Apple Cider Vinegar

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:14 pm

I apologize if this question is answered somewhere in the forum. I searched, and came up with 199 hits on vinegar. I am a fast reader, but...

Here is my question: does anyone use apple cider vinegar for acid reflux?

Post by **tex** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:09 pm

Here's one of the past discussions about it, though I'm not sure if anyone here actually uses this treatment:

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewt ... negar+gerd

Here's a reference with a pretty good description of how to go about using the treatment:

http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits ... eflux.html

I had trouble with acid reflux waking me up at night, after my surgery last February, but I managed to resolve it by avoiding eating much after dark, and I avoided sleeping on my right side for a while, (it seemed to happen mostly when I was sleeping on my right side). After a few weeks, the problem seemed to be gone. I never tried any kind of med, or vinegar, though.

My problem may have been due to the fact that I was treated with a histamine-2 blocker during my recovery period at the hospital, but I stopped taking them as soon as I was allowed to go home.

Tex

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:28 pm

Tex, thank you for this. I am familiar with earth clinic, as they came up when I first researched what I had been told about ACV and heartburn. My oldest daughter used ACV successfully for her heartburn. I can't stand the taste, but I have also used it with success. I just didn't want to be using something that might be bad for the CC. I have already learned elsewhere on the site that I need to abstain from fresh fruits and vegetables for a while when I thought that I was doing myself all sorts of good with a fresh fruit and spinach smoothie every morning. So I wanted to check!

Thanks again!

Stanz · Post by **Stanz** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:40 pm

My daughter used ACV for acid reflux for several years, with good success. Both my girls are now GF and have not been genetically tested, but both feel so much better now.

Thanks for the message, you brought me back here, guess we're not exactly neighbors, you're not the only Vancouver person here.

Post by **tex** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:01 pm

Marliss,

At one time most celiac support groups mistakenly believed that distilled vinegar made from grain, might contain gluten, because it could be made from wheat. However, they now realize that their assumption was incorrect, because the nature of the distillation process prevents any possibility of gluten being transmitted into the vinegar. Therefore distilled vinegar is safe for celiacs. Apple cider vinegar has always been classified as safe, since no grain is involved in the process of making it.

Tex