What's the Root Cause of Your Acid Reflux/GERD? | w/ Harvard-Trained MD, Inna Husain

[@AmmisMenu]

First time I’ve heard vagus nerve hypersensitivity due to hyper vigilance from anxiety, viral infections affecting gi motility, and microbiome shifts due to antibiotics -all creating reflux…super informative thank you for educating us because my GI doc never talked about this!!

[@brianpratt6988]

I got the ‘vid and it led to the 100 day cough. Then a bunch of throat clearing. Pretty sure I had Post Viral Vagal Neuropathy. It eventually led to this LPR I have now. I ate whole food diet but had to reduce caffeine (coffee) and weekend alcohol. Trying to find a doctor to help treat this is hard. Doing a 20 minute video with this expert is a crime. I’ve seen and heard her a couple other places go on for an hour with awesome information.

[@TheAnimalguy1996]

I've had GERD symptoms everyday since 2022. I had the upper endoscopy(perfectly fine).I've changed my eating habits since. I avoid citrus, dairy, fried foods, sodas, juice, caffeine, I'm super active/work out daily etc. I do have severe anxiety and I've improved drastically. It's been stressful, but I'm glad I discovered this channel.

[@b.w.98]

Do you still have symptoms? How long since you've changed your lifestyle does it take for symptoms to go away complitely?

[@TheAnimalguy1996]

@@b.w.98 I still get symptoms occasionally, but for the most part I feel normal. It's hard to stick with a strick diet, but it's for the best. I've always been active; working out, so I knew the predominant cause was my anxiety. I eat clean throughout the week, no sugar, citris, or foods with acid. Avoiding processed foods and eating more home cooked meals and snacks, and enjoy myself on the weekends. Also, I use slippery elm extract, and Marshmallow extract to help.

[@ingaredd4671]

I went completely whole food plant based in June of last year. I started with an herbal detox for a month. By the end of this detox I was dealing with LPR symptoms and have been ever since despite elevation of head, avoid acid foods, spicy,keeping up right after meals. Not drinking coffee, smoking or any other lifestyle issues that contribute. Have lost 15/20 pounds going plant based. During the detox I did have an orange slice most days to assist with the taste of the herbal teas. I also had lemon and lime in my plant based recipes. I immediately stopped the citrus once I found you guys and at the end of the month long detox. I try to not exercise where I’m applying lots of abdominal pressure. I have used Gaviscon. I currently use reflux raft. I have eased up on the acidic foods and began to incorporate things like cooked onions. Of course we had the holidays and not always sure what was in food. But I’ve been mostly adherent to the lifestyle changes. I’ve begun to try to thoroughly chew my foods in smaller amounts more recent. Any thoughts?

[@rosevivo9387]

Go on cabbage juice it's wonderful for acide reflux,gerd,gastritis and any stomach issues. Work more efficiently than omeprazole or acide bloker. Do your research and its backup by science😊

[@samuelfilardi7533]

You should see a really good GI, bc some problems are not solved by changing lifestyle or anything you mentioned. Find the root cause and solve it.

[@brianpratt6988]

Sounds like you are doing most of it right. According to Dr. Jamie Kauffman,LPR expert, she says number one thing is eat a small, early dinner. At least 3-4 hours before bedtime. Then, no alcohol late at night. Big late dinner with alcohol equals perfect storm.

[@tedspence-f7i]

The job of acid is to digest food ... and that is so important .... blocking acid means blocking health ... it is the job of bile from gall bladder to neutralize acid .... So why is no one talking about bile .... and gall stones which block bile ....

[@luzperez5251]

My Teacher just said this to me. She is a NP.. would love to know more about this.

[@tedspence-f7i]

@@luzperez5251 It's amazing that docs never check gall bladder for acid problems .. and when the bile gets blocked then the acid takes over ......

[@sergio9164]

Yes Bile Salts And Beet Green juice helps bile flow .

[@tedspence-f7i]

@@luzperez5251 a smart teacher ....

[@anitazuck]

Thanks, Molly. Love to see this channel bringing in Dr. Husain, an extraordinary expert!

[@pieceofpeace35]

Thank you so much for this!!! This is extremely helpful! The only cause I have heard about that I didn't see mentioned was that low acid in the stomach can also cause reflux. Is that completely separate? How would you know if you have one or the other?

[@MalikFaraz945]

I appreciate you for this hard work your videos are very informational I am a big fan of you when you upload your new video

[@yesseniarodriguez9851]

Hi does gallstones have any effect on the gut like Gerd?

[@danaclark7437]

Deep breathing, Chewing gum and hard candy help me alot... alginate at night is also helpful

[@sombertone4798]

I'm not even sure what we're supposed to do. Many of us can't work. So we can't afford testing. Once we find "root cause" what do we do from there? I feel like a tiny percentage of people who have lpr actually get better. I literally eat a balanced diet and have only drank water for the last two years and I still have trouble breathing.

[@GershomEmos]

Are you currently sleeping on an incline? I only started to get significantly better when I started sleeping on a 35 degrees incline. Don’t give up! We’re all on this LPR boat together and we’re gonna get through this. Wishing you a complete recovery!

[@monicaa78]

I started having LPR symptoms after being put on progesterone. Is there a special way to treat the LPR based on the possible cause of onset if I am not able to stop taking the progesterone?

[@geologypsy]

Did you get an answer for this? I started HRT 6 weeks ago and have been in an LPR flare since. Haven’t quit HRT, but strongly considering it.

[@monicaa78]

@geologypsy no no answers. Lost my health insurance so cannot continue going to different doctors trying to obtain an answer for these symptoms. To bad cause I really need some relief 😮‍💨

[@maryrekar2150]

Excellent thank you

[@agold1702]

Interesting thank you ❤

[@chibeningully5368]

I am planning to use slippery elm soon … so can anyone tell me for how long should i take the slippery elm? because i know Molly wont have time to reply😢

[@romanaschwaiger1503]

Dear Molly, do/did you use slippery elm before your meals or afterwards? And how did you prepare it? I simmer it a few minutes but it's not that slimey... For me.. Would be glad if you could answer my question, greetings from Austria

[@brianpratt6988]

Drink it before or after. You experiment and see what works best for you. It has to be brewed with boiling water for 10 minutes at least.

[@mari051986]

do you recommend surgery if you have small hiatal hernia, also loose sphincter? if yes, what kind of surgery is the best one to do?

[@valwk8298]

I can relate to this because I have. GERD bad was told I have a small hiatal hernia and opt to not do the surgery and decide to do the trial and error trying different food and diet elimination.

[@mariahjames7941]

They said I had GERD two months ago I had chest pain. put me on PPI & finally now they are saying I could have H. Pylori & are now going to run more test but before testing they want me on sucarafate. I don’t like taking medication. I like going natural route. This has been a hard thing to go through. I’ve changed my diet completely. I’ve lost 25 lbs. I believe the ppi is also causing a lot more symptoms so I asked for a lower dose. 😪 I asked if I could take any other supplements because I wanted to start on slippery elm & licorice root but she doesn’t want me to take any right now. 😔

[@namagembe67]

Just take what you believe is best for you. Doctors are more into pushing pills. I started PPI yesterday and my side is already feeling sore. I was on PPI in January to March for Hpyroli, my kidney function went down

[@Fetherko]

I must have antibiotics with every dental cleaning at 6 month intervals. What should I do?

[@pieceofpeace35]

Maybe take probiotics when you have to do that? Or eat more fruits and veggies around that time, for the prebiotics, like she mentions?

[@johannabernardy5923]

What’s alginate and where do I buy it

[@ashaali19]

Gavasicon syrup has it

[@anjomiralles2380]

Anyone here from the philippines? I've been battling severe acid reflux for years now. I want my life back. Is drinking warm water with combination of ginger and pure honey helps? And the marsmallow thing? Thank you...

[@bulliedwriter2843]

From CEBU here --- i avoided any teas. .. I have erosive gastritis and h.pylori ... How are you feeling now ?

[@adityajohn6888]

I have gerd and colitis

[@GhettoGoogleJo]

Why does my stomach hurts if i dont eat?

[@Versiongurl]

Gastritis

[@GhettoGoogleJo]

@@Versiongurl thank you! Do you know what i can do for this pain to stop?? i’ll appreciate it thank you.

[@Versiongurl]

@@GhettoGoogleJo unfortunately the main thing to do is eat and never leave your stomach empty. Of course, also healing your gut lining. I’ve heard zinc cornosine is good for that.

[@GhettoGoogleJo]

@@Versiongurl thank you so much!!!!!

[@GhettoGoogleJo]

@@Versiongurl stay blessed. i appreciate you. I always thought that. the best thing to do is eat. because when i eat or over eat the pain is not there. but when i don’t eat it hurts or if i go days without fully eating due to stress & depression. thank you. so i get it. thank you so much .

[@anna.bondarenko2525]

I found some supplements with alginate in it. It’s called khelp. What do you think ? I also do intermittent fasting but sometimes longer than the basic 16:8. Is that okay?

[@MollyPelletierRD]

I recommend Reflux Raft! I don’t recommend intermittent fasting typically!! refluxraft.com/?sca_ref=4642612.ztQEw4j4AT

[@ttrippin30]

This whole channel really avoids a thorough approach to h pylori, which is unfortunate and a major mistake. Lots of band aid solutions, but if H Pylori is your root cause, this channel is not the page to guide you.

[@kalitest7321]

how are you gonna criticize the channel and not provide the "correct" approach? whats the thorough approach to h pylori that you suggest

[@teohproject]

A barium swallow is a lot of radiation!

[@BigSlim48916]

Who say Barium Swallow a lot of Radiation. No its not.. September 23, 2024