Acid Reflux from Birth to Death
Fight to get rid of Acid Reflux - A true story by Rayner Chandler
To my poor little mother it might have been really a horrifying feeling when her first baby refused her own mother's milk. She might have dreamt of her first baby from her childhood. It would be a much a wonderful nourishing experience to hold the newborn baby while sucking her milk. These are all what normal mothers are experiencing during childbirth. She was and very delicate at that time.
Mine was a most difficult birth. My mother really wanted to have a natural
delivery, but the doctors are forced to do a cesarean. She was in a weak
condition at the time we left the hospital.
At the very first time when she tried to feed me, I screamed with pain, pursed
my little red face and vomited sour milk all over the room, thus rejecting the
natural gift of love. She kept on trying to feed me. I was an eight-pound boy
and was extremely hungry too.
Doctor had given instruction to mother how to correctly prepare Cream of Wheat
for the new born babies. It had to be cooked in a double boiler for a minimum of
two hours in order to make it soft enough for an infant to digest. My mother
once told me that when she fed me with that cream, I smiled for the first time
after my birth.
I grew out with out any acid reflux problem after that. By two years old I had
no symptoms at all. For more than thirty years I had no problem of GERD. But
something happened and I started with indigestion problem again. It occurred
after a stressful period in my life. I had become a talented cook and as a
result I started eating food rich with fat. Some how I became interested in wine
as well. This combination of
stress, food and wine finally made me a GERD
patient.
Initially I took baking soda dissolved in water and try to regurgitate when I
can't bear with the heartburn. After repeating this many times, I could realize
that I had developed a hiatal hernia. This of course worsens the situation and
my doctor scolded me and prescribed antacids. I did not know at that time that
the antacids contain even more aluminum than baking soda.
Then I started using the proton pump inhibitor drugs (PPI). I was prescribed to
use Prilosec. It was really unbelievable. I could eat whatever I want but never
have indigestion. Naturally a cook's dream comes through! I was a type of person
who could abuse their body and never feel in doing so.
Every thing was going very smoothly until one night after a huge French dinner
in New York City; I had a very bad case of acid reflux. I was suddenly awakened
from deep sleep due to an acute pain of acid regurgitating from my mouth into
the bed lines. I was so afraid and started crying as if a three days old child.
I again went to the doctor and double the dose of the drug. After continuing the
medicine the condition still become worse. I could realize that the
PPI drugs
are not working on me. So I did a research for the reason and I could realize
that this drug can't be used more than eight weeks. But I was using it for many
years with the consent of my doctor. On further investigation I could found that
these drugs have potentially number of harmful side effects.
I was totally confused of what to do. my doctor advised surgery is only the
solution now. He is also of the opinion that this surgery is not always
effective and also dangerous to do this. The procedure is called fundoplication,
by which the damaged parts of the esophagus are removed and attach the remaining
section to the stomach.
That made me to find a
natural way to beat this terrible condition. It was not
an easy step, but by constant effort and experimentation, I could cure myself. I
talked with many people to find people who know about this subject. I read
number of books and articles and goggled through the Internet to get the latest
information. I tried all the possible things I could find; herbs, tonics,
special foods, plant extracts, exercise, Chinese formulas, yoga and meditation.
Finally I could find the correct combination of items and methods, which were
all safe and natural. I was really astonished to see that how easily one can
cure acid reflux. Herbs like marshmallow and slippery elm have a soothing effect
on esophagus and throat and also enhance the healing process. Certain
meditations are good to alter the PH factor of the body. Plants like ginger and
licorice have the power to reduce the acids in your stomach. There are many
things like that. I am now living a normal life with healthy eating habits and
don't depend on medicines too.
So I have seen that I won't take the acid reflux problem to grave. If I had
listened to my doctor I would probably be there now. I wound recommend and
encourage others not to depend on
drug therapy or surgery in case of acid
reflux, but to explore natural possibilities that can be used to cure the
condition.
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