This Diet Is a Better Acid Reflux Treatment Than PPIs

This Diet Is a Better Acid Reflux Treatment Than PPIs[/caption]Proton pump inhibitors are the standard treatment for acid reflux, but they have been linked with an increased long-term risk of stomach cancer, among other health problems.

As a result, we are always on the lookout for a treatment that is both safe and an effective remedy for acid reflux.

A new study published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery may finally reveal the key to healing acid reflux.

And it comes in a form of a very healthy, popular diet, now proven more effective than proton pump inhibitors.

In the study, researchers examined medical records of people previously treated for acid reflux.

85 people with this condition were treated with PPIs and were given basic advice to avoid coffee, alcohol, chocolate, fatty foods, and spicy foods.

99 people were treated with the Mediterranean diet and alkaline water, combined with a similar list of foods and beverages to avoid.

The alkaline water had a pH above 8.0 and the Mediterranean diet was 90% plant-based.

All participants completed the standard Reflux Symptom Index before the treatment and six weeks after it started. A reduction of six or more points on the index means that the participant has experienced a clinically significant improvement in reflux symptoms.

In the PPI treatment group, 54.1% of patients experienced such a clinically significant drop in their symptoms.

In the diet change group, 62.6% of participants showed improvement that was clinically significant.

The average reduction in symptoms was 27.2% for the PPI treatment group and 39.8% for the diet change group.

This shows, firstly, that more people benefited from the Mediterranean diet and alkaline water combination than from the PPIs.

Secondly, the PPI treatment reduced acid reflux symptoms by a lot more than the diet change treatment managed to do.

But even simpler is to use this 5-minute method to immediately rid yourself of acid reflux for good…