★★★★★
I have GERD throughout the day as a result of years of bulimia. Ginger tea has been helping me to digest well, which helps reduce the symptoms that lead me to re-engage in bulimic behavior. It's tough to kill the disorder when you feel burning pain all the time. Simmering fresh ginger root and then diluting it in water and drinking it throughout the day has somehow reduced (often completely preventing) the acid that comes up hours after eating. I think it does have something to do with strengthening the esophageal sphincter.
I digest cooked foods better, and I try to cook them in the ginger tea, which also makes food delicious. I cook my vegetable and meat stews in it, as well as grains and legumes.
I also drink slippery elm tea before eating, which together with the ginger tea, makes a great duo. Slippery elm helps protect the GI tract while ginger helps relax it.
