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Believe it or not, the solution (along with acidophilus protection) is to ADD acid and digestive enzymes at the same time.
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When the stomach is low on acid it tends to also be low on digestive enzymes. That can be done using the English herbs (Potter’s Acidosis) or by improving the environment of the stomach, which then tightens the junction on its own but requires a bit more effort. The hassle is, you have to keep it handy and take it often if you don’t solve the whole problem, which involves tightening the GE sphincter. And don’t think for an instant that I’m the only one who’s figured it out (and I make no money on the system).Īcidophilus supplements (powder form, the liquid tastes awful) protect the esophagus without killing acid (while killing the pain almost immediately). Is that not the most beautiful trick? The ‘cure’ assures its own increasing necessityit’s positively brilliant (and diabolical). So look what’s happening – the short term ‘fix’ assures that the problem will continue (and even worsen). The above association reinforces that you need more antacid next time, since it helps in the short term. So, you take an antacid (or whateverwe have so many choices these days) and you feel better, because you lessen even more what little acid remains that has been irritating your already sensitive esophagus. This allows any remaining acid to sometimes slip past and irritate the esophagus. Here’s the kicker: if you ‘kill it off’ (using antacids, acid blockers, etc.) the body, in its wisdom, saves the energy required to protect the esophagus from the stomach’s (normally) more acid environment and weakens the GE sphincter. How many times in my practice have I had to repeat that ACID IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN THEREWE NEED IT! People act like (from propaganda on TV) stomach acid is some kind of mistake on mother nature’s part. The stomach is designed for it, the esophagus is nothence a trap door (sphincter) at the intersection (called the GE, or GastroEsophageal junction) set in place to keep the two areas separated. ‘Reflux’ (or any of the other scary sounding names) is nothing more than acid slipping past the junction of the stomach and esophagus. The more difficult cases (that may include overt ulcers, etc.) may involve a more aggressive approach, but omitting really serious GI illness the results are nearly always extremely positive. Using readily available acidophilus and digestive enzymes I stop over 2/3 of all cases. The solution is ridiculously simple (and cheap). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stopped ‘heartburn,’ ‘reflux,’ ‘acid indigestion,’ whatevernow it’s called ‘GERD’ to make it really official! If everyone would just give me $1500/year to stop it, I’ll pay for the supplements myself and retire a VERY wealthy man with what’s left (and improve the patient’s digestion at the same time). This is so sorry an issue that it gives me reflux. Spreen sent me an e-mail, sharing the details of a natural therapy he’s often recommended to successfully treat heartburn – a welcome alternative to Prilosec and other heartburn medications. Today, however, I have something far more practical. I’ll give you all the details on the Prilosec story in an upcoming e-Alert. Prilosec is so good, and patients so attached to it, that doctors jokingly call it ‘purple crack.’ It’s an expensive habit, about $4 for each daily pill, or $1,500 a year.”īelieve me – that’s just the tip of the Prilosec iceburg. “That drug stripped misery from the lives of millions and became the world’s best-selling prescription drug – and the number one medication prescribed for seniors – taking in $6 billion a year. HSI Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., recently sent me an eye-opening article from the Boston Globe Magazine with an overview of the marketing of the prescription heartburn drug, Prilosec.
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I have great news for anyone who suffers from heartburn or acid reflux.