Acid Reflux Treatment: Alcohol and GERD.
Image via Wikipedia I am not going to be a killjoy and suggest NO ALCOHOL. It is a pleasant drink that has some beneficial properties if used properly. All I suggest is that you use common sense and drink in moderation. Drinking in moderation, alcohol confers all the benefits without unduly aggravating your GERD. Alcohol [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Meadowsweet for GERD.
Image by Steve_C via Flickr Meadowsweet is a perennial herb found mainly in damp meadows, roadsides, ditches, boggy land and riverbanks. It grows wildly in Europe, USA and Canada. It grows up to 120 cm in height. The flowers are collected in summer and dried. It is used as a rheumatic pain reliever, anti emetic, [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Fennel for GERD.
Image by Enoch Ross via Flickr Fennel is native to Europe and South Asia. It is an aromatic herb that grows to 2 metres. It is seen growing naturally along roadsides, fields and open spaces in Europe, USA, Southern Canada, Asia and Australia. Fennel is used in cooking and the flavour is similar to anise. [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Ginseng for GERD.
Image via Wikipedia Ginseng is a slow growing perennial. There are different varieties of ginseng. It has been used in Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. It has been promoted as a stress reliever, for memory problems and it is an anti-oxidant. Side effects of ginseng include asthma attacks, raised blood pressure, palpitation and hypoglycaemia. [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Slippery Elm to treat GERD.
Image via Wikipedia Slippery Elm is a tree native to North America. The inner bark of this small tree has medicinal properties. The bark is collected in spring and dried. It smell like fenugreek and it is insipid. It is available in various forms. As a tablet, capsule or fine powder, it is mucilaginous. When [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Seaweed as treatment of GERD.
Image via Wikipedia Seaweeds are marine algae. There are a large variety of seaweeds and they are put in four main groups, brown, red, blue-green and green. Seaweed is used widely as a food in Japan and Korea and many other countries. From seaweeds, extracts such as agar and alginates are obtained and used in [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Anise for GERD.
Image via Wikipedia Anise or aniseed is a flowering herbaceous annual plant native to the Mediterranean region and Asia. The leaves are used for digestion, relieve toothache and the essential oil used for scabies and lice. Anise is used in cooking and is an ingredient in alcoholic drinks like Ouzo (Greek), Pernod (France) and Raki [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Drugs as cause of GERD.
Certain drugs or food can relax the lower esophageal sphincter and produce acid reflux. Acid reflux will present mainly as heartburn. It is estimated that up to 50% of asthmatics have GERD. In some cases GERD aggravates asthma because small amount of refluxate aspirate into the bronchi causing inflammation. This leads to constriction and trigger [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Ginger for GERD.
Image via Wikipedia Ginger is a pungent spicy aromatic root used in cooking. The fresh rhizome can be white, yellow or red depending on the variety. It contains potassium, magnesium, copper and manganese. It has been used for years as a carminative (relieve wind) and to relieve gut spasm. Ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is [...]
Acid Reflux Treatment: Ayurvedic Medicine and GERD.
Image via Wikipedia Ayurveda is steeped in Indian culture and dates back to 5000 BC. After India gained independence in 1920, there was a resurgence of ayurvedic medicine, and it is now taught in Universities and used side by side with conventional medicine. There are over a quarter of a million practitioners in India. The [...]
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