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<blockquote data-quote="scent of cedar" data-source="post: 606723" data-attributes="member: 1721"><p>Nomad, try caffeine-free Diet Coke in the can. First thing in the morning if your stomach is upset, and after meals if needed. It must be brand name Diet Coke, and it has to be from the can, or it doesn't work. No ice. Drink it from the can. A physician told me that might be working for me because of the acid in the Diet Coke. There was a time when I used two to three cans a day. As I got better, I used less and less. Now, I rarely need it. For those times when I have been eating things I shouldn't, I keep Pepto Bismol around. That will coat the stomach and stop the pain. If you are experiencing an episode of GERD-related pain now, try the Pepto Bismol. You will feel it coat the area as it goes down. Blessed relief! </p><p></p><p>:O) </p><p></p><p>I no longer use any of the H2 blockers. For me, the problem was too little, not too much, acid.</p><p></p><p>Another thing you might try is 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water with every meal. This works. Diet Coke works best, and I hope you try it. The vinegar works too, and on that same theory that we are dealing with too little, not too much, stomach acid.</p><p></p><p>I cannot eat canned fruit. I cannot eat anything flour-based. Cold cereal, whether wheat, corn, or rice-based, is bad for me, and I cannot eat it. I also get into trouble with rice, quinoa, and cooked cereal. Very strange...but not so hard to avoid these foods, once you realize the problems they are causing. Cheese, or dairy of any kind is bad for me. </p><p></p><p>What I do love is stir-fried chicken with lots of spinach and broccoli, with pecans and garlic and onions and celery. Lots of carrots. Mangos and apples I can do. Bananas I cannot do. Sweet oranges, but not orange juice. Fresh beets. Canned pumpkin ~ just a tablespoon will help the stomach and soothe the digestive system. I learned that on a site for dogs. It works for us, too! </p><p></p><p>I cannot do any kind of beans, isn't that strange? </p><p></p><p>I can do fresh salmon, or fresh tuna, but not canned.</p><p></p><p>No crackers of any kind.</p><p></p><p>Eggs, I can do. No toast, no pancakes, no nothing like that. Just eggs.... </p><p></p><p>No ham.</p><p></p><p>Try eating differently, Nomad.</p><p></p><p>Pumpkin is very good for the digestive system in general. No rice. No hummus. No bread. No cookies. No butter. No dairy. No ice cream. No chocolate ~ especially, no chocolate. No cereal. No rice cakes. Try a basic diet of eggs in the morning, cold meat with veggies from the night before for lunch, and meat and veggies for dinner. Snacks: unprocessed pecans, walnuts, almonds. No popcorn, no chips.</p><p></p><p>It works, for me. I hope it helps you too, Nomad.</p><p></p><p>You were right to eat lightly in the evening, and not to eat at all, before bed.</p><p></p><p>If you do try this, will you post back about it?</p><p></p><p>Diet Coke in the can. It's the best thing I've found.</p><p></p><p>Cedar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scent of cedar, post: 606723, member: 1721"] Nomad, try caffeine-free Diet Coke in the can. First thing in the morning if your stomach is upset, and after meals if needed. It must be brand name Diet Coke, and it has to be from the can, or it doesn't work. No ice. Drink it from the can. A physician told me that might be working for me because of the acid in the Diet Coke. There was a time when I used two to three cans a day. As I got better, I used less and less. Now, I rarely need it. For those times when I have been eating things I shouldn't, I keep Pepto Bismol around. That will coat the stomach and stop the pain. If you are experiencing an episode of GERD-related pain now, try the Pepto Bismol. You will feel it coat the area as it goes down. Blessed relief! :O) I no longer use any of the H2 blockers. For me, the problem was too little, not too much, acid. Another thing you might try is 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water with every meal. This works. Diet Coke works best, and I hope you try it. The vinegar works too, and on that same theory that we are dealing with too little, not too much, stomach acid. I cannot eat canned fruit. I cannot eat anything flour-based. Cold cereal, whether wheat, corn, or rice-based, is bad for me, and I cannot eat it. I also get into trouble with rice, quinoa, and cooked cereal. Very strange...but not so hard to avoid these foods, once you realize the problems they are causing. Cheese, or dairy of any kind is bad for me. What I do love is stir-fried chicken with lots of spinach and broccoli, with pecans and garlic and onions and celery. Lots of carrots. Mangos and apples I can do. Bananas I cannot do. Sweet oranges, but not orange juice. Fresh beets. Canned pumpkin ~ just a tablespoon will help the stomach and soothe the digestive system. I learned that on a site for dogs. It works for us, too! I cannot do any kind of beans, isn't that strange? I can do fresh salmon, or fresh tuna, but not canned. No crackers of any kind. Eggs, I can do. No toast, no pancakes, no nothing like that. Just eggs.... No ham. Try eating differently, Nomad. Pumpkin is very good for the digestive system in general. No rice. No hummus. No bread. No cookies. No butter. No dairy. No ice cream. No chocolate ~ especially, no chocolate. No cereal. No rice cakes. Try a basic diet of eggs in the morning, cold meat with veggies from the night before for lunch, and meat and veggies for dinner. Snacks: unprocessed pecans, walnuts, almonds. No popcorn, no chips. It works, for me. I hope it helps you too, Nomad. You were right to eat lightly in the evening, and not to eat at all, before bed. If you do try this, will you post back about it? Diet Coke in the can. It's the best thing I've found. Cedar [/QUOTE]
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