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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.<\/p>\nThis 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.<\/p>\n
As a result, we are always on the lookout for a treatment that is both safe and an effective remedy for acid reflux.<\/p>\n
A new study published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery<\/em> may finally reveal the key to healing acid reflux.<\/p>\n And it comes in a form of a very healthy, popular diet, now proven more effective than proton pump inhibitors.<\/p>\n In the study, researchers examined medical records of people previously treated for acid reflux.<\/p>\n 85 people with this condition were treated with PPIs and were given basic advice to avoid coffee, alcohol, chocolate, fatty foods, and spicy foods.<\/p>\n 99 people were treated with the Mediterranean diet and alkaline water, combined with a similar list of foods and beverages to avoid.<\/p>\n The alkaline water had a pH above 8.0 and the Mediterranean diet was 90% plant-based.<\/p>\n 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. <\/p>\n In the PPI treatment group, 54.1% of patients experienced such a clinically significant drop in their symptoms.<\/p>\n In the diet change group, 62.6% of participants showed improvement that was clinically significant.<\/p>\n The average reduction in symptoms was 27.2% for the PPI treatment group and 39.8% for the diet change group.<\/p>\n This shows, firstly, that more people benefited from the Mediterranean diet and alkaline water combination than from the PPIs.<\/p>\n Secondly, the PPI treatment reduced acid reflux symptoms by a lot more than the diet change treatment managed to do.<\/p>\n