Question by Mary N.: Getting rid of the acid reflux “taste.”?
I am beginning to experience acid reflx. I have a doctor’s appointment coming up. But, in the meantime, how do I get rid of the horrible after-tast that is left in my mounth (throat) after an episode? I have tried milk, crackers, soda, and even Pepto Bismol, but nothing is working. Help please!

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Answer by Stephen H
I have it, and this is what works for me. Brushing the teeth, gargling, and taking an antacid do it to a large extent. Sometimes I eat some peanut butter to get rid of the taste and to calm the stomach and coat things. If you are counting on complete, instant relief of the sensation and taste, that isn’t going to happen, it takes a little time.

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Are you looking for a diet for GERD Are you tired of passing up all those great tasting foods to avoid the pain you’ll experience later or worse yet eating them and suffering all night long Do you sometimes wonder if the pain in your chest is GERD or something much worse Then it’s time you found a simple solution that will get rid of your GERD forever.

Why We Suffer From GERD

GERD occurs when your body fails to digest the food you eat and that food remains in your stomach only partially digested. Your body continues to pump more and more acid into you stomach, trying to digest the food. For a while it just sits there, irritating the stomach lining, but then it moves back up your esophagus burning as it goes.

And while GERD is uncomfortable and yes even painful, it’s the unseen damage it causes that is really dangerous. Chronic GERD can do permanent damage to your stomach, esophagus, throat, mouth and vocal cords and has even been shown to lead to cancer.

GERD Treatments

When you go to the doctor they will usually treat GERD with drugs which decrease the acid in your stomach, such as the much talked about little purple pill. However reducing the stomach acid is really the last thing you want to do. The food there is failing to digest. You don’t want less stomach acid, you want the right stomach acid.

But with GERD you need to get your food digested as quickly and completely as possible. The faster you can get that food out of your stomach and into the intestines the more nutrients you will be able to absorb and the less likely you’ll be to have any form of digestion problem.

The Cure for Your GERD

Here is the cure for your GERD in its most basic form. Protein takes a specific type of stomach acid to digest. Carbohydrates take a different specific type of stomach acid to digest. The problem is, when these acids combine, they neutralize each other. So if you mix Proteins and Carbohydrates, your food simply sits there and doesn’t digest. By properly combining your food, you can eat the foods you love, without the GERD you hate.