He then told me I was a perfect candidate for esophageal surgery, and that that was likely my only hope to fix the constant pain of my severe GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease. Almost 10 years, to be exact. I saw all the doctors, avoided acids and citrus and tomatoes, and was on a solid regiment of 2 Prilosec per day, for almost a decade. Fast forward to , a few months after I had started CrossFit. The time had come to take a look at my nutrition. I was eating a low fat, near vegetarian diet with lots of whole grains, after all. I decided to hire a professional to help me dig to the bottom of why I had stopped losing weight and getting better in the gym. My health coach as some of you OG She Thrives readers will know as Morgan, introduced me to the Paleo lifestyle, and I could not believe what I was seeing. You mean I get to eat butter, bacon and bacon fat!
And we need to talk about it. But I would be remiss to recommend it or anything! Research shows that treating pathogenic yeast infections in the GI tract helps to resolve inflammatory processes such as gastric ulcers that are associated with heartburn. I was feeling more full and satisfied after every meal. He also had acid reflux when he was little. Acids can be a very effective aid to digestion so that less gas is produced after eating. Again Robb, thank you so much for being so passionate and funny to read!
If you’re new here, check out our meal plan, our fitness plan, and our ebooks to help you get started with Paleo. Most of us have experienced heartburn at one time or another—that burning sensation that rises up through your chest. Heartburn often happens at night, when it can awaken you out of the deepest sleep. Conventional medicine treats heartburn as a problem of too much stomach acid. The burning pain of heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux and occurs when stomach acid leaks back up through the lower esophageal sphincter LES, the muscle that separates the lower end of the esophagus from the upper end of the stomach. According to the American College of Gastroenterology, over 60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month and at least 15 million as often as daily.