GERD Category

Heartburn can be caused by different factors, so certain remedies may treat one cause while other remedies may treat another. It is best to try different methods, as one may work for some people but not for others. One of the most well known and effective tricks is apple cider vinegar. Since vinegar is a base, it neutralizes acid, eliminating the burn. It has also been known to contract the sphincter, keeping acid from seeping through.

If heartburn is mild, drinking water may be enough to help. Some doctors suggest eating licorice, while drinking Chamomile tea helps irritation, and Aloe Vera juice heals the damage done by acid burn.

It is important to know which home cures do what they claim, and which only seem to work in the short term. It was long thought that milk cured heartburn, but doctors are now recanting that theory.

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So you always understood that wine and acid reflux just aren’t supposed to mix, right? Well, some recent research may suggest otherwise.

As many wine lovers who also suffer from acid reflux will attest, alcoholic beverages aren’t the easiest on the stomach. The phrase wine acid reflux is almost a term in itself; the combination of alcohol and the acidity of the wine make for an uncomfortable team for your esophagus and your stomach to combat.

In recent years, researched have accumulated evidence to indicate that wine — especially red wine — contains a plethora of illness-fighting compounds. This doesn’t change the many poor affects of drinking alcohol, unfortunately, but has given both researchers and wine lovers cause for pause. How can we leverage those healthful properties without harming ourselves?

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With Project Diet Acid Reflux, I will attempt to both provide you a basic diet to which you can adhere to improve your acid reflux symptoms and I will try to address the myths and truths of how various foods contribute to your heartburn or to your relief. This page related to GERD symptoms will evolve, grow and change over time.

Note: I will tell you what the latest research indicates, but I will also lean on personal experience and the anecdotal wisdom of people close to me. You will find research that indicates certain diets don’t exacerbate your acid reflux despite what conventional wisdom has been for many years. But sometimes research seems to ignore real human experience. In order to diet acid reflux away, you’ll simply need to exercise some common sense on top of scientific understanding.

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It is important to understand stomach ulcers — often referred to as peptic ulcers or gastric ulcers — in order to identify them. Individuals suffering from a stomach ulcer will have a small erosion in the gastrointestinal tract. If the erosion occurs in the stomach it is called a gastric ulcer. If it occurs in the first twelve inches of the small intestine beyond the stomach, it is called a duodenal ulcer. Duodenal ulcers are much more common but are often still simply referred to generally as stomach ulcers.

Earlier symptoms are most difficult to associate directly with stomach ulcers as they often overlap with other medical conditions such as GERD symptoms (see below).

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