What Helps The Symptoms of Acid Reflux?

There are many well known short term over the counter and prescription solutions that focus on the symptoms of acid refux. However for lasting solutions one must consider the underlying causes of the symptoms and focus treatment there instead.  So outside of any dreaded disease a common cause is quite the opposite of what one might think.

Your stomach is a very acidic place.  It's an acid organ.  it produces a very strong acid and for very good reason.  A strong acid environment, inside your stomach, is necessary to digest what comes down the pipe before it enters your intestines.

Without enough stomach acid you lack the ability for proper breakdown of the food you eat.  The food then may begin to putrefy(decay).  This putrefaction produces it's own toxic gasses which can be a cause of the burning many associate with acid reflux.

Additionally, a strong stomach acid is necessary to begin a number of other metabolic processes needed for proper health.  Minerals like calcium need a strong stomach acid to convert it to a usable form and stomach acid is vital to kill dangerous pathogens that we may ingest just to name two.  There are other good things that come from a strong and proper stomach acid.

So what can you do to help?  If your acid reflux is caused by a lack of proper stomach acid, a possible solution would to be add a nutritional supplement that increases the proper acids of your stomach.  This certainly sounds counter intuitive but having the correct stomach acid, to begin the process of digesting, will prevent putrefaction in the first place and head off the problem.

A common supplement we find helpful is Zypan, Betaine Hydrochloride from Standard Process and others we have on hand at Bender Chiropractic Health and Vitality Center.  Of course if you have ulcers or other stomach issues they would have to be handled first which is the topic for another day but there are solutions for those issues as well.

If you are tired of constantly fighting the symptoms of acid refux and would like a natural solution aimed at the cause of your discomfort call Bender Chiropractic Health and Vitality Center and get feeling better today!