year only because people don’t know better.
In most cases these micronutrients are Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin) and B6 (pyridoxine).
Case:
In 1994, I was diagnosed with gastro-esophageal reflux. Each experience would last from hours to days with no incidence of nocturnal occurrence. The typical symptoms experienced were bloating of the abdominal region (...)Since I have been taking niacin I have not experienced any reoccurrence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms.
(source: http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/jom/2001/articles/2001-v16n04-p225.shtml)
I took a high dosage of these vitamins and within 4 or 5 days I had 80% less reflux.
These of you who don’t have a white coated tongue can stop reading now. Your reflux can very probably be treated just by taking high dosages of these vitamins (about 100mg/day and even more of the niacin). If your reflux only becomes better but does not fade, try the other B-vitamins. All of them are necessary for the production of stomach acid.
Now these of you who have a white coated tongue very probably suffer from a candida infection. Like I did. For some reason which I don’t completely understand, Candida is responsible for reflux. If this is the case, restoring the stomach acid production can increase your reflux but will not heal it completely. In this case it’s candida which is the root cause and has to be treated. I know there are hundrets of approaches to cure candida and I don’t want to discuss this. If you want to know how I cured it, feel free to write me. I don’t want to advertise any products here. I just want to say that it took me 6 months of candida treatment til my reflux was completely gone and 1 more month til my tongue was no longer coated. Now I’m completely healthy again.
I want to sum everything up: I had reflux due to a candida infection. Restoring my stomach acid production improved it but didn’t cure it until my candida infection was gone. If you don’t have a white coated tongue (which is one of the best indicators for a candida infection), you can very probably be cured from your reflux just by taking the vitamins which are necessary for the production of stomach acid. If you try this, you should not be taking proton pump inhibitors of course.
I’m very excited to hear your opinions and experiences.
I bought the book “Why Stomach Acid is Good for You” by Jonathan V. Wright. This book changed my thinking about reflux completely. J. Wright almost only treats people who suffer from reflux. He claims that more than 90% of these people suffer from reflux because their stomach does not produce enough acid. Now this sounds totally paradoxically! However, it is easy to solve this paradoxon
Acid receptors are found in the lower end of the stomach and they control the function of the Pyloric Sphincter. The Pyloric Sphincter controls how fast or slow the stomach empties. If the acid level in the stomach does not reach the right level, the Pyloric Sphincter will not open. The food is trapped in the stomach and will start to ferment. The fermentation causes gas and creates a different kind of acid that the acid receptors are not sensitive to, and the gas wants to go up. The stomach wants to empty, and the peristalsis will increase in an attempt to force the food out of the stomach. The sphincter at the top of the stomach is weaker then the Pyloric Sphincter and will give way first, letting the food and gas go up into the esophagus. This causes heartburn.
This is extremely important for everyone to understand and has a lot of impacts! A lack of stomach acid is almost always the root cause of heartburn and other reflux diseases! Unfortunately less than 1% of all doctors know this. By the way this theory solves another paradoxon: older people suffer more frequently from heartburn although the stomach acid production decreases with age.
I spent a few more days on the internet (...)and finally found out that a lack of stomach acid is actually pretty easy to treat. You only need to take a few capsules of the micronutrients which are necessary for the production of stomach acid.
With treated I mean treated permanently. If you treat reflux by using proton pump inhibitors, you become dependent on them. You need to keep taking the capsules daily in order to prevent reflux from coming baack. Isn’t that perfect for this industry?! They make millions of dollars a year only because people don’t know better.
In most cases these micronutrients are Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin) and B6 (pyridoxine).
Case:
In 1994, I was diagnosed with gastro-esophageal reflux. Each experience would last from hours to days with no incidence of nocturnal occurrence. The typical symptoms experienced were bloating of the abdominal region (...)Since I have been taking niacin I have not experienced any reoccurrence of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms.
(source: http://www.orthomolecular.org/library/jom/2001/articles/2001-v16n04-p225.shtml)
I took a high dosage of these vitamins and within 4 or 5 days I had 80% less reflux.
These of you who don’t have a white coated tongue can stop reading now. Your reflux can very probably be treated just by taking high dosages of these vitamins (about 100mg/day and even more of the niacin). If your reflux only becomes better but does not fade, try the other B-vitamins. All of them are necessary for the production of stomach acid.
Now these of you who have a white coated tongue very probably suffer from a candida infection. Like I did. For some reason which I don’t completely understand, Candida is responsible for reflux. If this is the case, restoring the stomach acid production can increase your reflux but will not heal it completely. In this case it’s candida which is the root cause and has to be treated. I know there are hundrets of approaches to cure candida and I don’t want to discuss this. If you want to know how I cured it, feel free to write me. I don’t want to advertise any products here. I just want to say that it took me 6 months of candida treatment til my reflux was completely gone and 1 more month til my tongue was no longer coated. Now I’m completely healthy again.
I want to sum everything up: I had reflux due to a candida infection. Restoring my stomach acid production improved it but didn’t cure it until my candida infection was gone. If you don’t have a white coated tongue (which is one of the best indicators for a candida infection), you can very probably be cured from your reflux just by taking the vitamins which are necessary for the production of stomach acid. If you try this, you should not be taking proton pump inhibitors of course.
I’m very excited to hear your opinions and experiences.
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PETFORD
03-28-2009, 10:10 AM
Hi, I have just read your article and have decided to give the vitimins a go as I definetely do not suffer from Candida. I have suffered with Reflux for 5 years now and currently take 40 mg Nexium daily but still get daily pain plus the lump in the throat feeling and on occasion terrible pains like cramp in my chest.
The thought of stopping the Nexium and boosting my acid production sounds like it is going to be painfull, In the research you have done do you believe that this will actually cause the muscles to tighten up and in doing so prevent the reflux and in your opinion / experience how long was it before reflux subsided ? Thanks in advance for your reply.
The thought of stopping the Nexium and boosting my acid production sounds like it is going to be painfull, In the research you have done do you believe that this will actually cause the muscles to tighten up and in doing so prevent the reflux and in your opinion / experience how long was it before reflux subsided ? Thanks in advance for your reply.
FelF
03-28-2009, 02:49 PM
@PETFORD:
I think it will maybe take you 2-4 a bit more painful days. I doesn't take long until your vitamin-storages achieved a high level if you take 100-200mg/day.
I'm pretty sure you might get relief if you achieve a normal stomach acid production. Another possibility for the reason of reflux could be a h. pylori infection. I heard that you can see a h. pylori infection when the tip of your tongue is of a noticeable dark red. I'm not very sure about this, though.
I think it will maybe take you 2-4 a bit more painful days. I doesn't take long until your vitamin-storages achieved a high level if you take 100-200mg/day.
I'm pretty sure you might get relief if you achieve a normal stomach acid production. Another possibility for the reason of reflux could be a h. pylori infection. I heard that you can see a h. pylori infection when the tip of your tongue is of a noticeable dark red. I'm not very sure about this, though.
landar
03-28-2009, 06:57 PM
First time post here. I had acid reflux, it runs in the family. I found out that I simply had to give up coffee and dairy. Its completely gone. Though I love the taste, I wont even touch coffee or milk anymore.
NYCman
03-28-2009, 08:28 PM
This seems to be an informative post. Your experience is valuable and appreciated. I will keep checking this thread.