Raising bed heads
Question:
John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some years ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain proved to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told by the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical bed. I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem to cost as much as a new car. I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed that most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on it’s front legs would be too great. He also thought that bricks are not the best option and that shops who sell aids for the disabled have something better to raise the bed with. How have others dealt with the situation? Derek.
Response:
I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with GERD. Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as needed. In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct the hiatal hernia. A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I decided to try it. I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal meal with no discomfort. I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. **I feel great ** I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors and people of all walks of life. I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions or comments. Thankfully, Bill Poston 1140 Azalea Circle Marietta, GA 30062 770-973-4590 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some years >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain proved >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told by >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical bed. >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem to >cost as much as a new car. >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed that >most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy >and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle >making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a >base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on it’s >front legs would be too great. He also thought that bricks are not the best >option and that shops who sell aids for the disabled have something better >to raise the bed with. >How have others dealt with the situation? >Derek.
Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
Response:
A cure, sorry remedy:-) for the injured oesophagus is Manuka Honey from New Zealand. A tablespoonful is taken three times a day an hour before meals, it has a healing effect and the coating stops irritation when eating food. I had been taking it for six weeks and was much better when I had a blood test. My doctor was horrified that my blood sugar was 14.3 and pronounced me diabetic. I stopped the honey and six weeks later my blood sugar was down to 7.3 and my HbA1c was 6.5. I cut out my daily slice of cake, my glass of Cranberry juice and five or six butterscotch sweets and the next test had my blood sugar at 3.8. This week I have started the Manuka honey again but on a much reduced dose. Derek. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with > books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel > frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a > special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was > built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built > to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the > base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have > connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to > the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" > put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a > move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or > down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I > now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during > the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it > doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when > we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my > mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I > had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with > GERD. > Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle > cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. > Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) > This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. > Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. > A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male > and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition > started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this > condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition > worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the > years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as > needed. > In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was > having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 > times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I > began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad > I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. > During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor > prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every > combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary > help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. > In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy > examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment > remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. > Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. > Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct > the hiatal hernia. > A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my > problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup > alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the > same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll > and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The > amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money > but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the > man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I > decided to try it. > I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I > started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste > of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and > throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big > chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight > warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second > day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On > the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the > fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking > without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my > wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a > hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually > felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal > meal with no discomfort. > I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough > juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe > the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the > juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to > heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel > very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice > again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the > ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. > In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I > also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a > constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I > now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. > **I feel great ** > I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this > information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll > my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to > him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for > Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to > personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our > modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors > and people of all walks of life. > I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email > and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions > or comments. > Thankfully, > Bill Poston > 1140 Azalea Circle > Marietta, GA 30062 > 770-973-4590 >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some years >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain proved >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told by >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical bed. >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem to >cost as much as a new car. >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed that >most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy >and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle >making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a >base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on it’s >front legs would be too great. He also thought that bricks are not the best >option and that shops who sell aids for the disabled have something better >to raise the bed with. >How have others dealt with the situation? >Derek. > Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) > email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
Response:
A few question for Bill. Do you use a foam mattress? My inner spring mattress does not do a good job when I set additional 8 inches of elevation at the head. Do mean an additional 18 inches at the head of your bed? I estimate that your setting (if it is what I think you mean) is at about ~11 degrees from horizontal. Certainly less extreme than sleeping in an easy chair with back at 40 degrees:-) I tried ginger root as a tea of sorts. I cut up an ounce and poured hot water on it. It did not harm as I recall though I didn’t continue. Perhaps a some burning at the bottom of the esophagus. I may have tried it on top of the PPI medication. I’ll try it again sometime, next time with juiced ginger. I am really pleased with betaine HCL and pepsin. My meals seem to be digesting peacefully without acid reflux or nonacid reflux. So far I’ve been using 30 grains per meal or major snack. Each 10 grains costs 6 cents per capsule for 60 to 80 cents per day. With the PPI medications, the meals often justed seem to set in the stomach sometimes for 5 or 6 hours!! I’d get reflux/burping though it didn’t burn. Indeed, even without the PPI meds and no betaine HCL, I got this effect to some extent. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with > books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel > frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a > special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was > built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built > to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the > base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have > connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to > the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" > put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a > move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or > down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I > now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during > the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it > doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when > we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my > mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I > had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with > GERD. > Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle > cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. > Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) > This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. > Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. > A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male > and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition > started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this > condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition > worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the > years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as > needed. > In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was > having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 > times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I > began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad > I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. > During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor > prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every > combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary > help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. > In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy > examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment > remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. > Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. > Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct > the hiatal hernia. > A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my > problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup > alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the > same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll > and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The > amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money > but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the > man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I > decided to try it. > I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I > started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste > of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and > throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big > chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight > warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second > day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On > the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the > fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking > without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my > wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a > hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually > felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal > meal with no discomfort. > I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough > juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe > the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the > juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to > heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel > very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice > again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the > ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. > In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I > also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a > constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I > now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. > **I feel great ** > I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this > information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll > my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to > him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for > Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to > personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our > modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors > and people of all walks of life. > I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email > and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions > or comments. > Thankfully, > Bill Poston > 1140 Azalea Circle > Marietta, GA 30062 > 770-973-4590 >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some years >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain proved >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told by >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical bed. >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem to >cost as much as a new car. >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed that >most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy >and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle >making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a >base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on it’s >front legs would be too great. He also thought that bricks are not the best >option and that shops who sell aids for the disabled have something better >to raise the bed with. >How have others dealt with the situation? >Derek. > Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) > email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
Response:
>A few question for Bill. Do you use >a foam mattress?
Yes, I use a foam mattress. A Sealy from Sears about 15 years ago. Very good quality. I don’t beleive they make them anymore. My inner spring mattress >does not do a good job when I set additional 8 inches of >elevation at the head. Do mean an additional >18 inches at the head of your bed?
Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed. Hope this helps. I estimate that – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->your setting (if it is what I think you mean) is at about >~11 degrees from horizontal. Certainly less extreme >than sleeping in an easy chair with back at 40 degrees:-) >I tried ginger root as a tea of sorts. I cut up an ounce and >poured hot water on it. It did not harm as I recall though >I didn’t continue. Perhaps a some burning at the bottom >of the esophagus. I may have tried it on top of the >PPI medication. >I’ll try it again sometime, next time with juiced ginger. >I am really pleased with betaine HCL and pepsin. >My meals seem to be digesting peacefully without >acid reflux or nonacid reflux. So far I’ve been using >30 grains per meal or major snack. Each 10 grains >costs 6 cents per capsule for 60 to 80 cents per day. >With the PPI medications, the meals often justed seem to set in >the stomach sometimes for 5 or 6 hours!! I’d get >reflux/burping though it didn’t burn. Indeed, even without >the PPI meds and no betaine HCL, I got this effect to >some extent. > I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with > books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel > frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a > special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was > built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built > to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the > base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have > connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to > the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" > put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a > move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or > down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I > now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during > the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it > doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when > we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my > mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I > had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with > GERD. > Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle > cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. > Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) > This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. > Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. > A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male > and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition > started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this > condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition > worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the > years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as > needed. > In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was > having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 > times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I > began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad > I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. > During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor > prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every > combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary > help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. > In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy > examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment > remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. > Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. > Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct > the hiatal hernia. > A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my > problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup > alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the > same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll > and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The > amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money > but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the > man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I > decided to try it. > I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I > started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste > of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and > throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big > chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight > warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second > day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On > the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the > fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking > without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my > wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a > hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually > felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal > meal with no discomfort. > I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough > juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe > the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the > juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to > heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel > very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice > again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the > ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. > In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I > also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a > constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I > now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. > **I feel great ** > I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this > information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll > my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to > him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for > Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to > personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our > modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors > and people of all walks of life. > I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email > and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions > or comments. > Thankfully, > Bill Poston > 1140 Azalea Circle > Marietta, GA 30062 > 770-973-4590 > >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful > >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some >years > >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for > >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put > >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I > >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving > >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few > >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain >proved > >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told >by > >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up > >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical >bed. > >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem >to > >cost as much as a new car. > >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed >that > >most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy > >and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle > >making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a > >base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on >it’s > >front legs would be too great. He also thought that bricks are not the >best > >option and that shops who sell aids for the disabled have something >better > >to raise the bed with. > >How have others dealt with the situation? > >Derek. > Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) > email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
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>Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed.
Sure wish you had a picture if this we could look at Having a hard time visualizing it.
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>Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed.
That’s a LOT of height! has this really helped a lot? I only have my bed raised maybe 6". Im thinking maybe that not enough after reading your post.
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Do you have a sketch of your metal frame that you can post? Derek. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->A few question for Bill. Do you use >a foam mattress? > Yes, I use a foam mattress. A Sealy from Sears about 15 years ago. > Very good quality. I don’t beleive they make them anymore. > My inner spring mattress >does not do a good job when I set additional 8 inches of >elevation at the head. Do mean an additional >18 inches at the head of your bed? > Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed. > Hope this helps. > I estimate that >your setting (if it is what I think you mean) is at about >~11 degrees from horizontal. Certainly less extreme >than sleeping in an easy chair with back at 40 degrees:-) >I tried ginger root as a tea of sorts. I cut up an ounce and >poured hot water on it. It did not harm as I recall though >I didn’t continue. Perhaps a some burning at the bottom >of the esophagus. I may have tried it on top of the >PPI medication. >I’ll try it again sometime, next time with juiced ginger. >I am really pleased with betaine HCL and pepsin. >My meals seem to be digesting peacefully without >acid reflux or nonacid reflux. So far I’ve been using >30 grains per meal or major snack. Each 10 grains >costs 6 cents per capsule for 60 to 80 cents per day. >With the PPI medications, the meals often justed seem to set in >the stomach sometimes for 5 or 6 hours!! I’d get >reflux/burping though it didn’t burn. Indeed, even without >the PPI meds and no betaine HCL, I got this effect to >some extent. >> I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with >> books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel >> frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a >> special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was >> built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built >> to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the >> base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have >> connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to >> the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" >> put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a >> move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or >> down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I >> now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during >> the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it >> doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when >> we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my >> mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I >> had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with >> GERD. >> Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle >> cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. >> Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) >> This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. >> Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. >> A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male >> and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition >> started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this >> condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition >> worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the >> years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as >> needed. >> In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was >> having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 >> times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I >> began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad >> I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. >> During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor >> prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every >> combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary >> help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. >> In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy >> examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment >> remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. >> Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. >> Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct >> the hiatal hernia. >> A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my >> problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup >> alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the >> same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll >> and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The >> amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money >> but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the >> man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I >> decided to try it. >> I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I >> started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste >> of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and >> throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big >> chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight >> warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second >> day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On >> the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the >> fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking >> without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my >> wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a >> hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually >> felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal >> meal with no discomfort. >> I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough >> juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe >> the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the >> juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to >> heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel >> very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice >> again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the >> ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. >> In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I >> also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a >> constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I >> now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. >> **I feel great ** >> I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this >> information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll >> my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to >> him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for >> Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to >> personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our >> modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors >> and people of all walks of life. >> I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email >> and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions >> or comments. >> Thankfully, >> Bill Poston >> 1140 Azalea Circle >> Marietta, GA 30062 >> 770-973-4590 >> >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful >> >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some >years >> >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for >> >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put >> >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I >> >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving >> >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few >> >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain >proved >> >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told >by >> >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up >> >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical >bed. >> >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem >to >> >cost as much as a new car. >> >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed >that >> >most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy >> >and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle >> >making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a >> >base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on >it’s >> >front legs would be too great. He also thought that bricks are not the >best >> >option and
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>Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed. > That’s a LOT of height! > has this really helped a lot? > I only have my bed raised maybe 6".
When I sleep in the easy chair, I can even snack before sleep!! Granted that my sleeping position is more extreme than Wild Bill’s. In the winter, I sleep with a small blanket around the back of my neck that is draped across the chest. Having said that, I just slept unmedicated except for the betaine HCL and pepsin will meals on a regular unmodified bed without apparent ill effects for the first time in at least several years. The last instance prior to last night, when I tried sleep in motel bed my esophagus was burned and would have been in serious trouble had I repeated the action two nights in a row. That was on an empty stomach in both instances. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Im thinking maybe that not enough after reading your > post.
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> >A few question for Bill. Do you use >a foam mattress? > Yes, I use a foam mattress. A Sealy from Sears about 15 years ago. > Very good quality. I don’t beleive they make them anymore.
Thanks. I am pretty certain that this is part of your success and should be included with your advice about the bed frame and ginger root juice. > My inner spring mattress >does not do a good job when I set additional 8 inches of >elevation at the head. Do mean an additional >18 inches at the head of your bed? > Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed. > Hope this helps.
Yes. Thank you. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I estimate that >your setting (if it is what I think you mean) is at about >~11 degrees from horizontal. Certainly less extreme >than sleeping in an easy chair with back at 40 degrees:-) >I tried ginger root as a tea of sorts. I cut up an ounce and >poured hot water on it. It did not harm as I recall though >I didn’t continue. Perhaps a some burning at the bottom >of the esophagus. I may have tried it on top of the >PPI medication. >I’ll try it again sometime, next time with juiced ginger. >I am really pleased with betaine HCL and pepsin. >My meals seem to be digesting peacefully without >acid reflux or nonacid reflux. So far I’ve been using >30 grains per meal or major snack. Each 10 grains >costs 6 cents per capsule for 60 to 80 cents per day. >With the PPI medications, the meals often justed seem to set in >the stomach sometimes for 5 or 6 hours!! I’d get >reflux/burping though it didn’t burn. Indeed, even without >the PPI meds and no betaine HCL, I got this effect to >some extent. >> I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with >> books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel >> frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a >> special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was >> built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built >> to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the >> base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have >> connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to >> the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" >> put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a >> move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or >> down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I >> now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during >> the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it >> doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when >> we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my >> mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I >> had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with >> GERD. >> Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle >> cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. >> Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) >> This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. >> Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. >> A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male >> and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition >> started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this >> condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition >> worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the >> years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as >> needed. >> In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was >> having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 >> times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I >> began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad >> I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. >> During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor >> prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every >> combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary >> help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. >> In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy >> examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment >> remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. >> Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. >> Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct >> the hiatal hernia. >> A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my >> problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup >> alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the >> same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll >> and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The >> amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money >> but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the >> man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I >> decided to try it. >> I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I >> started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste >> of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and >> throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big >> chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight >> warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second >> day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On >> the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the >> fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking >> without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my >> wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a >> hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually >> felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal >> meal with no discomfort. >> I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough >> juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe >> the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the >> juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to >> heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel >> very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice >> again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the >> ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. >> In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I >> also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a >> constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I >> now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. >> **I feel great ** >> I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this >> information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll >> my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to >> him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for >> Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to >> personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our >> modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors >> and people of all walks of life. >> I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email >> and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions >> or comments. >> Thankfully, >> Bill Poston >> 1140 Azalea Circle >> Marietta, GA 30062 >> 770-973-4590 >> >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How successful >> >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some >years >> >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for >> >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I put >> >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. I >> >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows moving >> >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a few >> >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain >proved >> >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was told >by >> >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped up >> >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed mechanical >bed. >> >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and seem >to >> >cost as much as a new car. >> >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner agreed >that >> >most beds are not suitable to be propped up as they are either too heavy >> >and often have drawers under then. Other beds have a join in the middle >> >making them unsuitable. His recommendation was for a "hotel" type bed, a >> >base with three legs on either side. I still feel that the pressure on >it’s
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If you try and think about what is going on you can understand it. Liquid will run to the lowest part of whatever container it is in. For example, take a bottle of water and lay it flat. The water will normally touch the top of the bottle. When you lay flat the acid in your stomach is going to touch your LES and it is this constant touching of the LES with the stomach acid that wears the LES down and it becomes weak and allows the acid then to reflux up into your esophagus. So the more erect your esophagus is the less chance of the acid touching your LES. Once you understand that then you can make an intelligent decision about how high to raise the head of your bed. The metal frame I had built is moveable so I can move the frame up toward the head of the bed and thereby lower the head of the frame or if I move the frame down toward the foot of the bed it raises the head of the bed. If anyone wants I can take a picture as best I can and send it to you via email. No problem. But, just trust this is one of the first steps to healing your esophagus. The second is to use the Ginger Root Juice. That will really help and then other lifestyle changes like no coffee, soft drinks, tea, hot or cold liquids, spicy food, sharp edged foods like potato chips and crackers, etc. If you would like call me and I will be glad to talk to about any of this. Bill 770-973-4590 Hope this helps. Now, once the LES becomes weak and useless from the stomach acid touching the LES the more you need to make sure that no acid comes in contact with your LES so each person will have to experiment with the height and decide which is best for him. Once the LES becomes so weak that it doesn’t close at all it may take months and years for it to regain its strength if at all. >Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed. >That’s a LOT of height! >has this really helped a lot? >I only have my bed raised maybe 6". >Im thinking maybe that not enough after reading your >post.
Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
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>If anyone wants I can take a picture as best I can and send it to you >via email. No problem.
Send me a pic at: john63401 at yahoo dot com Thanks! >soft drinks, tea, hot or cold liquids, spicy food, sharp edged foods >like potato chips and crackers, etc.
What if you drink decaf tea? Is that OK?
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I’ll get the picture as soon as I can. I’m real busy right now it’ll be a while. As to the decaf tea. There is still caffieene in it and depending on how weak your LES will make the difference. i have read some doctor’s descriptions of LES’s that were so weak the LES just hung in mid air like a butterfly. No closing at all. The docs have a technical name for it and I can’t remember it right now. The docs have some way of measuring how much strength or how much it closes. They put osmething down your throat and esophagus and monitor the pressure of the LES. This test determines if they cut on you or not. But, under no circumstances would I have the surgery (Nissen Fundoplication) done except if I had a stomach strangulation which I have had several times but I just relax and sip cool water and eventually the stomach unstragulates. Very scary. Hope this helps. >If anyone wants I can take a picture as best I can and send it to you >via email. No problem. >Send me a pic at: >john63401 at yahoo dot com >Thanks! >soft drinks, tea, hot or cold liquids, spicy food, sharp edged foods >like potato chips and crackers, etc. >What if you drink decaf tea? Is that OK?
Wild Bill 2, Marietta, Ga. (^_-) email: poston8 [at] comcast [.] net
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I will try but I’m not an artist. I have done this before and most people can’t recognize what it is. I think posting a picture to your email would be best. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Do you have a sketch of your metal frame that you can post? >Derek. > >A few question for Bill. Do you use > >a foam mattress? > Yes, I use a foam mattress. A Sealy from Sears about 15 years ago. > Very good quality. I don’t beleive they make them anymore. > My inner spring mattress > >does not do a good job when I set additional 8 inches of > >elevation at the head. Do mean an additional > >18 inches at the head of your bed? > Yes, the head of my bed frame is reasied 17" above the foot of my bed. > Hope this helps. > I estimate that > >your setting (if it is what I think you mean) is at about > >~11 degrees from horizontal. Certainly less extreme > >than sleeping in an easy chair with back at 40 degrees:-) > >I tried ginger root as a tea of sorts. I cut up an ounce and > >poured hot water on it. It did not harm as I recall though > >I didn’t continue. Perhaps a some burning at the bottom > >of the esophagus. I may have tried it on top of the > >PPI medication. > >I’ll try it again sometime, next time with juiced ginger. > >I am really pleased with betaine HCL and pepsin. > >My meals seem to be digesting peacefully without > >acid reflux or nonacid reflux. So far I’ve been using > >30 grains per meal or major snack. Each 10 grains > >costs 6 cents per capsule for 60 to 80 cents per day. > >With the PPI medications, the meals often justed seem to set in > >the stomach sometimes for 5 or 6 hours!! I’d get > >reflux/burping though it didn’t burn. Indeed, even without > >the PPI meds and no betaine HCL, I got this effect to > >some extent. > >> I had the head of my bed frame raised at first back around 1990 with > >> books and they kept falling down. I have a queen size bed with a steel > >> frame with a post or foot at each end and side of the bed. I had a > >> special metal frame built for me at a local metal shop. The frame was > >> built out of aluminum square tubing, about 1" 1/4. The frame was built > >> to look like an upside down "T" with the top of the T becoming the > >> base of the frame. Each leg of the frame is 16" long. Then I have > >> connecting support aluminum tubing run from each side of the bed to > >> the other at the top and bottom. In the top of the frame I had a "V" > >> put in for my bed frame to sit in. It is steady as a rock. Never a > >> move or creak. With this frame I can move it up toward the head or > >> down toward the foot and thus can vary the height of my bed frame. I > >> now have it set at about 17" high. The mattresses don’t move during > >> the night. My wife and I do slide down just a little bit but it > >> doesn’t bother either of us. We have gotten use to it and miss it when > >> we are away. When we are away I put pillows or blankets under my > >> mattress for a temporary answer. The frame cost about $78.00 when I > >> had it built and has been the best money I ever spent to help with > >> GERD. > >> Also please read my comments about Ginger Root Juice. It was a miracle > >> cure for me and I still take it every day. See below. > >> Hiatus Hernia (GERD) (1 of 1) > >> This is my testimonial to the relief I have discovered through Dr. > >> Stoll and the information he furnished about ginger root juice. > >> A brief history about myself and my condition. I am a 57 year old male > >> and have suffered from a hiatal hernia for over 25 years. My condition > >> started many years ago with occasional heartburn. I treated this > >> condition with over-the-counter ant-acids and as the condition > >> worsened I progressed to prescriptions for Zantac 150 mg. Over the > >> years as I would have heartburn, I would take ant-acids and Zantac as > >> needed. > >> In the last two years, my condition became so bad to where I was > >> having heartburn almost constantly. I began to take Zantac 3 to 4 > >> times every day. My esophagus became so sore and sensitive that I > >> began to have problems swallowing. Some days the condition was so bad > >> I could only eat milk and cereal. I began to lose weight. > >> During this time I was seeing three medical doctors. Every doctor > >> prescribed Zantac, Propulsid, Prilosec and Prevacid. I tried every > >> combination of these medicines. Some combinations would give temporary > >> help but the heartburn would return every time and was getting worse. > >> In February of this year, one doctor performed an endoscopy > >> examination which showed some scarring of the esophagus. The treatment > >> remained the same. Take the above medicine and eat only bland foods. > >> Nothing helped and my condition continued to become worse and worse. > >> Just 30 days ago, I was seriously considering an operation to correct > >> the hiatal hernia. > >> A few weeks ago, I began to search the Internet for help for my > >> problem. I was reading messages posted to the Newsgroup > >> alt.support.heartburn and saw a message where a man was having the > >> same problems. We exchanged email and he introduced me to Dr. Stoll > >> and his suggestion that ginger root juice could help my condition. The > >> amazing thing to me was that Dr. Stoll was *not* asking for any money > >> but had posted this treatment on the Internet free to all. When the > >> man I had exchanged email said the ginger root juice had helped him, I > >> decided to try it. > >> I bought a juicer and some ginger root from a local farmer’s market. I > >> started taking the ginger root juice on September 8th. My first taste > >> of the juice did cause a slight burning sensation in my mouth and > >> throat. ( I actually made my wife test it first because I’m such a big > >> chicken) As the juice traveled down my esophagus, I felt a slight > >> warming sensation down my esophagus and into my stomach. The second > >> day, the burning sensation was less and the warm feeling felt good. On > >> the third day, my condition began to improve dramatically. By the > >> fourth day I was able to reduce the amount of Zantac I was taking > >> without having heartburn. On the sixth day of the juice treatment, my > >> wife and I were able to go out and eat a large Italian supper with a > >> hugh chocolate cake covered with chocolate icing. My stomach actually > >> felt good. For the first time in months, I was able to eat a normal > >> meal with no discomfort. > >> I made my second batch of ginger root juice last night. I make enough > >> juice to last a week and keep the juice in the refrigerator. I believe > >> the juice has healed my inflamed esophagus. I intend on taking the > >> juice for several more weeks to make sure my esophagus continues to > >> heal. Some time in the future, I may stop taking the juice but I feel > >> very comfortable in the knowledge that I can start taking the juice > >> again any time I need it. I have felt no side effects from taking the > >> ginger root juice. The cost is insignificant. > >> In addition to the ginger root juice healing my inflamed esophagus, I > >> also feel an overall improved condition of health. After living with a > >> constant, nagging and very painful stomach and esophagus for years, I > >> now have a new and fresh outlook on my life. > >> **I feel great ** > >> I cannot praise and thank Dr. Stoll enough for giving me this > >> information about ginger root juice. I have already emailed Dr. Stoll > >> my personal thanks for his help and I am going to contribute money to > >> him to help him to spread the word about this remarkable cure for > >> Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief. Dr. Stoll was kind enough to > >> personally reply to me about my email. Even that is remarkable in our > >> modern world where the greed for money is the credo for most doctors > >> and people of all walks of life. > >> I am also telling everyone I know about this remarkable cure by email > >> and snail mail. I welcome anyone to email me or call me with questions > >> or comments. > >> Thankfully, > >> Bill Poston > >> 1140 Azalea Circle > >> Marietta, GA 30062 > >> 770-973-4590 > >> >John Que mentioned raising the head of the bed in a post. How >successful > >> >have NG members been in doing this. We have divan type beds and some > >years > >> >ago we put two bricks under each side of my wifes one. Her need for > >> >elevation seemed to diminish and we abandoned the bricks. Last year I >put > >> >two thick copies of the Yellow Pages directory at the head of my bed. >I > >> >found that the mattress tended to slip down the base, the pillows >moving > >> >with it and ended with my feet sticking out at the bottom:-) After a >few > >> >nights there was a distinctive crack as I got into bed as the strain > >proved > >> >to much for the divan. I went looking for new beds this week and was >told > >by > >> >the sales person in one store that beds are not designed to be propped >up > >> >and that my best option would be to buy a specially designed >mechanical > >bed. > >> >I replied that such beds seem be sold by rather sharp salesmen and >seem > >to > >> >cost as much as a new car. > >> >I had a look in a more sensible bed shop today where the owner
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> I will try but I’m not an artist. I have done this before and most > people can’t recognize what it is. I think posting a picture to your > email would be best.
Can you just attach a picture to your post or perhaps upload it to a website somewhere (there are lots of free web space providers like geocities)? That way you wouldn’t have to send copies to people individually. I’d be interested in seeing how you’ve set this up. Thanks
snipped > Also, If you see your Physician prior to pain management, ask for some > samples of Celebrex. COX II meds do work for some people very well, and is > worth trying, even when other NSAIDS have failed. Taken after the evening > meal (and 3 hours before bedtime-heartburn) Celebrex has been very effective > for several of my clients as an adjunct to pain management. 