GERD & Heartburn Support Group

I'm on meds because i have a ulcer but i read recently that cabbage juice helps so i'm trying that as well. Good luck

my dietician friend suggested ginger.... ginger candy or boiling it in water as a tea. I have found that honey helps. Just a little bit on a spoon or in my tea.

i bumped 2 other natural remiedes posts to the top for you to read hugs charlene

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About Rhizinate

Rhizinate contains a unique chewable extract of deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) widely used in Europe. DGL must be chewed, because combining saliva with DGL's natural compounds promotes absorption and ensures optimum value. In deglycyrrhizinated licorice, the glycyrrhizin -a compound associated with high blood pressure-has been removed.

Study has found that while the acid-blocking drug cimetidine (Tagamet) led to quicker symptom relief, chewable deglycyrrinizated licorice (DGL) tablets were just as effective at healing stomach ulcers and keeping them healed without side effect. Chewable DGL is also helpful in treating ulcers of the duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. Capsules of DGL may not work for ulcers; apparently DGL must mix with saliva to be activated.

DGL can be used to speed up healing of painful canker sore inside the mouth. Chew the tablet into a paste, then use your tongue to coat the sore with the paste. The paste will eventually dissolve in your mouth-repeat this four times a day. DGL appears to work by thickening the mucosal lining of your mouth, where canker sores often form.

Scientific Evidence

Two controlled studies suggest that regular use of DGL can heal ulcers as effectively as drugs in the Zantac family. 7,8 However, DGL must be taken continuously or the ulcer can be expected to return.

I am taking DGL, manuka honey, aloe vera juice and stomach enzymes, have given up caffeine, tea and chocolate entirely and also citrus and tomato and most onion although garlic seems fine, since giving up caffeine my constipation which has been a constant prob for YEARS has gone ! I am on meds too under docs orders but in a few months Im going to see if I can wean myself off them

get u some blackstrap molasses.. u have to get it from a health food store.. take two spoons every mornin or more if needed. but finsh tht small bottle completely and see if tht doesnt help.. but wht works for me might not work for everyone but just try it. its a all natural 100 percent straight out of the tree black thick sryup tht coats ur esphogaus and stomach so it can heal unlike tht medicine mess! good luck.

Mix a little bit (about 1/4 teaspoon) of baking soda in a little bit of water and drink it. It tastes terrible, but works great. I don't know about taking it long term or every day. I just do this when my meds aren't working enough. But you can try it.

Hi Sparkle....please read my new discussion topic called "Naturopathy. I have been seeing one recently and she had made a world of difference to me. Why not give it a try? Nothing to lose. Good luck, Hon.