Is your 3 month old baby recently become very gassy, spitting up a lot after feedings, constantly fussing in pain and spitting up all over you?

Were you hoping at the three month mark things would get easier, but instead you got stuck with a terrible toddler at three months old?

Have you been giving medicine to your child, but nothing seems to get better?

You’re not alone gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is hitting babies in untold number. Babies even younger than 3 months old are struggling with acid reflux symptoms sometimes lasting for 1 to two years, often causing irreparable harm.

More than 25% of children being born recently are being diagnosed with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). If the acid reflux is excessive it triggers health complications which can become pathologic.

Pathologic acid reflux can increase risk of choking due to reduced throat clearance from inflammation, also weakening mucosal resistance and harming the upper esophageal sphincter (UES). The tubular esophagus is about 10 inches long in an adult and has two specialized sphincters, the upper and lower esophageal sphincters.

The Upper Esophageal Sphincter (UES) is made of several long thin muscles, creating a valve which is designed to prevent air from entering the gastrointestinal tract.

The Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) is made of smooth muscles and is designed to stop gastric acid reflux from entering the esophagus. Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) can do damage to both upper and lower esophageal sphincters.

Often a child subjected to prolonged bouts of acid reflux symptoms will end up suffering from under-nutrition, sleep apnea, hoarseness, respiratory problems, neurological disorders, Esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus and even throat cancer.

Many people are jumping to powerful drugs like proton-pump inhibitors, alginic acid compounds, cisapride and omerprazole. Others dive into surgically repairing the lower esophageal sphincter to stop acid reflux from enter the child’s throat.

Assuming drugs will cure the acid reflux is a mistake; they can only reduce or block some acid reflux from doing further damage.

It is best to seek the advice of an integrative medical doctor or a doctor who is wise to cutting edge alternative health care.

Sometimes vaccines and antibiotics can trigger digestive imbalances of natural flora and even prevent natural immune system development in children. So your child may not even have an over production of digestive gastric acids, the problem may be an inability to digest food, an allergy or even asthma.

Also make sure your child isn’t having an allergic reaction to formula. Many formulas have harmful soy (phytoestrogens) , high lead content or even artificial additives like aspartame or MSG.

Bottom line is you don’t want to expose your child to unnecessary vaccines, drugs or surgery, get “genuine healthcare” from a health practitioner that looks at the whole picture and isn’t just prescribing drugs as a knee- jerk reaction.

Remember when doctors don’t know how to find the cause; they treat the symptoms, leaving your child with the root cause of acid reflux, unaddressed.

You were born to heal,

Todd M. Faass?

Health Ecologist

Many people want to know what causes acid reflux in the first place-how does it actually happen, why does it happen, and so on.? The answer is fairly simple, and not the most pleasant-somewhat painful at times.

Acid reflux will occur when the valve between the stomach and the lower esophagus opens up, and allows stomach acid in when it shouldn’t.? At that point, the stomach acid will rise further on up into the esophagus, causing more pain and creating the burning sensation near your heart.

Determining what causes acid reflux will vary from person to person. Some people are just born with a very loose valve. Others eat too much, and there is back flow from the valve, or have food allergies. Knowing what food allergies cause acid reflux is helpful for anyone wanting to control their symptoms.

Some patients will treat certain medications as food-which is wrong-doing so can add a lot of damage.? Things like ibuprofen and naproxen, for example, are two anti-inflammatories that if taken too much, and too often will cause acid reflux.

Consider the fact that the body will, when having a really bad allergic reaction to a food, literally attack itself.? This is true when talking about what food allergies cause acid reflux. Another way to think about it would be to consider the reaction that a person with celiac disease has to wheat or gluten.

By remembering that comparison, you can understand that acid reflux can be brought on by food allergies-and there are some that are more notorious for being a problem than others.? For example, someone who is highly allergic to dairy products-milk, cheese or even eggs-may end up with acid reflux because of their food allergy.

What happens in the case of the food allergy is that the body realizes that there is a foreign object in it that it cannot tolerate, and that that foreign object has made its way down the esophagus into the stomach. Due to the body’s intolerance of that food, the stomach begins to churn, acid moves and it comes back up the esophagus, causing reflux.

Foods that are typical allergens will quite often cause reflux.? Some of those foods are nuts, soy, fish, milk and eggs, wheat, shellfish and peanuts. Of course, there are plenty of other foods that could fit into that category, but those are some of the top offenders.

In order to find out what food allergies cause acid reflux in you, or one of your loved ones, you must undergo a test. A visit to the doctor is required, and they will usually order a blood test to determine what food or foods you are allergic to.? There is another option available, but the doctor will be the one to decide if that test is necessary or not.

Food allergies can cause acid reflux, so do pay attention to what you eat. Cut out what you can, if you think you are allergic to a food. If you notice a difference, leave that food out. You can try to reintroduce it at a later time, and see what the results are.

Just about everyone and their brother does these days. What most people don?t notice right away is the habitual need to clear your throat and the ?unfriendly? cough that accompanies acid reflux burn.

Whatever is triggering the upsurges of your stomach acid, whether it be from a lack of acid or an over production, the fact remains that caustic gastric acid is disrupting your life.

Obviously acid reflux is a serious health condition if it persists, but if it?s allowed to fester and ends up making you cough all the time, you could be headed for more serious complications.

Keep in mind that the acid in your stomach is made from hydrogen and chloride, along with some other nasty flavors. Hydrochloric acid can be a liquid or a gas and it?s dangerous in either form.

It?s very unpleasant to have acid reflux explode into your sensitive esophagus, mouth and sinus areas, but what?s worse is if you inhale the acid reflux particles or gas fumes.

You?ve had water or soda go down the wrong tube before, right? That?s no fun and people choke to death sometimes, but when you?re dealing with a stomach acid it can literally burn your flesh and damage your lung tissue.

Once lung damage has occurred inside your bronchial tubes or lung chambers an infection could trigger an over production of mucus. This is a white cell immune response that can complicate things, called a ?cytokine cascade.?

So if you have acid reflux, persistent coughing and even chest pain, it could be your heartburn is advancing toward becoming a much bigger problem, such as Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease or an infection of the lungs.

Chest pain could mean other things like angina, a hiatal hernia or heart problems, so see a doctor before assuming it?s just from acid reflux.

The problem with finding a cure for acid reflux cough is that when doctors aren?t sure of the root cause, they routinely treat the symptoms.

Just being free of acid reflux burning and coughing symptoms doesn?t mean you?re healthy. Being healthy is more than being symptom free, that?s why getting to the root of your heartburn issues should be a top priority for you.

If you are not eating the right foods, if you?re lying down after meals and if your popping ?useless? antacids, you?ll never find the cure to your acid reflux cough challenge.

Truth is the cure is simpler than you may think, but first things first. Stop eating things that increase toxins, eat foods that provide a natural alkaline base and walk a little after meals- you?ll be surprised how much money you?ll safe avoiding all those unnecessary medications or treatments.

Keep in mind your acid reflux and heartburn coughing is NOT a drug deficiency.

You were born to heal,

Todd M. Faass?

Health Ecologist

If you?re like me, by now you?re tired of people telling you what to eat for acid reflux. That?s the last thing I want to hear is someone limiting what I can do, especially when it comes to my food.

I found a simple solution to all this . . . simply make a ?small list? of what foods to avoid.

Expecting to tell someone what they can eat becomes more like a strict religion, might as well write a what-you-can -eat encyclopedia. Knowing what foods trigger acid reflux is nothing much more than a laundry list.

Once you understand the basic principle behind acid reflux prevention, it?s really just common sense.

However common sense isn?t so common when it comes to acid indigestion, especially since scientists estimate more than 15,000,000 Americans suffer from gastro-esophageal reflux disease and acid reflux type symptoms.

Knowing which few foods to avoid in order to prevent heartburn is a lot simpler and effective than popping heavy metal laden antacids, or ending up taking proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for life.

Avoiding certain foods will eliminate these acid indigestion symptoms:

• Burning pain in your chest (heartburn) or upper abdomen
• Irritation in your throat
• Acid taste in your mouth
• Bad breath
• Laryngitis
• Chronic cough
• Difficulty swallowing
• Nausea
• Belching

Unfortunately these symptoms are so common and so nasty that most people go right out and buy whatever the last acid reflux commercial they saw told them too.

One of the biggest scams on the American public, besides anti-cholesterol satins, is acid reflux products. Truth is most people who are led to assume they have too much stomach acid really don?t produce enough.

A stomach acid deficiency still causes acid reflux, but for different reasons than you think.

Imagine all that food sitting in your gut just fermenting, until finally your body makes another shot of acid reflux and shoots it up into your throat. Why? Because ?your gut is full? of undigested food and believe me, it doesn?t take a large amount of stomach acid to feel like ?too much.?

This is what about 80% of people suffer from, maybe more, and it?s all because of a stomach acid imbalance. So the worst thing you can do is eat the wrong foods and pop antacid pills, which by the way have been proven useless and only cause more acid rebound later.

Here?s a humble laundry list of acid reflux triggering foods to avoid:

? Iceberg lettuce (indigestible) Try leaf or romaine.

? Milk chocolate ?Try organic dark chocolate.

? Soda pop- Try mineral water

? Dairy products- Try almond milk or raw goat products

? Gluten products- Try sprouted or real sour dough breads and pasta

? Alcohol- Try ?dry? red wine (low sugar)

? Animal fats- Try lean grass fed meats

? Onions- Try uncooked with greens

Everyone is different, so you can figure out the rest. But basically avoid ?refined? sugars, salts and oils, cut out the fatty meats and enjoy alkaline producing lemons and limes, but avoid sugary orange juice.

You were born to heal,

Todd M. Faass?

Health Ecologist