Heal GERD & Low Stomach Acid Through Food, Probiotics and Bitters

Sample meal and supplement plan to replenish gut health and restore stomach acid secretion

In general, but particularly when suffering

from GERD or low stomach acid, avoid

drinking excess amounts of water during

meals.

Water dilutes stomach acid, lessening the

effectiveness of protein digestion.

Pre-meal tip: To soothe discomfort associated with GERD symp-toms, try drinking 1 tbsp. of juice from a lemon or apple cider vinegar in 4-6 oz. of warm water.

Before (if you suspect symptoms will arise) or after (if symptoms do arise) a meal will help.

Lunch

Avocado & Apple Tuna Salad:

1/2 apple, diced

2 celery stalks, thinly chopped

2 tbsp. red onion, finely diced

1 can albacore, in water, drained (wild-caught)

1 avocado, mashed

1.5 tsp. dijon mustard

Salt & pepper to taste

Optional additions: 1 tsp mustard powder,

grapes, shredded carrots, or chopped green

onions

Combine and mix ingredients well.

Pre-meal tip: supplement with HCl tablets

Only take tablet with full meals containing protein.

After a few bites into a meal, take 1 tablet. Be sensitive to a warming sensation in your stomach. If you don’t feel warmth, at the next full meal, take 2 tablets. At the num-ber of tablets when you feel warmth, revert to the previous number of tablets before you felt warming and continue that dosage. Example: Felt warmth at 6 tablets, take 5 tab-lets and stay at this dosage until your stomach heals.

Eventually, when you’re creating sufficient stomach acid, titrate off the tablets.

Don’t supplement with HCl if you’re using NSAIDS, anti-inflammatory medications, or have ulcers!

Dinner

Baked Chicken

Salad with lots of leafy, green vegetables

Side of sauerkraut

Olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, Dijon mustard

and salt for salad dressing.

Pre-meal tip: Before eating, take a dose of digestive bitters in tincture form. Follow dosage recommendations on the bottle.

Bitters increase the flow of digestive juices, including HCL, bile, pepsin, gastrin and pancreatic enzymes.

Breakfast

Veggie Omelet:

3 eggs, beat well

1 carrot, shredded

1 parsnip, shredded

2 green onions, diced

Spinach, handful, stem removed

Mushroom, handful, diced

Ghee, 1 tbsp.

1. In small skillet, with melted ghee, sauté carrot, parsnip, green onions, spinach and mushroom. When lightly cooked, transfer to separate plate.

2. Pour beat eggs into the same small skillet. When eggs firm up, add veggies to one side and fold in half. Slide the omelet on to a plate.

Serve with a side of bone broth.

Consider Carbohydrate Intake

A high carbohydrate diet can promote bacterial overgrowth, like H. pylori. H pylori can suppress stomach acid.

Protocols like FODMAPS, SCD, and GAPS focus on beneficial types of carbohydrate.

Consider trying one of these carbohydrate-sensitive protocols to eliminate bacterial overgrowth — a proposed root cause of GERD and low stomach acid.

Throughout the day, replenish beneficial

bacteria with probiotics, like sauerkraut.