GERD

[fbleagh]

Hi guys,

I am currently working through a fairly strict diet to help control my recently diagnosed GERD ( Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - also called GORD ).

Just wondering If anyone has any tips that might help with my condition ?

I am currently staying away from
alchohol
full fat milk
dairy in general
cold cut meats ( ham etc )
high fat items like fatty meat etc
caffeine
chocolate
citris
spicy foods

And I am increasing my intake of
natural fat free yoghurt
1 yakult a day
banana's, berries etc
herbal tea's ( chamomile )
and of course water.

I am also following the small meals regime + no food within 1-2hrs of bed or exercise.

Any ideas would be appreciated :)

PS. does anyone know if vegemnite would be bad for this condition ?

[Joe_Burks]

Increasing lean protein helps some people

[Arluk]

Get a green drink powder such as barley grass. Start with 1/2 tsp in the morning, work up to 1 tsp in morning 1 tsp in evening. There are all kinds of thoeries and some scientific data showing the connection between general disease and pH imbalance. For myselft using barley grass as a supplement seems to have eliminated my acid stomach completely as well as increased my overall health.

[fbleagh]

Thanks for the quick responses guys :)

I shall give both of those idea's a try :)


Joe ,

Would a protein powder be a useful way of increasing my lean protein I've never actually used one before, or would just doing something like porridge for breakfast and chicken breast for lunch be enough of a boost ?


Arluk, I assume barley grass should be avaliable from my local health food store ?

Again thanks for your input guys

[Jford]

Mr. Stent,

How many veggies & fruit do you consume?
natural fat free yoghurt is still dairy, milk products contain casein (a protein componet) casein is like glue, they use it it stick lables on beer bottles. Your body could be reacting to this. Spriilina & chorella can increase the good bacteria in your gi tract.

Best of luck,

John Ford

[fbleagh]

John or should I say Mr Ford,

I eat a fair amount of veggies but not a great deal of fruit.
I am currently trying to eat atleast a banana every day.

Veggie wise I eat 2-3 veggies a day. Normally Carrot, Brocolli and Potato and sometime s a baby squash or some asparagus.


I shall try knocking out the yoghurt and see how i go.


PS. No need to be formal :) feel free to call me Stu :)

[Arluk]

Yep you can get barley grass and many other types of green drink powders. I find for myself that just straight barley grass is the easiest for my digestive system to get used to. I highly suggest eating the bannana with either some Kefir, goat milk yogurt or alone. Also some healthy fats that are easy to digest, unrefined coconut oil (make sure it comes in a lightproof container), extra virgin olive oil, ghee and cultured butter.

You may also want to take note of how your balance of fats, carbs, protiens and veggies effect your digestion. Try to find a balance that feels good when your done eating.

[Joe_Burks]

Stu,

The best bet is to go with whole foods before adding the powders.

Joe

[fbleagh]

Just a quick update for you guys :)

I have been on my new diet for 4 days now and my stomach seems to be slowly settling down. :) -- I removed the yoghurt as per your advice.

i will be heading to the helthfood store this evening to see what they have eg. spirulina or barley grass.


I've been eating chicken breast for my lunch -- yummy. But I am stiull looking for a nice sause or seasoning that i can have with them. Any ideas's


Last but not least i wanted to say thanks for offering your suggestions. Having people offer advice like this is very uplifting when facing such a major change in diet. I love this forum :)

[Matt_OZ]

Hi Stuart,

Everyone has already given you lots of great advice re the casein etc so you are probably on the right track now, I just one other thing to add. Consider ditching the Yakult and in it's place use a good probiotic (Inner Health + Capsules are quite good and they are available at most pharmacies). I assume you are taking for the probiotic benefits, the thing is yakult is also full of sugar. As a side note, you would be amazed how many people take Yakult to help them with conditions like candida but don't realise that the Yakult could actually be detrimental (candida feeds off sugar and the probiotic level of Yakult will not be enough to counter the negative effects of the sugar).

Good luck with it all mate,
Matt :D