Apple Cider Vinegar Treatment for Acid Reflux

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Posted by Melissa (Mobile, AL) on 01/09/2008
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I read all of the comments yesterday about ACV and its benefits relating to acid reflux. So, last night I purchased a bottle, and this morning took the recommended dosage. Immediately I became nauseated and have been so for the last 3 hours. I have burped ACV for the last 3 hours. I'm glad this works for others, but it is not for everyone. It only made my acid reflux worse, and I feel as if I'm going to vomit any second. Yes, I have eaten and had plenty of water. The bottle is going in the garbage can. Glad it wasn't expensive. Good luck to the rest of you.

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Posted by Stephanie (Dallas, TX) on 01/05/2008
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My son visited from AZ in the summer and asked me if I had any antacid tabs. I told him to try a couple of tsp of ACV.I poured it in a shot glass and told him to swig it down! He laughed and said that couldn't work. A few minutes later I asked him if he still had the problem. He didn't. He went back to AZ and a few days later called me and asked me how much of ACV he should take. I told him. His wife bought a bottle and he uses it as needed. No more acid reflux!

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Posted by John (Jacksonville, FL) on 05/24/2008

Cranberry juice is very acidic and will usually cause anyone with reflux a problem. So, I would not add cranberry juice to ACV. Try honey instead.

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Posted by Anon (Dallas, Tx) on 08/11/2009

I use Cran-Apple with my 2 teaspoons of ACV once a day and have had no problems at all with being acidic!

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Posted by Aware3 (Navarre, Fl.) on 08/11/2009

It must be unadultrated, unfiltered apple cider vinegar found at health food stores, the kind in stores do not have all the enzymes still in it, and other co-factors, also cut out sugar, coffee, strong teas, alcholic beverages, and get a book on balancing your alkalinity in your blood, and simply by adding a good green food, and there are many, which will help balance that. Blessings !

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Posted by Roswita (Seminole, Fl) on 10/10/2007
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I strongly urge you to buy only the Organic, raw, unfiltered ACV, without preservatives. I am a 62 year old woman who suffers from arthritis and acid reflux. Every morning I mix 1 tbls ACV with 1 tbls raw honey in a 16 oz glass of lukewarm filtered water. I do the same thing at night time. Only I mix it in 6 to 8 oz water. Otherwise I would be up all night. My arthritis pain has gone away and I no longer suffer from acid reflux.

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Posted by Michael (Angeles City, Phillipines) on 09/07/2007
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hi there, yes i do have a acid reflux, and i try the apple cider vinegar for three consecutive days and its really works for me, thanks you earthclinic, michael garcia, philippine

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Posted by Kara (Nashville, TN) on 08/15/2007
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I have been suffering from Acid reflux since I was 10 years old (about 14 years now). Nothing works- I've done it all. I get symptoms ranging from severe nausea, laryngitis, heartburn and now gagging during the night. Nexium didn't cure me (though it healed my esophaugus), Pepto makes it worse, tums do nothing. All I've been doing lately is propping my pillow and barely eating. I'm 23 years old and I can't enjoy myself half of the time because I want to throw up.

A friend of mine told me about ACV a few nights ago. I just got some non-organic Heinz (didn't know about the organic benefits) and took a tablespoon of it ight during a pretty bad episode. I wept because within minutes, all my symptoms subsided and I actually could lay down and sleep. This is UNBELIEVABLE!!! This morning, I woke up and my voice was smooth, I didn't have to clear my throat all day. I had another teaspoon full this morning and I think it actually gave me energy. ? I ate two meals so far with no nausea. I can't believe it! I am going by Wild Oats this evening to get Organic ACV. I am so excited to see if it continues working.

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Posted by Sandy (Sevierville, TN) on 07/31/2007
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Thank you so much for your advice about ACV. I have been taking ACV with digestive enzymes and have hade IMMEDIATE and CONSISTENT relief from acid reflux. My regular doctor gave me Protonix, and the GI doctor gave me Zegerid. He did not listen when I said I wanted to make lifestyle changes and not take meds. He scoffed at ACV and could not believe something acidic could help with stomach acid. After lots of research, I have found the side effects and long term damage of acid pump inhibitor drugs are not the first choice. The ACV and digestive enzymes work GREAT! For intense acid, Dr. Andrew Weil recommends DGL, and I have found a product called VAXA helps reduce the acid and restore pH levels. I take a digestive enzyme and 2 tablesppons of ACV with juice before each meal. Be sure to get raw ACV with the "Mother" or its natural enzymes. I take the ACV pills when traveling. I have told family and friends of this wonderful and inexpensive relief. Thanks again for being there afer hours of online research and providing hope.

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Posted by Daniella (Palm Springs, CA) on 06/08/2007
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I read that many people have used ACV for their acid reflex, but in my case I seem to get the worst acid after I eat vinegar or any acidic food. Right now I have a bad acid burn.I'm tired of all the digestive enzymes I buy --useless. Any help for my problem is appreciated. Thanks.

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Posted by Don (Los Angeles, CA) on 03/03/2007
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I have tried acv for about three weeks now with little success. I had a problem last night. When I use an extra pillow it seems to work but forgot to last night. I also have arthritis and acv mixed with raw honey has helped so much I have stopped taking syn-flex, a remedy with unknown side affects. I will try the acidophilus. Thanks

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Posted by Theresa (Louisburg, Kansas) on 02/27/2007
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I was told about your site about a month ago. I had had the stomach flu for 2 weeks and my digestive system was a mess. I read about ACV and started it that day. I haven't taken Nexium since. I have told everyone about the site. I take a "swig" of the APV with "the Mother" twice a day. I can't believe it, but after a month, I would say it works.

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Posted by Alan (NYC) on 10/23/2006
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Listen up singers! I have had reflux for almost two years now. I have no heartburn or stomach discomfort. I have the type of reflux that only attacks my throat. Sometimes my throat burns and is sore, my neck actually hurts and I have hoarseness. This of course is a huge problem because I am a singer and right now i'm doing a 1st national tour and when the acid reflux is bad, the singing is bad. Well it got particularly bad last week and my singing was really suffering (I even got my first bad review of my career because of it). Like many others I also have gone through nexium, zegerid, aciphex, etc. They all work for about a month and then the reflux comes back usually worse. So I went on a 24 hour information search because I got to a point where I wasn't sure I could sing the show. Well what I came up with worked IMMEDIATELY. So I want to share the news.

First - I stopped taking my prescribed reflux medicine. I took organic apple cider vinegar three times a day (two table spoons mixed in about 4 oz of water). I got a multi enzyme that I took before and after each meal and also after working out. And (this is a big one) I stopped drinking anything during my meals (it apparently makes digestion of food much easier when there isn't so much liquid with it). I started all this on a saturday morning and had a four show weekend. My voice came back by that matinee and it soared through the next three shows. Apparently people in the homeopathic world know all about the benefits of enzymes and the effectiveness of raw apple cider vinegar. I didn't. But now I do and I just wanted to share. It really works. Good luck. Peace.

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Posted by Scott (Oil City) on 10/15/2006
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I have been suffering from acid reflux for about 8 years .I have been to the doctor and have been on all of the prescription ppi drugs,currently on prilosec otc.I always had to back them up with tums ,Rolaids ect.None work for the long term. Tried ACV two nights ago seems to work. I have also for the last year been having problems sleeping, which then gave me migraines. I had my best sleep in two years the last two nights. Don't know if the ACV had any thing to do with that , but I love the side effect.

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Posted by Phillip (Sweden) on 10/09/2006
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Hi,about 3 years ago I started getting daily heartburn that got worse and worse.I ate rennie´s and tums like sweets and soon had to take Ranatidin on a daily basis. I visited my doctor who wrote out more prescription drugs.The drugs helped but as soon as the effect wore off I was back to square one. I read about the vinegar cure on your site and decided to give it a try. I cut back on the drugs and instead used the vinegar .I have been symptom free for over 6 weeks and feel 100% better. I can eat and drink things that were unthinkable before. A word of warning to anyone taking anti-acid drugs, the more you use them the worse your reflux will become after the daily dose wears off.The body compensates the lack of acid by producing more. It's a vicious circle that the drug companies never mention. Out with the drugs and in with the vinegar. A desert spoon in a glass of water every morning is enough to get your stomach working again. Best wishes from Scandinavia. P.S. great site

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Posted by Don (Ontario, Canada) on 09/19/2006
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All my life i"ve been eating rolaids like candy for my acid reflux. Watched a health show on tv about the digestive system and the lady doing the show said that a lack of acid is the most common cause of acid reflux. Acid naturally causes muscles of the esophagus to close off when digesting. Hence stopping acid reflux. The lack of acids cause the food to ferment and backup into the esophagus causing burning. She suggested taking a spoonful of ACV to stop the burn. Now no rolaids just ACV.Works wonders and I feel great.

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Posted by Chris (Toronto, Ontario) on 08/03/2006
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Recently I was sent from work to the hospital for chest pain so bad I nearly fainted. They were not convinced that it was acid reflux. After blood tests and ekg's and a stress test they conceded that I probably have acid reflux disease and prescribed pantoloc.... it didn't help much. I was prescribed nexium after the reflux persisted and that didn't help much either. I stumbled onto this web site today and ran out to buy acv and got more relief than I have since the reflux started. Here's hoping it continues... thank you

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Posted by Tracia (Kentucky) on 08/03/2006
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I tried ACV and it gave me the absolute worst heartburn and pain I've ever felt in my life. I began vomiting in a few minutes and now my heartburn is just SO awful. It is never this bad. I wish I had not done it.