Thanks for your comments, Terri,
I will start taking the Ginger juice. In the meantime, is there
anything else that you did (other than eat all the time) to
relieve the pain. I've been trying a heating pad. It's very
difficult to eat every few hours as this just aggravates an
already irritated esophagus.
Thanks again!
Cathy
My father is in the food industry, specifically the asian field, and distributes ginger candy, which can be prepared also in teas and other formats. As a summer project, I have taken on research of this delicacy; I am curious to know if anybody is aware of sites which may include information on the benefits of ginger (in any form). If so, please e-mail me, or reply.
Thanx lots!
ben
Terri, thanks for your comments.
When you was having the same problem as mine (pain that got better
when you'd eat), was there anything else that helped other
than eating? This is very annoying and it's difficult to eat
every few hours; it's just irritating an already irritated
esophagus. Not doing much for my anxiety level either. Haven't
slept in many nights. Any other suggestions?
THANKS MUCH!!!!!!
In Reply to: To TERRI! One more question on GERD problem please !! posted by Cathy on July 03, 1998 at 08:42:10:
Hi Cathy
I have GERD too and also have that hungry feeling all the time. I hve to get up 2X at night and eat to make that really uncomfortable feeling go away, but that only solves it for a few hours. I've noted it's worse on more stressful days and when I exercise alot. I think it has something to do with hypoglycemia. I've been doing yoga and this helps alot, but realized I can't even find 1/2 hr to myself and that is probably a big part of the problem. I am taking 2 Zantac at night, but it doesn't help, that's why I think it's stress. Good luck to you and try to reduce your stress.
Linda
How much, and how often should fresh ginger juice be consumed?
thanks
In Reply to: Re: Ginger Juice vs Ginger Extract posted by Bob on July 12, 1998 at 11:50:16:
Bob,
Click on the FAQ link above, and then click the "Articles On Health" link. See article number 27, "Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief."
Actually, it might be helpful for you to click all the links and see what the site is about.
Jim
In Reply to: Re: Ginger Juice vs Ginger Extract posted by Bob on July 12, 1998 at 11:50:16:
Dear Bob,
Although this is discussed in greater depth in my book (as well as how to discover the causes of the problem, and deal with them) you can get the answers to your questions on the home page of this 'site. Go to the link:
Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief
Walt
Hello Dr. Stoll,
I have GERD and an barium swallow recently diagnosed a sliding hiatal hernia. Since the diagnosis was a small hh, I'm not too concerned because I think I can control this problem with the info in your book and the skilled relaxation. What I WOULD like to know, however, is along with this hh and GERD, I also have a very unusual problem in that i have this strange uncomfortable feeling (sorta pain like) when I am hungrey. When I eat food, the discomfort is relieved. I can't figure out what this is or why it happens. I've had two pretty bad GERD flare-ups with acid reflux that lasted for about 4 days straight. Once the reflux attack was over, i then started having this pain that would be worst when i'm hungrey. It's right in the area of where my esophagus and stomach would meet. I thought it was an ulcer, but the test showed NO ulcers. Why is this strange discomfort there and why is it relieved when I eat food. I find myself eating every 3 hours or so to relieve this discomfort. Any advice you can give would be verrryyy helpful.
Cathy
In Reply to: GERD, Hiatal Hernia with EXcessive hunger posted by Cathy on July 13, 1998 at 11:10:36:
I forgot to add. I take the following on a daily basis:
multiple vitamin/mineral supplement (tablet). Extra vitamin C in the evening along with iron supplements.
Could this be contributing to the excessive hunger/pain feeling?
Cathy
In Reply to: GERD, Hiatal Hernia with EXcessive hunger posted by Cathy on July 13, 1998 at 11:10:36:
Dear Cathy,
This feeling is called "cardiospasm"; not because it has anything to do with the heart but because it occurs right beside the heart and feels like pain from the heart. It is spasm of the muscles right at the lower end of the esophagus and is only caused by the overwhelming storage of the fight or flight effect in the hypothalamus we have been talking about. As such, it will take 6-12 months to resolve with an effective skilled relaxation technique.
With your LGS, tranquilizers would be likely to cause you sensitivity reactions--even though you could get some temporary relief if you could take enough of them.
If you have more questions, write again.
Walt
Dr. Stoll,
The Ginger Root Juice has worked wonderfully for my GERD, however now that I am pregnant, it doesnt! I have the constant hunger feeling back ( I know this is from the pregnancy) that won't go away even when I eat, I feel nauseous ALL the time, and the reflux is horrid!!! I have had two children with no problems like this before. Any suggestions?
In Reply to: GERD and Pregnancy posted by TV on July 13, 1998 at 12:55:47:
Dear TV,
GERD & PREGNANCY------------------bad combination!
I know of no way to resolve this while you are pregnant AND, each pregnancy will be worse until you actually deal with WHY you have this. You ARE cognizant of the fact that the ginger root juice is just a temporary resolution of symptoms and that I always recommend that people learn WHY they have it to finally cure this problem!?
Nausea that occurs "all the time" may be related to nausea of pregnancy which is NOT rrelated to the GERD. It has been known for 20 years that this is caused (in nearly every case) by a relative deficiency of vitamin B6. ONE injection of B6 (about 400 milligrams) will resolve this in most cases (within 24 hours)--some require a second injection. This is totally safe & relatively inexpensive. BESIDES, if THAT is what is going on, the fetus is at risk of neurological problems if the problem is not resolved. Resolving this is NOT just for your comfort----if it is not due to the GERD.
Walt
The results of my gastroscopy showed
Mild Esophagitis
Mild Duddenitis
and a small diaphragmatic hernia.
My question- is there any way that the ginger juice could cause a problem with the ulcer ?
Thanks
In Reply to: GINGER & ULCER posted by ANAT SHEM-OR on July 14, 1998 at 01:48:29:
Dear Anat,
No.
I take this opportunity to remind you that ALL of these things are caused by the same mechanism. Treating the tips of the iceberg will not do much to change the iceberg.
Walt
I tried Dr. Stoll's gingerjuice for my GERD. It was the most putrid substance I have ever digested. It took all of my will to not wretch it back up. There is no way I can continue to take these doses. Does anyone know of anything that can be mixed with this to help it go down? I would like it if it were approved by the doctor because he seemed adament about taking it straight. However, in this case, the cure is worse than the disease.
In Reply to: Ginger Juice for GERD posted by Pete on July 17, 1998 at 22:59:14:
Dear Pete,
If you took it more than once, you would know that it quickly becomes less stressful.
Also, I did not make up this protocol. It came from ancient Chinese medicine and they recommended it as the protocol that would help the highest % of people.
People have reported benefits from just the little amount of ginger in ginger ale. It is just that that is a very small % of people. Try a more dilute form and see if it helps. If it does not, just remember not to throw out the baby with the bathwater.
In the long run, the GRJ is not the "cure" for this anyhow. You will have to learn WHY you have it and become a serious student of wellness to resolve it completly anyhow. It is just that that will take you 6-12 months--the GRJ takes 3 weeks (or less) for relief of symptoms. The "pain" of learning & practicing what you will have to do to cure this is considerably more than the "pain" of suffering the pure ginger root juice.
Good luck. Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: Ginger Juice for GERD posted by Pete on July 17, 1998 at 22:59:14:
Pete,
I am curious as to what your Doctor had to say about taking the GRJ straight...? Why was he so adamant about doing this? I have read in many health publications from medical authorities that Ginger root is very safe and is an excellent healer of many ailments.
Just curious as to what your Doc had to say...thanks!
Cathy
Dear Dr Stoll
I have had hiatus hernia for many years. I have read all your pages and tried the ginger juice treatment for more than three weeks. I still have the bad symptoms at night. I have had an endoscopy which showed a large hiatus hernia. I am still taking the acid supressant tablets at night, but have stopped the morning dose. I wake with bad acid every night. Can you suggest some other way of treating this problem. Thank you for your help
Shirley Stanley
In Reply to: hiatus hernia posted by Shirley Stanley on July 19, 1998 at 18:48:47:
Dear Shirley,
Only some of the symptoms associated with HH are due to the acid reflux. Some of them are due to the accompanying muscle spasm (cardiospasm) that is due to the systemic autonomic arousal that causes both. That part will not resolve without getting rid of the hypothalamic overload discussed so many times on this BB. This is the major cause I mention whenever I recommend the GRJ for relief of the symptoms of reflux. It takes 6-12 months of practice of the skilled relaxation to resolve THIS part of the condition.
I would be interested to know if ANY of your symptoms went away since is it rare for this condition to be present without reflux & I have yet to find a person (in 20 years) for which the GRJ did not clear the symptoms of reflux.
Humans are NOT machines. I have always suspected that sometime, somewhere, somebody would not get relief of reflux symptoms with the GRJ. You may just be the first. If you ARE, it means that your only recourse is to get rid of the hypothalamic cause. Have you yet read Dr Pelletier's book?
Of course, it IS possible that you have had this so long that there is so much damage (hernia so large) that surgery wil have to reconstruct it so that resolving the causes will prevent recurrence. I have yet to see THAT patient but, theoretically, it could happen.
Walt
Dr. Stoll,
I'm on day 10 of my GRJ regimen (and it has helped a lot!), and I had to miss a day. Will missing a day mess up my healing process? Since I missed a day, will i have to start all over again and go a straight 21 days?
Also, if I have to go out of town, how can you transport the GRJ with you? How long can it remain unrefrigerated before it'll be no good.
Please advise!
thanks,
Kathy
In Reply to: GRJ...Can you skip a day? posted by Kathy on July 20, 1998 at 09:17:40:
Dear Kathy,
I do not know how much missing a dose will hurt your chances for maximum results. This information is very individual and may be described in the ancient Chinese Medical Texts now being reprinted. If it were me, I would probably start counting all over again since it will not hurt you to take it longer and it might greatly reduce your lasting effect.
Remember, this is not a cure even though for a while you might think it is. It is just an inexpensive, safe & effective way to get relief while you are learning about & dealing with the causes.
GRJ will remain effective for at least 6 months (often a year) if kept refrigerated right from squeezing. Taken from that stash, I would not worry about reducing potency for at least 2 weeks unrefrigerated. When returning home I would not add the unrefrigerated leftovers back into your basic stash.
Walt
Dr. Stoll,
Are they any ways to prepare for delivery of my third child?
I have a sliding hiatus hernia and terrible GERD. ( and nausea to boot) I am terrified of having a natural delivery. Will the pushing cause problems during labour? Is there any way I can prepare my body for what it will go through? My first two were natural but very long labours. (back labour I might add, no pain in stomach) As well as relaxation methods, is there anything else I can do? And would it be wise to have a C-Section instead? I have this fear that my intestines are going to all end up in my chest during labour? Can you ease my fears a little?
In Reply to: Hiatus Hernia and Pregnancy posted by TV on July 20, 1998 at 17:05:48:
Dear TV,
Your hernia WILL be a problem during normal labor. How much problem is dependent upon the size & character of your hernia & your OB should know all about that. It is very important that s/he know about it since, in an emergency, you might have to have a general anesthetic and an out of control hernia would greatly increase your chances of getting gastric contents into your lungs (a REAL emergency). If your OB doesn't know all about it, I would ask him/her why not!
Regardless of the quality of the docs you have taking care of you, learning an effective skilled relaxation technique & practicing it as many times a day as you can is your best hedge against complications AS WELL AS GETTING A HEAD START ON RESOLVING WHY YOU HAVE THE HH ANYHOW.
Walt
Dear Dr. Stoll:I have searched your archives and BB and have yet to find anyone else who describes my problem exactly as I have experienced it. I am having GERD on an empty stomach. Is this unusual? I slept well last night, although I have been coughing my head off for the past week, and thought I was finally getting better.My husband woke me to say good-bye and I went back to sleep, only to wake, once again, in a panic, coughing and strangling to the point I thought I would die.(Ihad slept all night on two pillows, as well as with my bed propped up at the head) To be perfectly frank with you, I have been so sick with this lately, that many times I have contemplated suicide, and this frightens me. I have raised the head of the bed about 4", I am very careful about eating too much, especially after 8PM, I don't drink coffee or smoke, I am very careful to avoid fats, as I don't digest them well, I never eat red meat, and very little meat of any kind, I don't eat dairy, except yogurt, which seems to cool the "fire". I am familiar with your regimen, and am in the process of obtaining a juicer, and your book, to start the relaxation exercises. Please help me, as I can't even lie down with an empty stomach. I have chemical sensitivities, am hyper-sensitive to molds,(which is why we moved from Tennessee to New Mexico recently, but even here there is a rainy season). Food in general is just a problem for me. There are times I can eat normally, and times,(like now), when I vow I'll never eat again. But still the problem persists. I was diagnosed with hiatal hernia in 1992, after the asthma meds I had been taking since puberty just did not help.(I don't think they ever did.)They ruled out asthma, sent me for the G.I. series, and found the hernia. Next was a wire shoved up my nose, to measure stomach acid, but they could never get it to go all the way down, so they sort of gave up on me, I feel. My family doctor prescribed Pepsid, which I took for a while, but was disappointed in the results, so they changed it to another med(the name of which I can"t remember)which hurt me under the sternum so badly I had to stop it. Moving to NM has helped to a large degree, but lately I'm much worse, and scared. I've read about Barrett's and cancer etc.I've spent thousands of dollars trying everything I could think of to no avail, and I am desperate. At this point I am on a strict "brandy and nothing else" diet as this is the only way I can get relief from the jarring cough. (The sputum tastes salty.)I am not going to eat again. Please help!
Robin Little
In Reply to: GERD posted by Robin Little on July 30, 1998 at 17:38:10:
Dear Robin,
Do not despair! It is just that you have been getting advice from docs who can only see their "tree" and have no idea that there is a "forest". Remember the old adage: "To a hammer, everything looks like a nail!"
You first need to get a better knowledge base. EVERYTHING you have mentioned in this note is caused by the same basic mechanisms. Once you see how this is all connected, you will begin to realize that you do not have to live like this.
There is one book (referenced in the back of MY book) that cuts right to the chase about who you are & why you have all this c--p. Although my book will cover the surface & give you a way to know what to start doing, the book that was written about you is Dr Pelletier's classic: "MInd as Healer, MInd as Slayer". You will want your own copy.
In the meantime, proceed with the skilled relaxation. If it were me, I would also get an intracellular magnesium level.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: GERD posted by Walt Stoll on July 31, 1998 at 11:29:43:
Thanks, Walt, for your prompt answer, and the encouragement.
Anyone??-Can I go to any DR. office and ask for the intra-cellular magnesium test??
Thanks for this forum, it has been a lot of help, just to know I'm not alone.
Robin Little
Hi, Robin.
Call (800) 532-3688 for the closest physicians to you that would know where to order an intracellular magnesium AND what to do about the results. I would also call (800) 234-6825 [or their local number (206) 631-8922] and ask for a listing of physicians in your area who would know this.
Let us know how you do.
Walt