On Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:27:55 -0600 Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Curt: > > Assume you are totally lactose intolerant and cut out all lactose > containing substances. I've personally come to the conclusion that > acid reflux isn't an acid production problem, per se, but a gastric > propulsion problem (vapor lock, sort of) as a result of improper > fermentation of gut contents. Easy to acquire a set of gut bacteria > that cheerfully ferment complex sugars into lots of gas, very fast. > This won't move with normal gut activity, and so stomach contractions > push the contents up the esophagus instead of down the small intestine. > > Acid reducers help by suppressing the fermentation via higher pH in > the intestines, but the real cause is the fermentation. > > Gas-X helps a lot, since it breaks up the foam from the intestinal > gas, so does avoiding un-fermented milk products of any kind. This > includes commercial bread products and ANYTHING with milk in it (read > labels). Anything with lactose added is bad, too, and it's quite > common and not always labeled completely. > > In my case, eating less also helps, if I can stick to it..... My wife is lactose intolerant. She stays away from lactose except on occasion she will pop a Lactaid tablet, which seems to take care of whatever she eats shortly thereafter. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
