My HEARTBURN Was Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me
Discover the key nutrient that can stop heartburn for good.
DATA:
0:00 Introduction: How to stop heartburn naturally
1:01 Side effects of antacids
2:57 What is heartburn?
3:45 3 natural ways to get rid of heartburn
5:12 The most important nutrient to prevent heartburn
5:53 What if I have an ulcer?
In this video, we’re going to talk about three ways to get rid of heartburn without using antacids. Antacids only work for a short time, requiring you to take more and more to keep your symptoms at bay. Through prolonged use, antacids will only make heartburn worse by depleting your stomach acid.
Antacids are associated with the following side effects:
• Bloating
• Indigestion
• Allergies
• Increased infection in the stomach
• Depression
Antacids create a condition known as achlorhydria, which depletes your stomach acid, but you need your stomach acid to get rid of heartburn. Your stomach is very acidic and should have a pH between 1 and 3. Enzymes cannot be activated if you do not have the right pH.
Heartburn is not a problem resulting from too much acid—it's a valve problem. Keeping the pH of the stomach between 1 and 3 keeps the valve shut.
How to get rid of heartburn naturally:
1. The most important nutrient to eliminate and prevent heartburn is vitamin B1 (thiamine). Your stomach can not produce acid when you’re deficient in vitamin B1. A diet high in carbs depletes B1. Low B1 deprives the autonomic nervous system, which controls the valves of the stomach. Look for a natural source of vitamin B1 to get rid of heartburn.
2. Potassium and zinc are very important for your stomach acid. Try a good electrolyte powder and trace mineral supplement to increase your intake of these important minerals. Also, make sure you’re getting plenty of sea salt.
3. Increase your stomach acid. This triggers the valve at the top of the stomach to close. Apple cider vinegar and betaine hydrochloride can help acidify the stomach.
It’s important to note that if apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride causes burning, you may have gastritis or an ulcer. In this situation, you need to heal the stomach before taking apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride.
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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you get rid of heartburn for good. I’ll see you in the next video.
Mine was gluten
Thank you Dr. Berg for your help
You’re right my gerd medication doesn’t work just as my medication for my neuropathy doesn’t touch my pain
These visuals are really something else.
if u re feeling bad, it makes u feel 100 times bad
I stopped drinking alcohol – the day after Christmas.
I used to get terrible heart-burn & reflux in the middle of the night.
Since – then – I had only one attack of heart-burn – early on — but none since.
Can’t say for sure that Alcohol was the cause – but I’m feeling the benefits all the same..
Good for you. I’ve not drank alcohol in 6 yrs although i do crave a glass of wine every now and then. I just think of the physical pain any kind of sugar or carbs will cause me and the cravings go away😊
Me too had too much tequila and it actually burned my stomach not just reflux
Well, I can say for sure that alcohol absolutely caused heart burn after laying down. You’ve got it SUPER bad if you have heart burn sitting or standing
Imagine a Holistic Health Practitioner who recommends calcium carbonate for someone suffering from gastroparesis 😐 WOW! 😮 Thank you, Dr. Berg! Have a healthy Sunday, y’all! 🙂
Thanks for your comment. Healthy Sunday!
Currently eating tums like candy. I’ve been off pantoprasole for maybe 3 months. Partly voluntarily. Partly because of a proposal of surgery to maybe fix the problem. Surgeon demanded I stop the damn pill for 2 weeks before his first test. I’m eating way less tums now than that first 2 weeks! Possibly less than while taking prescription strength drugs. Some additional tests (torture games the Dr’s people blamed on insurance requirements), and they tell me my heartburn is severe (I tried to tell them that) and I also have a large hiatal hernia. They could help, but the surgery is probably not happening due to cost and high copays.
Do you have any videos on hiatal hernia fixes? I’ve managed to survive long enough that I’m not sure I would go thru surgery even if affordable. Any recommendations for that hiatal hernia that was “insignificant” 4 years ago would be appreciated!
Thank you.
@butchmetzger7023 hi I’m going through small hiatal hernia and was prescribed pp1 for the hernia but I wanted to ask what tips u take or took over the years to not take ppi and also what to eat. I was told by my gi specialist i don’t need surgery because my hernia is to small. Bit it hurts sometimes and he also said to lose weight. Any tips can help me I’m struggling to fix my stomach problem.
Same for me I have so many digestive issues but I think mine is from me not having my gallbladder anymore. It is horrible acid reflux. Hope you get some relief soon.@@alexlabra1562
@alexlabra1562 tips for getting off PPI? Stubbornness. Lots of prayer. Sitting propped up with pillows at night until my back hurt worse than my belly. Avoiding triggers as much as possible. Also, otc pepcid.
I started having heartburn when I was pregnant, and so skinny people would ask if I was anorexic. I was eating everything I could stuff in my mouth. Everyone assured me heartburn with pregnancy was normal. I was also working with my husband a lot and lifting way too much at times and would
occasionally need to be checked for hernias in the groin area.
First PPI was omeprazole. It helped for a while. Then dr increased the dose. Then switched to pantoprazole cause it was stronger. Then increased the dose of that. With age and weight gain that I blame on the drugs, I just kept getting worse.
Started the surgery testing and haven’t taken any PPI since. Triggers for me seem to be stress, lifting, and tomatoes. Eating small meals and refusing to play human forklift seem to help.
I hope this helps some and wasn’t too long winded!
Great insightful information, Dr Berg. Thank you 💖
Most welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
@@Drberg love your work, Dr Berg. Watching from the UK ❤🇬🇧
Crazy timing. Had bad heartburn last night.
Lay off the pizza and wings Steven.
@@dannybo1472 dang… it was pizza. I’ll do better man.
Me too!!! Could it be the funny season too? I’m in Italy and the weather is awful…
Same lol
Wonderful advice, Dr Berg. Thank you 🙏🏻
You’re welcome! Glad you found it helpful!
Sharing notes from Dr Berg:
Antacids only work for a short time, requiring you to take more and more to keep your symptoms at bay. Through prolonged use, antacids will only make heartburn worse by depleting your stomach acid.
Antacids are associated with the following side effects:
• Bloating
• Indigestion
• Allergies
• Increased infection in the stomach
• Depression
Antacids create a condition known as achlorhydria, which depletes your stomach acid, but you need your stomach acid to get rid of heartburn. Your stomach is very acidic and should have a pH between 1 and 3. Enzymes cannot be activated if you do not have the right pH.
Heartburn is not a problem resulting from too much acid—it’s a valve problem. Keeping the pH of the stomach between 1 and 3 keeps the valve shut.
How to get rid of heartburn naturally:
1. The most important nutrient to eliminate and prevent heartburn is vitamin B1 (thiamine). Your stomach can not produce acid when you’re deficient in vitamin B1. A diet high in carbs depletes B1. Low B1 deprives the autonomic nervous system, which controls the valves of the stomach. Look for a natural source of vitamin B1 to get rid of heartburn.
2. Potassium and zinc are very important for your stomach acid. Try a good electrolyte powder and trace mineral supplement to increase your intake of these important minerals. Also, make sure you’re getting plenty of sea salt.
3. Increase your stomach acid. This triggers the valve at the top of the stomach to close. Apple cider vinegar and betaine hydrochloride can help acidify the stomach
It’s important to note that if apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride causes burning, you may have gastritis or an ulcer. In this situation, you need to heal the stomach before taking apple cider vinegar or betaine hydrochloride.
Thank you Dr Berg! 🐱👍
Would you recommend skipping the coffee? And if so what are some alternatives?
YES this makes so much sense. I took vitamine B1 for something else. and I noticed Instantly a relief in my esophagus when i took the B1. Litterally in minutes
That’s exactly what happened to me!! Heartburn, pills to zhe point I tried to research causes myself. When I told my Dr I didn’t want to take omeprazole I was prescribed something else. I knew I was on my own. Old math class reminded me a neg and a neg is positive. That’s when I hit heartburn with acid!! ACV
Now I’ve found dr berg and am learning so much! Thank you Doc
Thank you so much for all of your guidance on health Dr. Berg, especially heartburn. Last year, doctors destroyed me with the combination of H2 blockers and pantoprazole. I began to have strange symptoms such as SOB, dizziness, weakness, rapid hearbeat, insomnia. I couldn’t eat vary my diet while I was taking these bc my gut would hurt and I mentioned this to my physicians, they told me they were not concerned with any of this causing my symptoms. They told me to keep taking the medications and that I was just anxious. I decided to go see a hematologist. My body wasn’t holding iron and my B12 was very low. No other explanations except the medications. I started taking betaine hcl with my meals, increasing my red meat intake and seeing a holistic dr who encouraged colostrum. My heartburn is gone and I’m much better. Thank you again!
I believe weight is part of the equation. For me, when I was approaching 250lbs it really pronounced itself. If I went down in weight the problem went away. Maybe I’m wrong but I believe the additional weight was pulling my stomach forward and allowing my stomach acids to travel up.
Same experience for me.
Thank you Dr. Berg. 20 years of dealing with heartburn, hopefully this is the solution I’ve been lookong for.
Dr. Eric Berg you are magician 💖 I’m dealing with this issue for a couple of month.. You always upload videos sooo relevant to me 😁 Thank you so much 😍 Value of your knowledge and information is just priceless 💖 Presious 💖
That sounds a lot like my story. For years, I was just ignorant to what was going on with my health. Then a few yeas ago, I was getting tired of the acid reflux.
So that eventually led me down a path to not only pay attention to my gut health. But find and realize all the other issues I was dealing with and not noticing all these years. I haven’t fixed my situation, but the discipline I’ve built with caring about my health is on another level these days.
This guy so much more helpful than my own medicine prescribing doctor. Apple Cider Vinegar works way better for me than Betaine HCL
Heartburn in college changed my life too. I ate bottles of antacids and was prescribed nexium, and the doctor wanted me on anxiety pills too. After 2 more years of suffering I decided to try acupuncture. We chatted about food and unlike my “regular” doctors, the acupuncturist supported me trying a food elimination diet. 20 years later… I live on a farm and grow all my own veg, fruit, meat and herbal remedies. Heartburn set my life on a completely different course.
Pain is one teacher no one ignores—Timothy Zahn