Comments on: GERD Sufferers Rejoice!

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:38:08 +0000

Grass allergy is a common allergy… and wheat is a grass. I’m stunned the CW hasn’t made the connection.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:35:59 +0000

It’s true, don’tcha know. They recently added “Prilosec deficiency” to the ICD-9.

By: Katherine Harris

Katherine Harris — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:34:44 +0000

You look so amazing, happy and healthy in that picture with the chickens! Good for you! (Loved the before photo with the baked good in your hand, too)

By: OnTheBayou

OnTheBayou — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:39:34 +0000

Add me to the list. My worst GERD was about five years ago and I was on something or other. It seemed to decline, I can’t say why, but it would pop up from time to time.

Primal for three months and I think, I can’t even be sure, I’ve had one episode.

By: Daryle Dickens

Daryle Dickens — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:42:14 +0000

This is very encouraging for me to hear. I also have issues with stomach acid. It causes my esophagus to close at the entrance to my stomach. Which means I can only half swallow sometimes. Very awkward and sometimes very painful.

I’ve been living primal for only three weeks and I’ve already noticed it happening less and less.

A few years back when this landed me in the emergency room the G.I. Doc told me to take Prilosec everyday for the rest of my life. That did not fit into my lifestyle even before discovering primal living. I am very hopeful that I am now on the right track with this primal life I’ve discovered.

By: DML

DML — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:21:54 +0000

After reading this, I decided to stop taking my PPI for a while and see what happens. I can always re-start if the problems return, but it’s possible I don’t need the meds any more.

By: Daniel Merk

Daniel Merk — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:20:29 +0000

Great story Melissa. I to suffer from GERD but I wonder if there is a few other things in my lifestyle that caused that: homebrew, dairy, beta blockers, stress!

So am I getting that after a period of Grok like eating you’ve become GERD free? Did you just stop taking meds or were you able to convince a physician to get you off of them?

By: Sabio

Sabio — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:11:47 +0000

Not only did 25 years of GERD and my meds go away in 2 months, but I can eat chocolate (98%), tomatoes and soups and have no GERD. These foods guarenteed GERD in the past.
No more pacing at night holding my chest !

By: InsanityNapping

InsanityNapping — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:05:18 +0000

Hmm! I’ve suffered from GERD for 12 years. My trigger foods are definitely not the ones that the docs have told me to avoid. Thankfully I can eat spicy foods all day long with no problems. I’ve cut way back on grains since learning earlier this year that I’m pre-diabetic. I haven’t gone full primal, but it may be worth giving it a shot to see if I can take one less pill.

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:49:39 +0000

Melissa, I loved your story. I had the same experience some years back. I’d been on medication for 3 years but still suffered horrible pain. Finally a naturopath introduced me to Mary Enig’s work. (I found MDA later.) Within a few months my GERD subsided, and the problems haven’t returned (with the exception of my off-the-wagon times).
As for those people who have had continuing problems, NPR had an article about acid “rebound.” It seems that after people go off of their medications, stomach acid is produced at very high rates but levels off over time.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112564382