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Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Michele (Los Angeles) on 02/15/2007
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I started using the ACV drink recommended on these pages to treat my reflux. Works great for the reflux, I sleep like a baby and feel great. Only problem is, I'm dropping a lot of weight fast, and I only weigh 102 now (I'm 5'2"). Is there any way to safely use this without becoming too thin? Thanks!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Rebecca (Bogue Chitto, MS) on 02/11/2007
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I have been suffering with terrible acid reflux for the past 3 years. I am up nearly every night with violent nausea. I would get no relief until I would finally vomit. UNTIL!!!! Apple cider vinegar, honey, and water. I mix up 1/2 cup of each ingredient at a time. I take 2 tablespoons in the morning and 2 at night. (refrigerate un used portions) Mix up as much as you want, just equal portions of all ingredients! Saved my life. No more tums. No more vomiting. A full night's sleep! Rebecca
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Posted by Lea (Eau Claire, WI) on 01/31/2007
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Thank You for your suggestion of ACV for acid reflux. My Acid Reflux symptoms came on very quickly. Within a week from my first symptom, I was miserable with a thick throat...a lump in my throat. It was difficult to swallow. I tried drinking an 8th of a cup of ACV combined with about 3/4 cup water. Within 1/2 hour, I felt relief. Thank you so much. Lea
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Posted by Paula (Sacramento, CA) on 11/26/2006
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Hello I have been taking the AVC (1-2 TBLS) with honey and 30 drops of cayenne tincture each morning. It helps to keep the Acid Reflux in check, but hasn't cured it, per se. I did try Bowen therapy which is a type of body work. Apparently there is a treatment for 'digestion'. My Bowen therapist in Sacramento did this and I had no symptoms for two weeks. They are starting to come back now, so I will schedule another appt. Tom says it is a bug of some sort causing the distress, that is why I also take 30 drops of licorice tincture. I am about ready to try the clay treatment he suggests as well. email me at pcbow @ mac.com if you want the name and address of Ralph for the bowen work. Paula
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Pete (Oakville, Ontario) on 11/17/2006
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was on nexium for 6 months and started having really loose bowel movements 3/4 times a day, figured this was not good. Went off the nexium and 2 weeks later went back to once a day with solid stools, but then the acid reflux came back, went on the computer and found this site for acv. Glad I found it, less than a week taking 2/3 times a day I think I am cured.
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Posted by Newspicker (Chicago) on 11/15/2006
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As a veteran TV News anchorman, I was slowly losing my voice due to a type of acid reflux disease known as Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPRD). After limited success with a regimen of proton pump inhibitor drugs such as Nexium and Prilosec, I discovered apple cider vinegar. The short story: My voice is back and the damaging throat clearing which had threatened my career is largely gone. I'm aware that treating a condition caused by stomach acid with an acid product is counterintuitive.. but it works! I don't believe this is a cure, and I still take Nexium once a day but ACV is far more effective.
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Posted by Michael (Marysville, OH) on 11/11/2006
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I found your site looking for relief from acid reflux. It was getting bad. I'd had it mildly for about 10 years and took prilosec on and off. The ACV worked right away and I am now able to eat pizza again without an attack!!! Thank you all. My only suggestion: For those who don't like the taste, I add mine to orange juice and drink it with a straw. That way I can't really smell it and I get it down fast.
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Posted by KB (Chicago, IL) on 06/09/2006
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I have acid reflux. The silent kind. No heartburn or late nights... but it was there. I sing in a rock back and it hit me after a performance. I am sure the late nights, beer, and late eating finally caught up with me. I went to the ENT, got scoped and was put on Prevacid (PPI). Did that for a month, while researching the web and anything I can get my hands on to get rid of this. I couldn't sing without major pain. We practice weekly and felt like I was letting the guys down. I found ACV and gave it a try...it certainly helped but ACV is acidic. It cures the heartburn, but since acid reflux is stemmed from too much acid coming up the to the throat... you might be adding to your problems as I did in my case. I wanted off the PPI's as that is very bad for you in a lot of ways. I found some natural cures like taking Ginger Root extract after meals and Honey when the reflux kicks up and before I sleep every night. I also drink a shot of Aloe Vera with water (you can get that at any healthfood store) three times a day. The Aloe actually heals the burns internally in your throat (just like it does for your skin when you get an external burn). I feel for the first time I actually have a handle on this. We have a gig a week from today and my confidence is growing as each day passes. My advice to this group is to do your research. There are many other things I am doing aside from what I listed above, but those specifically have helped me. Everyone is different. There are many natural remedies out there that you can look at to heal yourself and still not have to change your lifestyle too much. Just stay away from PPI's (they say Orange Peel extract is something to consider in replacement...but should be done carefully and for a short period of time - research it)...I have a feeling in about 10 years there will be a study on PPI's and how they are causing all sorts of new problems. When you think about it, the reason your stomach creates the acid is to break down food you eat before it hits your intestines, which is a good thing...PPI's basically put undigested food in your intestines to rot...not good. The main issue for everyone on this board is to just keep the acid in the stomach where it belongs...anyway...good luck...research, research, research!!! When I am 100% healed I will be back with more...till then...ROCK ON!
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Posted by Mark (Dubuque, Iowa) on 04/24/2006
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i have been suffering from acid reflux for about 6 years now. started out with the heartburn, then got to the point were i couldn't swallow food without flushing it down with lots of water.the doctor put me on protnic then previcid, prilesac, and finally nexium for the last 4 years.i have been hospitalized 3 times in the last 2 years for heart attack like symtoms. the results have always been the same. there is nothing wrong with your heart. this last trip to the hospital on 4/18/06 the doctor told me to double up on the nexium. so i went home and did so.that night the pain in my chest was worse than it had ever been. that's when i got on the computer and typed in reflux. i found this site and after reading all the comments on acv, i felt a small ray of hope. i got up the next day and went to the health store and bought a bottle of acv. i went out to my truck , opened it, smelt it, and thought there is no way i'm drinking this. at that same time my heartburn was so bad i figured i had no choice. i took a swig of acv and drank some orange juice right after. the heartburn got worse for a minute or so, and then just like that it was gone, it stayed gone for almost 5 hours. i was completely stunned. ive been taking a tbls 3 times a day now for 3 days and i haven't felt this good in years.who ever started this web site should be thanked for eternity. thanks for all of your input. thank you, thank you!!!!!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Johnette (San Diego) on 04/24/2006
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I ran across your website surfing the internet. After about 3 weeks of having stomachache pains up all nite I had a very bad episode where I thought I was having a heart attack. the pain was all in my back, I was having anxiety attacks and was diagnosed with Gastritis. I went to the ER and they put me on Pepcid AC and Maalox. I was taking that for about a week when I came across this website. It seems to help but I started to try the ACV 2 teaspoon twice a day with Organic Apple juice taste great and it seems to really be helping with the Acid Reflux. I can sleep through the nite I still have the pain alittle bit but nothing compared to what it use to be, I can handle it. I will continue to use ACV. Oh, and my complexion seems to be brighter too. Great Stuff! I love it, Thanks for the insight.
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Posted by Linda (LaFollette Tennessee) on 04/14/2006
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Read your web page about natural cures. After many different drugs I had tried and not had any relief so I tried your remedy. After reading several different comments from people who had done the vinegar I thought it made sense. I also read some other information on chewing gum helps create more saliva which adds more enzymes that aids digestion. With these 2 natural things I have had about 80 percent relief! YAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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Posted by Ann (Bmt, TX) on 03/28/2006
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When I first had pain in my hands from arthritis I was 35. I read about ACV/honey as a drink, hot or cold, and drank it once a day. It helped, and I used it for quite a while. This was a home remedy for what used to be called rheumatism, and farmers mixed pure apple cider vinegar with mother into the mash for their cows to help them have healthy calves and easy births. There's a popular book out that talks about ACV for reflux, and other natural cures that has good information. I've been drinking pure cranberry juice with spring water several times a day for a year, and after a month I had no reflux at all, and begin sleeping all night for the first time in a long time. I believe the acid in any natural pure juice is good for digestion, but the natural AVC is good for a lot of other things, balancing the ph in the system. Great web site, thanks.
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Posted by Mary (Clio, MI) on 03/27/2006
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No more tums for me... ACV has cured my acid reflux after taking it for a month... It is so nice to not to burp up the acid and not having the dry cough that comes after ... Thanks so much for the advice.
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Posted by Nancy (Higginsville, Mo) on 03/27/2006
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After 15 years on Prevacid, I stumbled onto this web site. It has now been 2 weeks and I have not taken a pill. I take 1 T before each meal. If I feel bad after eating, which has been only twice, I take another Tablespoon.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Jillian (Richlands NC) on 03/10/2006
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I did not actually hear about this remedy on this site but have tried the ACV out of pure desperation to cure heartburn and I am a firm believer! I had heartburn for weeks, chewed up an entire large bottle of antacids to no avail. I took 1 tbsp of vinegar and before the awful taste was out of my mouth my heartburn was GONE! It did not return for many months and I repeated the ACV dose. It's been a year and a half and I've had 4 doses of the ACV and it does such a great job removing the heartburn pain!
