I have now released a book to further help people recover from GERD. You can find it on Amazon here 📚⬇www.amazon.co.uk/How-Recovered-GERD-Patients-Perspective-ebook/dp/B09ZX2VSBN/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

A lot of doctors are really just winging it. They give you more issues in the end by simply not listening to the patient

I’m shocked he told you to drink peppermint tea. Peppermint is like acid reflux triggers 101

So sad to see that lot's of us are suffering from this gerd... I've been suffering for years now too.. thanks for sharing it gerd story.

Does anyone have the gerd symptoms in their throat? Like a lump in your throat that you just can’t swallow? And still being hungry even after eating?

He told you to drink peppermint tea?? For acid reflux?? HORRIBLE ADVICE. Mint relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter and makes acid reflux worse.

Does anyone have chest pain/heaviness in chest with acid reflux?

Thank you so much! I was crying last night because I couldn’t sleep 😢 I have gastritis for a month now and it’s not fun. You gave me hope... God bless you.

I’m in the process of recovering from GERD. I ended up getting a prescription for Proton-Pump inhibitors (Protonix), gave up on alcohol, cut back on coffee, eliminated eating spicy foods, and eating a cleaner, leaner diet with lots of greens and lean meats. I’ll never take my stomach for granted again. My doctor said that losing at least 10 lbs would help as well, so I’m working on that.😅 Feels good having a plan to meet your goals to become a healthier happier us. Hope all is well!

I'm so glad i'm not the only one going trough this shit. Hope we'll get trough this. Sending hugs. ♥️😭😍

Hi Rachael. I had Gerd For years, It always got worse every time I had oily foods, sugary foods, carbonated drinks. What helped me was porridge and light fibre meals. The real healer came years later which was fenugreek seeds, small yellow stone looking bits. Mainly get them in spice stores in a packet. I put one steaspoon of fenugreek seeds in a glass soaked in water overnight for about 12hrs. In the morning drank the water and ate the seeds which had softened and enlarged. You will get stone grit like ones in there too, but try taking those out before hand if possible. Have for a few days. This did cure my problem, i swear by this as it balanced my digestive system and hope it works for others too. So anyone with Gerd please try this and let me know if it had the same impact.

stress triggered my acid reflux especially at night when i would stress about my body not feeling good. i’d wake up up with a HARSH tingling pain in my heart area (it was my acid reflux) but i had no idea. i was put on prilosec and pepcid and they only made my indigestion SEVERELY worse. eat clean. watch what you eat. take probiotics if you have low stomach acid and make your own food more often.

Thats basically my story, I can't believe what a failure the medical field is when it comes to GERD. I'm about 85% to 95% back to normal just from diet, low stress, light workouts, good sleep, elevating my torso at night, etc. I hardly regurgitate now. I do have bad days here and there, but nothing as bad as my first year was.

Thank you so much! I have gone through the same thing with the doctors for a year now, just like you. The doctors gave me test after test and finally told me I had acid reflux and my whole gastro region was inflamed. They told me to take omeprazole, which only gave me other symptoms. So I recently came to the conclusion, I am going to take care of this myself. I know now what I have got to do! No more coffee, spaghetti, tangerines, or taco Doritoes. Oh! My goodness, I could go on and on because there's more that I love that is not good for me! It's going to be hard, but I have to get back to normal. Thank you for sharing what you have been through! I appreciate you and are glad you are healed!

Thanks for the info. I've had gerd for years and all the doctors do is give me tablets. They don't really give much advice about it so I'm glad you are producing this content to help us.

Trigger foods for me are: chocolate, coffee, tomato (especially processed), paprika, cucumber, ginger, fresh onion and garlic, a lot of different spices, cow's milk, spicy food in general, sometime even drinking tea bothers me (only camomile tea helps), cakes and breads made with yeast. I've been taking stomach resistant pills but it is not a permanent solution. My dad has a history of stomach ulcers and I really want to prevent getting them. I started to eat more bland food and feel better now, in combination with pills. I hope I will cure myself in some time and wish the same for everyone who is reading this. :)

Does any one also have coughing problem because of acid reflux??

I'm hardly suffering in this GERD.i think this is the right time to change my lifestyle and food.this video helps me lot to overcome this problem.thank you.

Been having it since 3 months now much better now , stay there guys , it will be gone just like it came in !

Rachael great video. I am scared and was looking for support and found your video. Keep doing your videos to help others.

Ok so I’ve been inundated with people asking me for help so I’ve decided to write a book on how to heal! If you are reading this, please leave what aspects you a struggling with most underneath this comment and I’ll see if I can include it! 📚⬇️

YEP YEP YEP, this is all you can do. Been dealing with this on and off for years. She is right all you can do is go straight alkaline! I’m going as extreme as I’m on day 7 of raw salad greens alkaline foods and NO DRESSINgs. My gut now on day 7 on raw salads feels finally normal. Hasn’t feel this good in years!

My biggest problem is sticking to a diet. I get so depressed from eating the same foods over and over again. I like to cook and try new recipes, so eating chicken and veggies every day for months just makes me sad. How did you stick to it for so long? Did you mix any other kinds of food in?

Hi, I completely agree with you. I have gone through a very similar situation and gotten over the GERD. Handle stress, sleep well, keep a regular eating habit, avoid over eating, smaller meals, avoid mobile/computer addiction, learn to handle stress/fear/anxiety, keep active, keep company, walk, good company.

This video was so helpful and gave me hope, thank you! I‘ve been struggling with heartburn in my chest, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, loss of appetite, instant fullness after a few bites, difficulty swallowing sometimes for a month now. It‘s making me so depressed and anxious. My doctor prescribed me omeprazol but it doesn’t help me at all! I have an gastroscopy soon and also im gonna check my lungs out. I am pretty sure i have GERD or a variety of it. I felt so hopeless these last weeks because the doctors don’t really seem to understand how serious it is. There were times where i felt like i was dying, almost like a heart attack. I will definitely stop taking omeprazol and try some probiotics. I really hope i can heal this too. Thank you!

My nine year old is going through the same symptoms. I’m struggling with what to give her to eat. Your diet helped a lot. Thanks for sharing.

Papaya fruit people, papaya fruit!... If you don't like the taste of the fruit, try the pills with the enzymes. Thank me later ❤

This is about the only channel I have come across that sounds comforting and that I’ll gave a try right away!

My reflux it's so bad everything is a problem.😭

I wanted to thank you Rachel! I am also experiencing horrible Gerd symptoms (chest tightness, bubbling stomach, hoarseness, headaches, teeth sensitivity and lump in throat) currently and it’s bringing me down immensely. I was having chest pains for a year and I did not know it was acid reflux until recently due to the addition of other symptoms. I was misdiagnosed with costochrondritis. I am eating a bland diet but I will be following your meal plan of mashed potatoes, cooked veggies and chicken. I hope to get better soon. Ive also been drinking chamomile tea. I plan to follow some of the advice from commenter peace and love. Thank you for creating this video, sharing your information and allowing others to provide feedback, information and their experiences.

I had my first case of acid reflux in May but didn't experience it chronically until July. Every single day since then, I've had strong acid reflux (the sensation of stomach acid being in my throat) and heartburn. I was prescribed 20mg of Esomeprazole for 5 weeks in August and found it helped earlier into the medication, alongside taking antacids. Upon the second week (early into this month), I found my symptoms were getting worse, to the point where I was vomitting everything I was eating. I cut out everything remotely harmful in my diet prior to this (high-fat, high-sugar, carbonated beverages, caffeine and low pH foods) to the point where I feel like I'm eating far less than I should be. I'm basically on a water and soup diet now because anything else just causes me to throw up. I had to be admitted into the hospital on the 6th of this month and was only injected with 40mg of my medication (esomeprazole), 800ml of water and given 2 antaicds; ironically, the same brand I've been taking. I was discharged 5 hours later, only to throw up my dinner 2 hours later that day and had to be admitted again. I saw my GP the next day and had my dosage of Esomeprazole increased to double (40mg) and was prescribed medication to help with the nausea, as well as Melatonin pills to help me sleep (since I had only gotten 1 hour of sleep at most.) Since then, my throat is constantly acidic (even right now) and I'm worried about burning my esophagus to the point where it may cause long-term complications, such as Barrett's esopagus and the likelihood of cancer. I'm also worried about taking too many antacids in case the calcium causes kidney stones (it might sound like I am overreacting, but even after 4, my reflux and heartburn persists.) Every single person I've spoken to or heard of who has suffered from GERD has all given different advice that I just feel lost and lonely. It doesn't feel like anyone, not even doctors, understand what to do with me. I hope to feel like a person again soon, instead of each day being spent trying to get to the next one. It feels like I'm living for doctor's appointments just to be told what to try next. I understand stress and anxiety plays a large role in GERD (doctors have told me so themselves) but it's hard to be happy and find pleasure in things when your throat and stomach is constantly on fire and nothing at your disposal helps.

feel as if an air bubble is sitting at the sphincter muscle with no place to go. The inability to burp :/

Thank you very much for this video, i thought i was alone with this problem hope everyone suffering from this feel better🙏🏻🙏🏻

Really helpful. I information. My dad has not eaten in over a year. He has lost so much weight and it's scary because he literally looks malnourished. No t much help from doctors. I do not live close to him so I have been looking for as much information to send to my stepmother who is not savvy with the internet. So I do appreciate this content . I just mentioned to my stepmom last night over the phone about using probiotics . Now you gave confirmation. Thanks a lot.continue doing what you do.

You make it seem like there is hope. I need hope. Tired of this acid reflux feeling.

“Im only 21 and I’m going Through This I’m scared 🥺🥺

This video was so helpful! I have struggled and had doctors ignore me. I will try and incorporate the tips you have suggested and hope that I can heal my acid issues. I am pleased that you feel well again.

This is sage advice! I have GERD and all these things are things I keep in mind with my diet.

Its crazy because am from the islands and all islanders eat alot of fatty food, Junk foods, bbq anything, fried and cooked in grease and alot of rice. Thank you for your video it really is a help for me and alot of people

i have been in the same place you were in for the past two years. your video has really helped me.. thank you. i am from america and i lost my job with insurance because of an abusive boss and covid pandemic. i have been suffering aimlessly and i think i have finally figured out why. i cant wait to try out your advice and hopefully get my body and my life back. thank you.

Thank you dear for been open and very sincere, I believe your video will help many people gets their health back.

I’m gonna follow your steps. I feel bloated all the time, extreme acid reflux for over 10 years, sometimes food comes back up to my mouth, constipation and diarrhea, stomach pain after I eat anything. I’ll follow it

Thank you for sharing. You have helped me so much. My situation was so similar to yours. Doctors did not help me, but you did. 💕

This American girl thanks you so much. You are quite lovely to have taken the time to make a very thoughtful and impressive video for acid reflux. I might also mention very informative I found some tips that I have not heard before from your video like staying neutral and not to eat too creamy enriched of foods not necessarily spicy. Thank you so much!

First off, your absolutely beautiful and have a great personality! Its obvious how much you care, and want to help people. Im 38 years old and have been dealing with these symptoms for about 20 years. Its been so long that im actually to the point where i thought it wasnt anything serious anymore... untill i saw your video. It started with intense heartburn followed by prescriptions from the doctors, which only covered up the problem untill i couldnt afford the medication anymore. 90% of the time it happens for the first meal of the day and it feels like the food is lodged in my esophagus. I cant even take a sip of water to wash it down because it increases the pain ten fold. I am going to stop making excuses and start your eating advice tomorrow. If i keep on like this ill be in serious trouble before the time in 50. For some reason ive never cared about it till now. Maybe this is my midlife crisis haha. Anyways, thank you for being such a great person and taking time out of your life to make videos like this that have the influence to increase peoples quality of life. Your a gem!

So glad I found this video, I've been struggling for 2 months since being in the hospital and it's so upsetting and frustrating but this gives me so much hope 💖 new subscriber here!

Thank you for your tips. I’m glad you’re better your story gives me hope.

Rachel, you sound like me. Exactly my experience but I wasn't educated until after more than 10 years because the doctors and specialist I went to didn't and they don’t know anything about diet and nutrition. Good thing you caught it early! Great job!

Thank you, it's so good to here you fixed it on your own as I'm trying to do the same for myself at the moment with having chronic symptoms for few weeks everyday constantly. Thanks again xx

I had CHRONIC indigestion when I was a vegetarian. When I went vegan it went away for years but over time it's crept back. It seems to come when I go through a prolonged period of eating spicy foods. I'm addicted to chilli but I think it's permanently damaged my stomach and when I eat it for a few days in a row, it seems to trigger the indigestion, but then it stays for months and gets set off by literally anything. Really pisses me off. I think 'ill take a chance on this', then regret it the entire night. Fatigue as well. It's annoying cos you wake up feeling groggy most days when you get it. Waking up bloated and groggy just shits on your day before it's started.

From the bottom of my heart I want to tell you thank you!!!!! For the last three years I’ve been feeling horrible and I’ve been sitting here at a desk for 60+ hours per week just working my fingers to the bone! It has caused so much negative in my health and I never understood it or like anybody understood me until I watched your video !! thank you so much❤️❤️❤️💯💯❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Thank you very much! I got the book you recommended, read it and last February used the diet religiously and my gerd went away! Now it’s August 2033- 6 months later, and my gerd is still gone. I’ve noticed if I don’t start eating fast food, soda and especially caffeine, the acid reflux stays away. It’s totally controllable by my diet. - at least for me. I never want to get back to where I was in January. If I walk off the path, I know how to get back on it. Also, swimming helps. You were the one that really motivated me to get serious about my gut. I owe you a hug and a kiss and a warm thank you! Jeff

I’m just seeing this four years later. Wonderful video with lots of resources. Hope you’re still doing great! ❤

Thank you I’m 17 and I’ve had it for over 3 months now very uncomfortable so thank you I’ve keep having the same symptoms as you and this has helped me a lot thank you

This is very well done and she is Wonderful for sharing her experience. Thanks Rachael and so glad you got better. I hope I do too.

Poor girl. Wishing you full recovery and all the best. A new boss and smart doctors.

You've made the right choices even if you didn't know at first. Free from stress and educating. A good formula.

I had GERD for months. Then lost weight like 25 pounds from regurgitate food and not being able to keep it down. I went to Dr got acid reflux pils along with TUMS that helped but still had issues. Eventually I found a DR on KZfaq who said eating watermelon and cucumber helped and it did. I haven’t had GERD issues since I lost the weight so I recommend losing weight and that helps fix it for good. I went back to eating what I want but not as much. I eat healthier now. You all can heal from it just by changing what you eat and how much you eat. Smaller meals help as well.

Thankyou very much this video is very informative to me and i have chronic gerd + stomach ulcers + ibs since 4 years i hope this book will help me i have lots of doubts related to this now everything is cleared..

You have been more helpful than my primary care doctor and my GI doctor. Thank you!

Hi Racheal, I must say a wonderful video. The things you have told are very simple that one needs to follow. You just need to remember that your stomach will take time to heal itself, hence you need to stick to the diet for atleast two to three month. For me following the same diet and routine as you gave me results in about two months. But still I mostly avoid spicy and junk food.

Thank you so much for this Rachael, and thanks to everyone for your really helpful comments. I've been experiencing acid reflux on and off for months but it recently got worse. I was prescribed omeprazole which seemed to dry out my throat, so I abandoned it. I must say my diet about 6 weeks ago wasn't helping either - chocolate, red wine, really spicy food, bingeing on crisps etc. Bad move. And then I developed a really dry throat which really freaked me out. I stumbled on the acid watcher book and I've been following the diet for 13 days now and was put on a month's course of lansoprazole which works better than omeprazole for me, but I definitely don't want to be on it for too long. You are so right about lavender oil Rachael. I swear by it and use it every night. It's so amazing 🙏🏽. Someone in the comments mentioned papaya/paw paw. Its great for digestion and so soothing too. Ginger is supposed to be good for you and had been using it a lot, but it dawned on me few days ago that it might be aggravating my throat symptoms so I've given it up for now. Did anyone experience extreme dryness in the throat? If so how did you get rid of it? Would love to hear. Thank you ❤️

Thank you luv!! This gives me hope💕

Oh my life!! Thank goodness I’ve found you Rachel! Experiencing exactly what you described… planning to take your advice and can’t wait to your book. Thank you… you have given me some hope 🙏🏻

Wow. Bought this book last month. I’m not completely healed yet. But it provided me with the information I needed for my throat and stomach symptoms. I do recommend it.

Great video. I’ve gone from doctor to doctor and they made me much more sick. I realized that doctors can act so confident in what they say even when they’re wrong. I know stress messed up my Cortisol and is what caused it for me. I didn’t realize that messed up Cortisol can cause so much. I was at the point where I had a hard time swallowing.

I hate having acid reflux, I’m currently feelings a burning sensation on my esophagus, left chest pain, a palpitation on on my esophagus, upper back soreness, sore arms, bloated, sour taste in my mouth whenever I woke up, sometimes a lump on my throat, burping here and there sheeeesh I’m tired of going though this because sometimes I feel so tired and scared that it could be so much worse 😢😢😢

So helpful and great advice....you are so right stress is so bad, love the lavender idea ... Thank you and Take Care

So glad u found relief. The medical industry should really be ashamed of all the people suffering. I've yet to hear anyone say "oh I had this procedure + now I feel great. What a relief, so grateful!" All I'm reading is people being put thru absolute hell w pills + procedure = still in pain mostly saying it got worse. I don't really know what's wrong w me but I agree with your meal choice being the only thing that makes me feel comfortable & not famished & depleted. I think my issues are similar but lower than the stomach. I sure hope I can heal this naturally 🙏

I can relate when you work under a manager that wants to micro manage. You get restless when Monday morning comes.

Thank you, Rachael. Just over a month in on GERD and want to go the natural way, but still feeling sharp pains after I eat. Truly appreciate the tips, especially the Chamomile tea since I can't do coffee or caffeinated tea in the mornings. And, I am realizing smaller meals. I will be buying the book. Thank You

I’ve had an on going gerd issue for about 3 years. The doctor prescribe me pantoprazole twice a day, and they completely took away my pain for about two weeks. I’ve noticed that when I eat in a recliner with it being elevated a little bit that seems to help tremendously. I hate going to family functions and can’t eat what they’ve prepare. I’ve also noticed that I seem to do real well with mashed potatoes and turnip greens and lots of veggies. I just wish my pain would stop completely. I’m seriously just thinking about going vegan.

Great video. I have been suffering for more than a year. Was looking for support. Keep up the good work. Gives motivation & hope. You are absolutely right about stress.

Omg! He told you to drink peppermint ! He’s a jerk!

We need to avoid acidic fruits ; oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, pineapple, tomatoes, tomato sauce. And also, spicy foods, soda, fried foods, chocolate & caffeine.

good video Racheal well done persevering its highly stressful enough, with work but on top of that doctors bad attitude, proud of your girl chin up

Rachael, I was lead to this video for my stomach. I had a quarter cup of pistachio nuts shelled last night before bed then my stomach was in agony. Your video seems very helpful. I will try the chamomile tea 🫖 straight away. Thank you for the wonderful presentation. You are quite beautiful and lovely. I can see why you have a beauty channel. Stay well and happy. Namaste 🙏

Gr8 tips Rachael, BTW organic apple cider vinegar (with mother) works like a dream! Add some in water if you feel the symptoms and it neutralises stomach acid naturally and calms the heat in the stomach and oesophagus without nasty medication side affects.

Hey! I just wanted to say thank you for the helpful video, I have had symptoms of acid reflux and and heartburn for almost a couple weeks now and it’s worrying me. I’m 14 and didn’t know what I should do when I kept having the feeling of a weight on my chest and nausea and burning in the middle of my chest. I also have anxiety which doesn’t help in this situation at all and just makes it worse. I don’t have symptoms every day and night but it has been kind of frequent. I will definitely try the things you mentioned and try to speak with my doctor thank you so much! ❤️

Thank you so much for your kindness to share your experiances🙏.I order every thing you said now.

Thank you Rachel. I too suffer from GERD. I-am going to make changes in my diet.

Ok thanks a lot for this recommendation I'll be careful next time well I'm student of medical and I'm from Pakistan

thank you for the advice... Gladly I found this!

Thank you so much for making this video. I got some good tips. Encouraged me to start right away.

I have been struggling with this for few years. Thank you so much for this video 👍🏼

Hey rachael , i have same symptoms like yours .. i wanted to know how much time did all these things take to show some results? I mean when you started following this diet after how many days the stomach heat stopped or reduced?

Thank you for speaking about this condition ! I've been slowly changing my diet for over a month. Just as you stated I eat small meals,only low acid and low fat. Trying to come up with recipes which include only those foods which are slowly cleansing my system. I'd like to find a cookbook for recipes which can help with this cleanse. And thanks for the tip about chamomile tea. Peace and Be Well.

Thank you so much. I'm sorry you had such a hard time with your boss. You're amazing and Jesus loves you!

I'm so glad that I found your channel I suffer from GERD and it's impossible to sleep or even eat, I'm so afraid to eat thinking what I eat might make it worse thank you for sharing your story with us please what ever information you have I'm here to listen I want my life back I've lost 8pounds in a week because I'm afraid to eat I would appreciate any help that you can give me please help me

Guys...usually digestive disorders (if you are eating well, not junk food) is related to anxiety and stress. I know this because of my own experience. Some anxiety drugs could also help but better to manage all the stress and this is so so difficult.

Hey Racheal, I am also facing extreme GERD since 1.5 years now. I am taking PPI medicines currently, but still feeling the symptoms here and there. I was so worried if this ever gets healed. After listening to your story, I really want to be in touch with you for the motivation and positivity that you brought. Thank you so much!

This is quite inspiring, thank you! I really hope to overcome this nightmare (especially the abdomen pain) soonest! Cheers, Will

You covered a huge amount of information in a short period of time. My diagnosis is gastritis, and I have read The Acid Watcher Diet, and a lot of the recommendations you give are applicable to my condition. Thanks for sharing your story.

Many times fish oil can cause acid reflux. So if you're going to take fish oil, be sure to do it on a full stomach. 🙏

Hello. How about the symptoms of feeling like your there's something in your throat and that you're having hard time breathing, did you have that?

Thank you for sharing your story with everyone, appreciate it! ❤

I literally screamed in shock when you said the doctor told you to drink peppermint tea! OH MY GOD! He shld be sacked!! Thats complete negligence! Is he a certified doctor?! Oh I'm so sorry you went through that. GERD is really scary, cos in the beginning you can't tell what triggers it.

Thank you this really helped, my doctors didn’t tell me a whole lot when I got gerd and I’m struggling a lot

Wow !! I’m so glad I found you. The GI just upped the Omeprazole I’m taking to 40 mg a day. After months (5+) on a low acid diet, I’m still experiencing heartburn only not as extreme. After being scoped I was diagnosed with GERD and a few months prior I was diagnosed with LPR. Mine all started when I quit smoking after 30 years (cold turkey) My body was under so much stress trying to adjust. I started drinking Aloe and Probiotics everyday and it’s helping. My main problem is eating the same bland foods over and over. Hopefully things will continue to improve. I hate taking the Omeprazole because of it’s long term effects but I feel I have no other choice.

Thank you so much for sharing. That was very informative.