Acid Reflux

Alginic Acid, Gerd And A Restful Night Without Pain

Do you remember what it felt like to have a good night’s sleep? Getting up in the morning ready to start the day. Can you imagine sleeping the whole night without that burning sensation in the middle of your chest?

I know what it feels like. I suffered form GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) for a long time. Victims of this terrible disease know what I am talking about.

If the pills you take are prescribed more than likely they contain an ingredient known as algin that comes from seaweed. This additive to antacids helps the absorption of gastric juices.

I do not like taking drugs or pills. Some of the pills prescribed for acid reflux cost as much as 0 per bottle. If you do not have insurance, that can be a major dent in your pocketbook.

You can get relief without the drugs. GERD can be overcome permanently. Within two months and a holistic approach, you can rid yourself forever of heartburn, GERD, and acid reflux. You may have read this before, but it is worth mentioning again.

You should sleep on your left side. Do you know why?

The esophagus enters the stomach on the top left side. Sleeping on your right side can potentially allow the bile, the refluxate, to leak into the esophagus. It leaks in by way of the valve in your esophagus, the esophageal sphincter. The lining in the esophagus cannot tolerate the refluxate from the stomach.

The esophageal sphincter could be weak or, while you are sleeping, the esophageal sphincter relaxes. If you sleep on your right side, the stomach can leak some of its hydrochloric acid into the esophagus.

Consequently, you experience heartburn. I think you can see that by sleeping on your left side the opening to the esophagus is facing up and less likely to have bile from the stomach leak into it.

Now you can do away with pharmaceuticals. No more buying 0 antacid pill bottles. There is a holistic way to overcome Gerd and acid reflux.

You may have tried different diets, detox programs or even Chinese medicine. Most treatments treat the symptoms and not the cause. They can give temporary relief, but they do not get rid of it.

There is a better holistic way to eliminate this condition. You can rebuild and rejuvenate your main organs of elimination and have a lasting healing impact on your acid reflux condition. There is a cure.

Heartburn Relief Without Drugs

Millions of people worldwide suffer an occasional bout of heartburn. Many of those suffer frequently, and try one product after another to gain heartburn relief. Products range from simple over-the-counter indigestion relievers to prescription drugs for heartburn relief. But is heartburn relief possible without drugs of any kind?

It has been said that only about 1 out of 100 people who take drugs for heartburn relief really need them. Heartburn, like every other pain in your body, is a warning signal. It is telling you that something must be changed.

If the warning light in your car tells you to check your engine, you do not ask a mechanic to disconnect the light so it will not bother you. That is asking for a bigger problem! You ask the mechanic to check the engine, and correct the root problem that causes the light to come on.

Heartburn relief should not be a matter of turning off the “warning light” so you don’t see it. Heartburn relief should address the root cause of the warning light.

Cause of Heartburn

In simple terms, heartburn is a muscular problem.

The lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a specialized ring of muscle located at the end of the esophagus, opens when you swallow to let food pass into the stomach. It then closes quickly to keep things in the stomach. When the LES doesn’t close quickly enough, or reopens at the wrong time, stomach acid flows back into the esophagus. The acid on the sensitive lining of the lower esophagus causes a burning sensation.

True heartburn relief must make the LES operate properly. It must keep the LES from relaxing inappropriately, or it must strengthen the LES. How can that be done?

How can you get true heart relief without drugs?

1. Diet

Heartburn relief must obviously pay attention to the food that is moving from the esophagus into the stomach. We are all different. Our stomachs produce differing amounts of gastric juices, with differing degrees of acidity. The food you eat must be digestible by your individual system.

Returning to our vehicle illustration, what happens when you use improper fuel? It isn’t long until the engine lets you know! If the fuel contains water or sediment, or if the octane level is wrong, you will know. All you have to do is listen to your engine.

Heartburn relief requires listening to your body. The next time you have heartburn, think back to what “fuel” you just put into your body. What did you eat? Write it down and forget it for now. Do this each time you have heartburn. After a month, look over the list. Does the same “fuel” always demand heartburn relief? Avoiding that fuel may be your answer.

2. Actions

The failure of your muscle to keep the door closed between stomach and esophagus may be as simple a matter as your actions. You may be doing things that make the door open.

Eating too fast, eating too much, or not chewing food well can all contribute to heartburn. Bending at the waist after eating is commonly connected to heartburn, as is tight clothing. Allowing yourself to become overweight puts undue pressure on that area of the body, an action best corrected by losing weight. Going to bed on a full stomach or exercising too soon after eating will also call for heartburn relief.

Your heartburn relief may be as simple as changing your actions. Try eating more slowly, and chewing every bite thoroughly before swallowing. This incorporates more saliva, which helps the stomach digest the food. Stop eating before you are too full. Wait at least 2 hours after eating before exercising – at least 3 hours before going to bed. Addressing other actions that put pressure on the lower esophagus may also bring heartburn relief.

3. Water

Another factor in heartburn relief is the consumption of adequate amounts of clean water. If you suffer heartburn during or after exercise, you may simply be dehydrated. Every muscle, including the LES that prevents backflow of stomach juices, needs sufficient water to function well. Be sure you drink plenty of water daily, with extra when exercising.

4. Garlic

Garlic provides heartburn relief for many, especially those who have H. Pylori. H. pylori is a bacterium found in the stomach. It works with acid secretion to damage stomach tissue, causing inflammation and contributing to heartburn. For heartburn relief, try eating 1 or 2 cloves of fresh, raw garlic daily until the H. pylori is eliminated.

5. Oxygen

Have you considered whether you are breathing deeply and regularly? As noted above, the root cause of heartburn is muscular. Muscles demand oxygen for efficient functioning. If, because of stress or poor habits, you fail to