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Will this help acid reflux?
I've been dealing with acid reflux for most of the past ten years and looking into this diet to see if it might help. Has anyone seen improvement in acid reflux with low VA?
A little background: I have tried almost every supplement and diet that is supposed to help reflux. Nothing has worked except going low carb, which makes me super low energy and depressed, so not a sustainable option. I don't really have any of the other symptoms this diet is supposed to help (skin issues, brain fog, etc) but as acid reflux is starting to be seen as an auto immune disorder, that aspect of low VA appeals to me. Also relevant: I've had carotonemia (orange skin on the calluses of my hands) for years (which would point to too much VA but like I said I don't have any notable high VA symptoms).
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!
It seems like vitamin A overload can manifest differently for everyone. It won't always be eczema. Reflux could also be a symptom of something much larger going on though. It could point towards a failing gallbladder, have you ever had that checked out? Sometimes symptoms can be tolerable until one day they aren't and you have to get it taken it. My Mom had bad acid reflux to the point she began throwing up and then she found out her gallbladder was badly diseased. Problem is even though her gallbladder is long gone she is chained to reflux meds because it still happens. So maybe the underlying reason is vitamin A overload causing inflammation and sluggishness of bile flow. Either way this type of diet could help. Nightshades seem to give me more reflux than other foods for what its worth. Even potatoes. Have you figured out any culprits?
Quote from Guest on February 22, 2019, 9:01 pmI've been dealing with acid reflux for most of the past ten years and looking into this diet to see if it might help. Has anyone seen improvement in acid reflux with low VA?
A little background: I have tried almost every supplement and diet that is supposed to help reflux. Nothing has worked except going low carb, which makes me super low energy and depressed, so not a sustainable option. I don't really have any of the other symptoms this diet is supposed to help (skin issues, brain fog, etc) but as acid reflux is starting to be seen as an auto immune disorder, that aspect of low VA appeals to me. Also relevant: I've had carotonemia (orange skin on the calluses of my hands) for years (which would point to too much VA but like I said I don't have any notable high VA symptoms).
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!
Guest, I've been on low/zero Vitamin A over seven months. Though my husband hasn't totally embraced the "diet", he's mostly eaten what I've prepared. Even though he hasn't explicitly followed low Vitamin A, his acid reflux of many years is gone. His chronic cough (due to the acid reflux) is gone, too. His health has improved overall. Needless to say, he's becoming a firm believer that Vitamin A is toxic.
DWL
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Quote from DWL on February 22, 2019, 10:21 pmQuote from Guest on February 22, 2019, 9:01 pmI've been dealing with acid reflux for most of the past ten years and looking into this diet to see if it might help. Has anyone seen improvement in acid reflux with low VA?
A little background: I have tried almost every supplement and diet that is supposed to help reflux. Nothing has worked except going low carb, which makes me super low energy and depressed, so not a sustainable option. I don't really have any of the other symptoms this diet is supposed to help (skin issues, brain fog, etc) but as acid reflux is starting to be seen as an auto immune disorder, that aspect of low VA appeals to me. Also relevant: I've had carotonemia (orange skin on the calluses of my hands) for years (which would point to too much VA but like I said I don't have any notable high VA symptoms).
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!
Guest, I've been on low/zero Vitamin A over seven months. Though my husband hasn't totally embraced the "diet", he's mostly eaten what I've prepared. Even though he hasn't explicitly followed low Vitamin A, his acid reflux of many years is gone. His chronic cough (due to the acid reflux) is gone, too. His health has improved overall. Needless to say, he's becoming a firm believer that Vitamin A is toxic.
DWL
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That’s fantastic DWL! I so much want my husband to embrace low A too. He’s a former accutane user so I think he could definitely benefit. He eats what I prepare but then douses everything in hot sauce! I got him off milk which has helped but he still wakes up in the middle of the night every night with diarrhea. It’s not as bad but I’m sure he still gets too much A. I’ve tried the night shade angle but he hasn’t given it a fair shot. It’s almost like he’s addicted.
Quote from Guest on February 22, 2019, 9:01 pmI've been dealing with acid reflux for most of the past ten years and looking into this diet to see if it might help. Has anyone seen improvement in acid reflux with low VA?
A little background: I have tried almost every supplement and diet that is supposed to help reflux. Nothing has worked except going low carb, which makes me super low energy and depressed, so not a sustainable option. I don't really have any of the other symptoms this diet is supposed to help (skin issues, brain fog, etc) but as acid reflux is starting to be seen as an auto immune disorder, that aspect of low VA appeals to me. Also relevant: I've had carotonemia (orange skin on the calluses of my hands) for years (which would point to too much VA but like I said I don't have any notable high VA symptoms).
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!
Have you tried Betaine HCl or Jarrow bile acids? Also the Moritz liver flush, might be helpful, I have done it 20 times so far(before discovery low VA), and seems to have greatly helped my digestion, by purging the gull bladder.
Things that increase bile; adequate salt, zinc, taurine(your body makes taurine, but supp'ing might over come deficiency).
Also I believe that retinoic acid interferes with NADPH production, and this is integral in bile production, so low VA will definite help here as mentioned by @dswl
@Orion Thank you for your thoughts. Betaine HCl makes my reflux significantly worse. I suspect my problem is more related to my LES (lower esophageal sphincter) not closing properly than low acid (some people say adequate acid signals it to close but this wasn't my experience and the symptom increase was bad enough I didn't want to continue trying). I've never tried bile acids, so I will consider that one as well as the flush. I already supplement zinc (in the form of zinc carnosine which is supposed to help reflux) and taurine and eat plenty of salt.
@Janelle525 I have experimented significantly with different foods and haven't really found a culprit, besides the fact that carbs generally make it worse (but some carbs are worse than others). I only eat nightshades once a week at most currently. I don't seem to have problems with digesting fat so I have never suspected anything gallbladder related. I had a friend who thought she had reflux and it turned out to be gallstones, but my symptoms are much different than hers (she had lots of pain in the sternum whereas my main symptom is waking up with a sore throat every morning, and occasional heartburn during the day)
I suspect my problem is more related to my LES (lower esophageal sphincter) not closing properly than low acid... my main symptom is waking up with a sore throat every morning, and occasional heartburn during the day.
If you haven't already tried Inclined Bed Therapy, perhaps it is worth a shot:
http://www.inclinedbedtherapy.com
There are lots of positive testimonials from people with digestive woes.
Here are two ways to raise the bed the recommended 5 degrees:
or:
If your problem is related to SIBO - i.e. a bacterial infection in the small intestine, it may be that hyper A is not the core problem. But since you are here, you could try the diet anyway, to see. 🙂 The Low A diet might help things like transit time, making digestive system valves work better, etc...
I was diagnosed with it about four years ago. My doctor prescribed something for it, so when I got home I checked it out online, decided not to take it. What did help is that for a long time I'd use two pillows under my torso for the first few hours of the night, and always start out by sleeping on my right side. Did that for over three years. I did notice that in the evening a high-fat meal, especially a bit spicy, would give me rough time. I used to use a teaspoon of baking soda in water to settle my stomach. For the past several months I haven't needed extra pillows. I really don't remember much else because it has been close to a year since I had the problem, and I did go lower VA about eight months ago, and more strictly for the past four months.
I wish you all the best in trying to figure this out for yourselves and family members.
Meighen
Does anyone think a detox of vitamin a could cause heartburn or reflux. That’s something I have had off and on. About 3 months in so far.