Stop Suffering from GERD

Do These Symptoms Sound Familiar?
Heartburn • Regurgitation • Sore Throat Chest Pain • Belching • Asthma
Then you might be suffering from GERD - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Stoughton Health Board Certified General Surgeon Dr. Aaron Schwaab performs the minimally invasive LINX procedure, an effective solution for GERD.

[@humayunkhan8570]

How truthful he is in entailing everything!

[@makalu877]

Did not know about surgical options, thank you.

[@tammyfloberg1003]

Very thorough. I learned a lot

[@realitywinner7582]

Thanks so much..was unaware of PPi issues. The Light of Heaven to You.

[@tonyfontana8222]

Outstanding lecture !

[@StoHosp]

Glad you liked it!

[@marshajones8685]

Thank you

[@debbiec6216]

I am the only person in my family, who has this GERD and Erosive Esophagus :( 3/27/2023 I'll have EGD TEST. I feel I need other testing done to see more in detail of my esophagus.

[@joegaines8826]

How about an update? This was posted 2 years ago. Are you still performing this surgery? Thanks

[@manijeh9843]

He doesn’t mention it but instead of PPI’s I am using Apple cider vinegar to address my GERD issue. I am sure my gastroenterologist won’t like this but I just don’t want the risk of PPI’s.

[@heathers9599]

Me too

[@singleandlooking8026]

Now I am hearing from different doctors that apple cider vinegar is not the solution. So just be careful.

[@manijeh9843]

@@singleandlooking8026 I heard the same. In my case I am trying to avoid trigger foods as well.

[@corkion]

spot on bescause there no money to be made from that

[@stefanstoyanov4926]

​@@singleandlooking8026 It depends what kind of GERD is the issue. If it is because of low stomach acid, apple cider vinegar should be a good solution. Otherwise, no.

[@michelle-vl3me]

The research ive done shows that the surgery isnt very effective either. 😢😢😢

[@PJ-kx4of]

Do you ever do linx on a weak esophagus. Since my manometry showed 60% ineffective swallows my dr would rather do a loose Nissen than Linx. But I think it’s the reflux causing the motility issue and perhaps Linx would eliminate both. There are risks with either procedure and the Nissen isn’t reversible.

[@jeremydiaz5172]

Can the LES heal itself?! If not I am done taking PPIS!

[@burkuschgoldberg]

There are several videos online making the claim, that the les muscle isn't working properly for reflux patients, because there is not enough stomach acid. And that getting acid reducing medication therefore is the exact opposite of what reflux patients should be doing. It is recommended to drink apple cider vinegar for example or to take pills which help the stomach produce more acid. It is claimed that too low stomach acid is the cause for the insufficient functionality of the sphincter muscle. I have no idea if these claims are legit though...

[@widowswatch6610]

I have read a lot on low acid. Drs have been treating me for high acid and it’s not working I am trying the HCL and pepsin, and gaviscon with alginate too and alkaline water drink always

[@kennyflameofficial1496]

That's what I think as well.

[@NansGlobalKitchen]

​@@widowswatch6610Can you please share what kind of HCL you are taking and what brand of alkaline water ? I have silent Gerd. Thankyou in advance!

[@user-jz8oh1qc9v]

This is not true. IF this was the case then everyone who goes cold turkey off of ppi meds would get relief seeing as that causes acid rebound. The majority of people who quit ppi's get horrible symptoms.

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

When my wife and I had acid reflux years ago we never thought it could be from low acid, I thought it was due to hyper-acidity because of spicy foods we've been eating and drinks such fruit juices in bottles and coffee. We tried different medications but they only provided temporary relief. Someone at the church suggested to us to eat natural remedies such as red apples. We tried red apple delicious and Fuji apple fruits for a few days and we were amazed they worked, we totally got rid of the problem and it never came back until this day.

[@richardsanmiya2976]

Why is it always more medication. Change and clean up your diet and no coffee, no alcohol. Shame on us for sick care instead of wellness care. L.

[@tomjones3907]

Sodium Alginate same concept. Foams up in stomach creating a "raft" on top blocking gasses and acids from floating back up the esophagus.

[@tomjones3907]

Alginate found in Gaviscon Advance and Reflux Gourmet products...the only two I've found that contain this algae product.

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

You may try eating red apple delicious or Fuji apple fruits for a few days to neutralize hyper-acidity and get rid of acid reflux.

[@thejedifoodie2979]

I just ordered Reflux Gourmet.. looking forward to try it

[@tomjones3907]

@@thejedifoodie2979 I actually found the Gaviscon Advance a better option. Can find on Amazon

[@ALEXdaG]

I’ve got it really bad. I’ve suffered so much from gerd and it is infuriating. Just can’t get a good handle on it. First bite of every meal i choke hard and have to wash the food down and when i do i get a wave of exhaustion. I get pain in my ears when i get flare ups from my stomach!

[@christineboydstrongtower]

Well I’ve been taking a heaping teaspoonful of baking soda with very warm water…. It works. I don’t have a gallbladder. They just took it out because I had a gull stones [not many] so it’s be since 2006.

[@suzannetawfiq5373]

Sorry to learn of your struggle. It sounds like you have weakness in the esophageal muscles. You are not a candidate for this operation. They have to do the manometric study first to evaluate the strength of the swallowing muscles.

[@NansGlobalKitchen]

Omg! Same here! I am so sorry you are suffering with this. I have no gallbladder as well and I feel pain in my ears too and tightness around my stomach. I am taking Betaine HCL with every meal which helped in the beginning but now I feel the acid reflux when I am walking, I feel the acid coming up feeling the burning on side of my throat, my ears and wants to burp but has difficulty and feels like choking too. It is very scary!

[@ALEXdaG]

@@NansGlobalKitchen yea that’s not good but sounds like me. We gotta get checked out and avoid cancer in the future

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

Try eating natural remedies such as red apple delicious or Fuji apple fruits for a few days. They are known to have alkaline properties which can neutralize hyper-acidity and are proven effective in treating acid reflux or GERD.

[@widowswatch6610]

Any suggestions for gastritis stomach burn??? It’s been a year of burning everyday. Drs just say take Pepcid. But is it high acid or low acid at age 70. 97 pounds now. Lost about 15 pounds. Drs are not helping. Dr said I had gerd too. ?????

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

It might have something to do with your diet or stress. Try eating natural remedies such as red apple delicious or Fuji apple fruits for a few days to neutralize hyper-acidity in the stomach.

[@corkion]

i take i tablespoon of apple cider vinger in a glass of water it helped me big time

[@csj2500]

For how long have you been taking this?

[@guillermolicon8622]

Hi 👋 i have a question you take it ones a day after you eat a meal 🥘 or every time you eat a meal

[@3rdworldgwaming467]

​@@guillermolicon8622pls search for "serious keto" s videos on apple cider vinegar vs Gerd. It's on yt. He will give u all the details as per his journey/experience.

[@user-kc1ci8jg2d]

Bile salts and cut sugar and breads etc, carnivore diet

[@tomjones3907]

The problem isn't TOO MUCH ACID at ALL! It's n not enough acid or acid in the wrong place OUTSIDE the stomach. You actually need MORE acid in stomach to digest nutrients. Stomach Ph should be in the 1.5-2.5 range - hugely acidic. But it needs to stay there as the esophagus is not designed to handle that level of acid as is the stomach. Better digestion = less regurgitated food. Take Betaine HCL and digestive enzymes WITH food, the Gaviscon Advance or Reflux Gourmet AFTER eating and at bedtime to seal up the LES precluding gas or food from backing up. Eat a low acid diet for one week to help heal the throat and sinuses as pepsin gas has embedded itself in there. You will feel better in a week

[@tomjones3907]

@@user-je4qz5fi4p True but rare - REAL rare

[@Kwelar]

Are you a doctor or have any training in medicine, etc.? A lot of people on the internet seems to have all the answers yet have no credentials.

[@tomjones3907]

@@Kwelar Only credential is personal experience - the BEST credential.

[@widowswatch6610]

Did that help for you I have been burning for about a 8 months. I can hardly eat . Is it low acid that causes this gerd/ gastritis? Does HCL help?

[@tomjones3907]

@@widowswatch6610 Low acid is the issue more often than not. Take HCL with meals then Gaviscon Advance (or any Alginate product - Reflux Gourmet etc...) AFTER eating and at bedtime. Keeping the Pepcid IN the stomach is key. Drink Alkaline water all the time. Doing these things should provide relief within a month or less imho.

[@The_Gallowglass]

"How is GERD diagnosed?" Ahahaha. The doctor couldn't have given less of a sh1t. She just assumed I had it. I went to another doctor and asked for an endoscopy or anything and she said, "We don't want to go down that route and open up a can of worms." I told her, "Are you kidding me? I want this done. I need relief." They act like we're stupid.

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

You can get rid of the problem by simply eating natural remedies such as red apple delicious or Fuji apple fruits. Eat those red apples for a few days to ensure success of treatment.

[@ilonabaier6042]

Were there natural alternatives to ppi meds??? I missed it. This was a rehash of everything from big pharma, it seems. Or have I missed something.

[@guymilner4721]

Hi let me just jump in here. Briefly please. I’ve got gerd etc 20 years on ppis etc always get reflux ok. I say that to say I went to a yoga retreat in masca Tenerife. They made all food from plants grown in their garden. I never needed any of my three medications daily. AMAZING. LIFE CHANGING. Best wishes

[@jonjr9]

I stopped eating dairy, sugar and cut out all junk food. Removed soda pop, fruit juices and all fruit from my diet. Now I am on the carnivore diet

[@jmc8076]

No good quality longterm studies not funded by dairy/cattle industry or billionaires tied to them and also fund influencers and key speakers. Look up: Saturated fat and blood brain barrier incl 1/may have detrimental effect on health of brain by disrupting blood brain barrier, 2/ Chronic Consumption of Bovine Dairy Milk Attenuates Dietary Saturated Fatty Acid-Induced Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction. 3/ what foods are easily oxidized and may lead to clots 4/role of TMAO and too much IGF-1 5/sat fat and cancer esp liver and bowel Do what’s best and right for you just make an fully informed choice based on orig studies and objective sources. Some of worst health damage can be silent and take yrs.

[@michelerobinson9298]

My doctor told me fruits and vegetables

[@heyted222]

My Gi doctor , won't listen to me , she is saying that my symptoms are from IBS , but I am having the feeling like acid that is coming into my throat , when I am having these episodes I have trouble breathing and feels tight, she's saying it's IBS and that she doesn't think she's gonna find anything .. I feel crazy now!

[@StoHosp]

We are sorry to hear that. Hope you are able to find relief!

[@richardeidemiller6739]

Change doctors. Vicki

[@tomjones3907]

Yes it's LPR - GERD. Treat with Gaviscon Advance or Reflux Gourmet. These contain Sodium Alginate which blocks pepsin gas from floating up the esophagus - which is what is causing your symptom. Pepsin should be in the stomach to digest foods but not up in throat digesting tissue. This needs to be blocked then follow with a low acid diet for a week to avoid activating the pepsin already in your throat and sinus tissues. Take a teaspoon of honey several times /day after meals and at bedtime.

[@suzannetawfiq5373]

Any treatment for IBS?

[@michelerobinson9298]

Leave your doctor find a new doctor

[@diliakidd1851]

I have been on. Ppl’s for ten years how can I get off them …. My Dr does not seem to know how as long as I take the med Iamm okay But I understand we need that we need the acid to dijest our food so what is the problem..

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

You can get rid of hyper-acidity in the stomach or acid reflux by eating red apples fruits such as red apple delicious or Fuji apples. Eat those apples for a few days to ensure success of treatment.

[@ilonabaier6042]

Define long-term, please.

[@rushkycabornay9345]

Acid reflux so painful

[@rodrigobalibalita12]

It causes a lot of discomfort and quite awful. We've been there before. We were able to get rid of acid reflux by eating natural remedies such as red apple delicious and Fuji apple fruits. It only took a few days eating those red apples and we were amazed acid reflux was gone and never came back.

[@richardeidemiller6739]

I don't know how to keep living with this and there doesn't appear to be any good solutions. Vicki

[@Tyler-gd7yw]

eat nothing but red grapes for 2 or 3 weeks and it will be 90-100% healed; worked for me you can do some lightly oiled popcorn if cravings are too much and you need a fix you can also probably do it with just about any other fruit thats high water content & high astringent as well, but i did it with grapes, but feel free to try other fruit especially if you find some that tastes really good

[@Tyler-gd7yw]

let me know if you try it and how it goes!

[@richardeidemiller6739]

@@Tyler-gd7yw Funny I just woke up and saw your message. And even more ironic as of yesterday popcorn is another thing I have to eliminate. My stomach has been horrible the last 2 times I ate it ( yesterday being one of the days) I have been overhauling my diet since learning of mild kidney disease and high BP. I am learning my triggers now and my stomach has been better since my original post. Sugar, popcorn and virtually all processed foods are eliminated to this point. I have been doing this to myself all these years somewhat unknowingly. Vicki

[@Tyler-gd7yw]

@@richardeidemiller6739 haha yeaaaa popcorn is not good either, and it is a trigger for me as well, but so is everything else lol my stomach & bowels've been horrible lately as well and are as im typing...just been stress eating corn chips & harvest snaps & nando's mashed potatoes & garlic bread & instant noodles for like a week straight, all of it is misery lol dont fear natural sugars btw! only refined/processed/unnatural sugars natural sugars from whole fruits come as a package deal with all the flavenoids & enzymes & fibre & bacteria & god knows how much more stuff is in there to balance everything out nicely for us, all of which are sripped and killed off during processing because the food industry just wants to profit off the sugar itself & its addictive nature & doesnt care about all the other necessary-for-health components that get in the way of shelf-life or profitability for them.......i guess.....i just kinda came up with all that as i was typing, but it sounds about right haha

[@3rdworldgwaming467]

​@@richardeidemiller6739How are u now?... better?...pls reply

[@peterfantoni919]

If you see some guy wearing a mask giving medical advice you should probably not do what they say. Just saying

[@yenlard6683]

😂

[@jmc8076]

He may have had to just follow policy the day the talk was given at that venue or building.

[@surlyman7970]

Yeah. If you are on the operating table and your surgeons, anesthesiologist & nurses are wearing masks, make sure you tell them to remove them - because they don’t work. Genius

[@peterfantoni919]

The mask is for them not you genius So they don't get blood ect in face .masks are useless unless you trying to protect from dust. Mask is USELESS 💯

[@tomjones3907]

@@surlyman7970 He's not talking surgeries where masks trap fluids. He's referencing masks while visiting that do ZERO in limiting viral spread. Viruses enter through skin, ears, eyes even hair and are on the order of 100x smaller than mask fiber. Now shown that even E95 masks worthless when it comes to airborne viruses.

[@pattymiller8447]

Take off the mask !!

[@nguoithichhoasim1233]

Prevention is better than treatment . The health professionals are worry that new covid -19 variant can affect the brain which causes poor memory , dementia .

[@reese17lara95]

He probably has an existing medical condition that makes him vulnerable to Covid but still wanted to deliver his educational speech and wore a mask to protect himself!

[@reese17lara95]

Try just listening without looking at the speaker and you wouldn’t even know he was wearing a mask, his words were crystal clear from the beginning to the end

[@drdecorator9532]

It’s not a disease, it’s an ailment.

[@covidfake1573]

Untrustworthy dogs wear muzzles so I say keep it on.

[@sarahubert130]

Good grief 😂

[@randomthings8247]

My experience has been different. I had no regurgetation events, EVER. I have no idea as to how "heart"burn feels. I've been a non drinker most of my life. Multiple family tragedies had me over a barrel. Insomnia, regrets, guiltall for overlooking what the doctors should have caught. I only caught those AFTER my six siblings died after one cancer after another. Jeryy smoked but no lung cancer, he got colon coancer. Rej, never smoked ate sen sible was good BMI,,, but he got prostate cancer. The one that feeds on testosterone. You mean to say that this Urologist had no idea that there are 2 types of prostate can cer/ One is watch and wait, the other is definaetely not. Some 23 years ago, I saw a new Doctor and my BP was 140 ovwe 90. Not great, not bad. I got Metoprolol for this. Despite it not working AT ALL, Doc said keep taking it, it'll "kick" in. But wait, Soce the Atrial fibrillation started just a few weeks on the Met. No, he insisted, Met can't give you AF. I went 5 years, thinking that my heart's being damaged with every attack, I'd get 2-3, sometimes 4 times a week. They were POWERFUL and would last 6 to 8 hours. One time, the injection they givwe you wasn't working. Doc nods to a nurse "another" hit. Nope. Another Doc asks me, if I feel anyh pain. To his amazement, I said no. Wel the arrythmia is affecting of ther chambers of your heart. I offered the observation that sometimes an Ativan would abort an attack Another nod from the Doc and evertyhing settled down, erratic beats but no to strong the feeel like my heart's going to explode. ut what to do about it/ The Maise procedure an'or a pacemaker is "standard" of care. Sorry, standards aren't high enough for me. Thne Internet was just gettting up to speed so I did a lot of research. 2-3 hours a day for many weeks. When you want answers, go to the forums. One guy, an engineer with some chamistry learning. went to the New York library and spent moths. Good data and research, clearly ovlerlooked was the role Magnesium plays in the body. Some 400 processes are reliant on adequate magnesium intack. Depleted soiles, poor mineral intake. So he tried titrating from 250mg to 2000 a day in divided doses did the trick within only a few weeks. So I went for it,,,, IT WORKED FOR ME. 15 years now, and not a glitch,,, not one.

[@alafia1276]

Mean you get GERD because trauma with cancer not because from gastrick? Are u feel fatigue, so many gas in body and nervous?

[@yujinier]

what kind of magnesium?

[@randomthings8247]

@@yujinier Jamieson has a blend og mag blends. citrate, oxide... one othe can'rememce. S start with 250 mg x2 a day. give that a week and see, if nec, add anoer dode per day. spread the doses to taking after a meal. at some point you will encounter bowel inyoerance,, diahreea. back off one pill and continue. YMMV, everyones different. me no doctor. plse excuse the poor grammar and spellin. i caonlt use a rubbertippd prncil. good luck

[@NansGlobalKitchen]

​@@yujinierI would like to know too what kind of magnesium he used?

[@NansGlobalKitchen]

Did anyone check for H Pylori?

[@rationalmuscle]

Never trust anyone wearing a mask.

[@marylousherman5471]

Get over the mask paranoia.... don't buy into the Fox network b. s.