The doctor put me on pepcid 20mg twice a day. , but I suspect that may be changing in the near future as the scientific evidence is mounting that high-carb foods are rarely beneficial for anyone. , while not speaking out against whole grains, beans etc. Thanks for all of your input and encouragement. Bernstein Diabetes Solution and any other healthy low-carb diet or plan, all are welcome in our lowcarb community. So they tell people to avoid the white stuff (white flour, sugar) etc. I cannot speak to the hiatal hernia issue, but it is a common benefit of this way of eating that acid reflux just stops. Lots of people report reduced or vanished acid reflux problems. I want to get healthier, lose weight, and get off this medicine and blood pressure medicine (I have high cholesterol too but I refuse to take statins) this year. Last edited by Oldsalty: Sun, Mar-03-02 at 17:46. I guess due to the water weight the foods cause. I found out a few months ago, that I had a hiatal hernia that was causing me alot of pain in the esophageal area, plus in my lower ribs from the acid reflux. If I fall far from the wagon on carbs, I feel it. Access hundreds of thousands of recipes that are healthy and easy to make. A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that keeping a food diary may double your weight loss efforts.
All my esophageal erosion is also gone - or at least not mentioned in the report. I have lots of GI issues associated with an autoimmune condition. You might want to read what Dr Mercola has to say about these and other similar medications. The only thing I know is that hiatal hernias tend to improve with weight loss, or, more specifically with fat loss, in particular fat that surrounds the organs (visceral fat) and fat under the skin (subcutaneous fat) These types of fat are the most harmful for a variety of reasons. Stream hundreds of free workout videos and track them in one click. Another supplemental thing which I believe helps me (actually two things) is digestive enzymes with every meal and a really good probiotic daily. My relief is almost immediate upon beginning eating low carb. Give it a chance as it is much better than medications which all have negative side effects. Talk with your healthcare provider about how you can help yourself dietarily. But I believe the dietary changes are at least as much to credit as those other things. I also fight with gastroparesis (actually, the entire GI tract is dysfunctional) and silent reflux. It used to be painful and I often did have acid reflux. All those symptoms have been improved with low carb, and at last check there was no mention of the hiatal hernia at all. TEAM: Living Low Carb (Atkins and other Plans). Low carb helped my hernia so much I do not notice it anymore. Then I started the Atkins diet, and forgot to take my pills a few times. Atkins diet and low carb discussion provided free for information only, not as medical advice. Forget starvation and fad diets -- join the healthy eating crowd.
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