Severe GERD Symptoms
Hi Everyone,
The past two weeks have been incredibly busy and stressful and definitely challenged my healthy eating plan! Between work and school, the pace of my life has picked up tremendously and I felt my GERD symptoms returning.
At 280 pounds I suffered from severe GERD symptoms regularly. The severe GERD symptoms I experienced included GERD nausea, a GERD cough and gastritis symptoms. I even experienced GERD and chest pain on occasion.
After losing over 140 pounds, the GERD and Gastritis symptoms are under control with my healthy eating plan.
With the demands of the past two weeks, though, I noticed the GERD symptoms starting to come back. The reason behind this is due to the changes in my healthy eating plan; specifically eating 2 hours later than normal and increased stress.
I am happy to say, I was able to control the symptoms of GERD before they turned into servere GERD symptoms and I did this without medication.
Here’s what I did. First, I recognized symptoms of stress quickly. I notice that my GERD and Gastritis symptoms come on quickly with stress. I feel my stress in my neck and back. Once I noticed these areas tightening up, I also experience GERD nausea. The way I handled this was to take short breaks frequently and practice deep breathing exercises.
Another trick I used to prevent the GERD symptoms from worsening was to make sure I sat up at least 3 hours after I completed my evening meal. Laying down after eating is sure to bring on severe GERD symptoms. I learned this the hard way!
Of course, I stayed true to my healthy eating plan which includes a GERD diet of plenty of fiber, fruits, vegetables and water.
I hope these tips help you. They are tips I continue to use to treat my GERD disease.
Take care,
Georgene
PS: Remember to check with your doctor before making changes to your health.
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