I just slam a shot glass of baking soda and water when it gets bad.
Disclaimer: Not sound medical advice. Probably not good advice at all. But nothing works faster.
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bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Side note, for me, steamed kale is doing wonders.
seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
wander1236@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Turning yourself into a science fair volcano
intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 months ago
But has steamed kale been approved by the FDA for acid reflux?
Perhaps what you’re doing should be made illegal, for safety reasons.
remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Kale has a naturally high pH, so it’s basically just an antacid. If it works consistently for you, keep it up. No point in taking industrial strength meds for something simple, after all.
The class of drugs for my kind of heartburn are proton-pump inhibitors and help limit acid production across the board. It’s good these are over the counter now as I am on a 2x dose, but have been as high as 4x before.
I switched from standard antacids to just water and baking soda my stomach was so bad. Kale wouldn’t have put a dent in my stomach acid, TBH. I drink a ton of water these days, and even if the pH of the water was off by a hair, it would be a bad time.
I probably might be able to cut my dosage back or even stop soon hopefully. It’s one of the few drugs that are actually supposed to provide a long term solution.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I have mild reflux, but know what triggers it after what time of day and can make easy diet adjustments to avoid those triggers too late before bed. For whatever reason, I never considered looking at the alkaline level of the foods I eat. In just doing so now, I see a whole bunch of my regular diet. Have I been unconscious choosing these to mitigate my reflux? I mean, I seek out these foods (that I now know are alkaline) because I like them, but do I like them more than just for their taste?
remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
That is probably some good theory crafting, but I have no idea as that is a level of psychology that is beyond me. (That sentence looks a little smart-ass, but it absolutely isn’t, btw. 100% curious.)
Personally, I can say is that I tend avoid foods that cause pain and may even subconsciously steer away from them too. I don’t actively seek out things like tomato sauce, but wouldn’t likely turn down a free spaghetti meal either.
I do also tend to prefer cereal and milk, generally heavy fiber types. Antacids are great, but sometimes, just giving my stomach something harder to break down works fine too. Giving stomach acid something to do is good enough sometimes.