So I have been sick for the last week or so. Not enough to completely knock me out, but pretty bad. Sore throat, slight fever, and constant achy tiredness. I have been sleeping a lot. But that's not what I am posting about.
Last night, on top of this sickness, I started to feel the onset of another condition I suffer from on occasion. I guess it is acid reflux, or heart burn, or something like that. I get a case of it maybe once every couple of months. Usually after I don't eat for a long time (like all day,) and then eat too much right at once. I am pretty wimpy in terms of enduring pain, but still, this is the most painful thing that ever happens to me. Very sharp upper abdominal pains. I guess a lot of people get this, so maybe you know what I am talking about.
Anyway, I was very depressed yesterday as I felt it coming on. I drank a bunch of malox, which is what I usually do, but I knew it wouldn't do any good. It never stopped it before. It always happens at night, and it means an entire sleepless night of agony. Since I was already not feeling well my mood was even beyond depression into the fear zone. I just didn't know if I could take it.
Well, a little googling dug up a natural food website where lots of people had written in with testimonials for treating this, and innumerable other conditions, with apple cider vinegar. Who knew?
So with a little help I made my way to the local health food store and bought a bottle of Bragg organic ACV. Apparently the mass produced (Heinz) stuff doesn't work and I wasn't about to argue. Got home, put 1 Tablespoon into a glass with about an ounce of water and slugged it down. Let's just say you wouldn't want to drink it for pleasure. But, and I am not exaggerating here, one minute later I could feel the pressure in my abdomen going down. Five minutes and lots of gurgling and burping later I was 90% better. Went to sleep fine and woke this morning with no problems. Incredible.
Even feels like my sore throat is better.
This is such a relief to me that I just had to share. Apparently it works on gout too, so I'm ready for that as well! Does anyone else have any experience using ACV as a remedy?
it's supposedly good for liver detox too. mike's mom used to drink a bit every day and swore by it for keeping her healthy. not sure if she still takes it.
sounds like some of that commie voodoo medicine that canadians and subhumans practice. if you could only have managed your pain until the new improved malox plus came on the market im sure it would eventually have subsided.
Dave, as usual, you are so right. What was I thinking? Enduring a little pain for the good of big pharmaceutical interstate commerce is probably what I should have done. Now when the economy crashes I will have no one but myself and my home remedies to blame.
But at least I won't have to suffer through the dark years with heart burn.
if only the palestinians understood as well that it was in their best interest to suffer. and those whiney "cancer" patients, too.
I don't know if you are a tea drinker, but one thing I heard you are *not* supposed to do - if you get acid reflux - is drink peppermint tea.
Yep, it works. You might try Omega Nutrition's brand (www.omeganutrition.com). Life is all about the acid and the alkiline.
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Last night, on top of this sickness, I started to feel the onset of another condition I suffer from on occasion. I guess it is acid reflux, or heart burn, or something like that. I get a case of it maybe once every couple of months. Usually after I don't eat for a long time (like all day,) and then eat too much right at once. I am pretty wimpy in terms of enduring pain, but still, this is the most painful thing that ever happens to me. Very sharp upper abdominal pains. I guess a lot of people get this, so maybe you know what I am talking about.
Anyway, I was very depressed yesterday as I felt it coming on. I drank a bunch of malox, which is what I usually do, but I knew it wouldn't do any good. It never stopped it before. It always happens at night, and it means an entire sleepless night of agony. Since I was already not feeling well my mood was even beyond depression into the fear zone. I just didn't know if I could take it.
Well, a little googling dug up a natural food website where lots of people had written in with testimonials for treating this, and innumerable other conditions, with apple cider vinegar. Who knew?
So with a little help I made my way to the local health food store and bought a bottle of Bragg organic ACV. Apparently the mass produced (Heinz) stuff doesn't work and I wasn't about to argue. Got home, put 1 Tablespoon into a glass with about an ounce of water and slugged it down. Let's just say you wouldn't want to drink it for pleasure. But, and I am not exaggerating here, one minute later I could feel the pressure in my abdomen going down. Five minutes and lots of gurgling and burping later I was 90% better. Went to sleep fine and woke this morning with no problems. Incredible.
Even feels like my sore throat is better.
This is such a relief to me that I just had to share. Apparently it works on gout too, so I'm ready for that as well! Does anyone else have any experience using ACV as a remedy?
- jim 11-30-2004 5:59 pm
it's supposedly good for liver detox too. mike's mom used to drink a bit every day and swore by it for keeping her healthy. not sure if she still takes it.
- linda 11-30-2004 6:04 pm [add a comment]
sounds like some of that commie voodoo medicine that canadians and subhumans practice. if you could only have managed your pain until the new improved malox plus came on the market im sure it would eventually have subsided.
- dave 11-30-2004 6:15 pm [add a comment]
Dave, as usual, you are so right. What was I thinking? Enduring a little pain for the good of big pharmaceutical interstate commerce is probably what I should have done. Now when the economy crashes I will have no one but myself and my home remedies to blame.
But at least I won't have to suffer through the dark years with heart burn.
- jim 11-30-2004 6:32 pm [add a comment]
if only the palestinians understood as well that it was in their best interest to suffer. and those whiney "cancer" patients, too.
- dave 11-30-2004 6:45 pm [add a comment]
I don't know if you are a tea drinker, but one thing I heard you are *not* supposed to do - if you get acid reflux - is drink peppermint tea.
- selma 11-30-2004 6:47 pm [add a comment]
Yep, it works. You might try Omega Nutrition's brand (www.omeganutrition.com). Life is all about the acid and the alkiline.
- rachael 12-01-2004 7:17 pm [add a comment]