i have GERD too. Was diagnosed in early Nov at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital after an endoscopy. I was also told that day that my stomach was inflamed. Before that, the A&E doc already diagnosed me with gastritis. To cut the long story short, i do not have the H. Pylori virus so they told me to resume my normal diet gradually.
The "normal diet" is the problem. It is difficult to know what to eat so as not to hurt the stomach further. And the western medicine just made my digestion slower and my appetite worse. In fact, I could sleep well and go for my endoscopy because i stopped medication and started eating organic vegetables according to The Acid Watcher Diet (AWD) by Dr Jonathan Aviv.
I was stable for weeks and had no reflux until i made mistakes last week. I accidentally used olive oil that contains spicy ingredients and ate hard artisan bread. Today , my appetite improved slightly after eating plain and unsweetened yogurt with unacidic fruit (as recommended by the AWD book).
I am in two minds whether to proceed with the AWD book and hopefully get healed through nutrition or go to Tong Ji TCM for another opinion. After all, my acid reflux problem has subsided with the AWD diet but my regurgitation of food is still random. I had gone to a reputated TCM Clinic before and the doctor gave me medicine with 橙皮 without telling me. The medicine made my condition worse and she refused to see me again. again. So, i am a bit reluctant to see another TCM in case i get another crazy and unreasonable doc
The "normal diet" is the problem. It is difficult to know what to eat so as not to hurt the stomach further. And the western medicine just made my digestion slower and my appetite worse. In fact, I could sleep well and go for my endoscopy because i stopped medication and started eating organic vegetables according to The Acid Watcher Diet (AWD) by Dr Jonathan Aviv.
I was stable for weeks and had no reflux until i made mistakes last week. I accidentally used olive oil that contains spicy ingredients and ate hard artisan bread. Today , my appetite improved slightly after eating plain and unsweetened yogurt with unacidic fruit (as recommended by the AWD book).
I am in two minds whether to proceed with the AWD book and hopefully get healed through nutrition or go to Tong Ji TCM for another opinion. After all, my acid reflux problem has subsided with the AWD diet but my regurgitation of food is still random. I had gone to a reputated TCM Clinic before and the doctor gave me medicine with 橙皮 without telling me. The medicine made my condition worse and she refused to see me again. again. So, i am a bit reluctant to see another TCM in case i get another crazy and unreasonable doc
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