Tell Us Your Story

GERD affects millions of people around the world.  Each of us has a story of when we were diagnosed, how we dealt with it and how we are doing now.  We can learn from each other and its nice to know we’re not alone.  I’ll post my story.  Please share yours by commenting on this post.

Small Meals

I’ve been resisting this part of the advice from my doctor.  Its such a pain.  But, since I’m still having discomfort I decided this is one of the things I’m going to have to try.  So, for the past week I’ve eaten 5 small meals a day instead of 3 big ones.  I also eat my last meal so that I am finished by 6pm. 

Each meal has protein in it.  Avoid all carb breakfasts.  Carbs can bloat your stomach and cause symptoms.  Here is my new eating schedule.  Each meal fits on a little salad plate.

Will The South Beach Diet Help?

A trip to the gastroenterolgist today gave me something new to investigate.  My doctor told me that following a modified South Beach diet has helped some of her patients. 

Realizing How Poorly We Eat – A Trip to the Mall

I had a major amount of shopping to get done this past weekend and decide to run to the mall in the morning.  Of course, I was still going strong at lunch time and suddenly realized I famished!  OK, so I’ll just run over to the Food Court and grab something.  It shouldn’t be so hard to find something safe to eat, right?  WRONG!