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'Tis the season of over-indulgence. Get some of these ready in case of extra roast potato-weakness. These are all short-term acute remedy ideas for indigestion, not necessarily for the long term. If indigestion is recurrent, it’s better that we find the underlying cause - which in a lot of people is actually TOO MUCH acid. …
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I thought this quick review of which enzyme products to use depending on the problem was useful from Enzymedica today. You can get all Enzymedica products here on ND as per. My general rule is this: if you bloat within half an hour or so of eating, it's most likely extra stomach acid/betaine you need. …
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When I show people the list of symptoms for histamine 'intolerance', there's always that look of doubt as it does seem you could literally get symptoms anywhere in the body. People distrust that unsurprisingly - a bit snake-oily, isn't it?! The reason is because histamine plays so many roles in the body and there are …
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If you have stomach issues like acid reflux, indigestion, GERD etc, I now have a new GastroPanel test to help you identify what's going on. One of the first issues I always discuss with bloating and indigestion/acid type problems is: is it really high stomach acid, or is it too low? People always assume because …
HEARTBURN MEDICATION LINKED TO STROKE Proton pump inhibitors treat heartburn, but according to a study these drugs increase people's overall stroke risk by more than 20%.  A popular category of heartburn medications – including Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec & Protonix – may increase your risk of stroke, a new study suggests. The study lead author is …
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This is a great piece which goes some way to explaining why I am always wittering on about low stomach acid. It's making the point that suppressing stomach acid leads to poorer digestion and to larger protein fragments in the gut, which all leads to a higher allergy risk. Interesting. In fact, most people on …
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Saw this in The Telegraph this morning. Motilium is one of the most popular acid reflux/heartburn/gastritis drugs and the MHRA has now restricted its use because of heart side-effects causing death. It should now not be used for heartburn, reflux or feelings of fullness etc, and is restricted for nausea and vomiting only, and then …
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