Potions and Magic? Are they a cure?

Just Google “acid reflux cures” or “GERD cures” and you’ll find many miraculous cures for GERD.  Wow.  So, why aren’t more people cured?  It all comes back to not believing everything you read.  Some of these things might sooth the inflamed esophagus temporarily.  But, others could actually make the pain much worse.  So, be careful!

Keeping a food diary

Since avoiding trigger foods isn’t as easy as consulting a list, you will have to figure out some of the foods that affect you personally by good old trial and error.   My GERD Food Diary can be helpful in this process.  Download it free of charge by clicking on the link in the box at the bottom right of this page (requires Microsoft Excel reader that can be downloaded here.)

Traveling with GERD

I love to travel!  But those of us with GERD have special challenges.  How do we know if the restaurant we choose will be able to meet our needs?  How on earth do we achieve sleeping on a slant in a hotel room?  Well, its tough, but it can be done!  Let’s take a look at a few products that can help.