Hi Brickey, I had GERDS (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE) for several years (at least) and had to take an antacid shortly after ANY meal or snack. CS didn't seem to have any effect. My doctor recommended raising the head of the bed and taking one of the new products (i.e.: Zantac, etc.). I did neither, just continued along taking antacids. Earlier this year I started taking cayenne pepper for no particular reason other than it seemed a good thing to do for my health. I worked up to a couple of teaspoons per day, stirred into OJ. I don't know when it happened, but I realized that the GERDs wasn't bothering me, AND I had stopped using the antacids. It just happened.
I reported the above to the list awhile back when GERDs showed up as a topic. Since then I have been back to my doctor for another reason and I mentioned to her that I'd been taking cayenne and my reflux problem had gone away. She nodded and said that yes, cayenne would often work and even c-u-r-e, but she couldn't tell me that because she'd get in trouble. I was floored! Here was something cheap and safe, and she was afraid to tell me to try it. She got her medical education in the Balkans, and is a doctor more interested in healing people than writing prescriptions and getting rich (she spent an hour with me that visit). I got the feeling that she has been hassled before for recommending alternative (non-pharmco) methods, and she is very shy about doing it now. Anyway, you might want to look into cayenne. For a start, do a Google search for "Dr. Richard Schulze". It's unlikely that cayenne will hurt (no, it won't burn a hole in your stomach) and it might help. I used the stuff from the supermarket for a long time, but recently switched over to some from the health food store that's both hotter and costs a lot less; $11 a pound. Take it mixed with something, not in a capsule; if you put it into a capsule the stomach has no warning and can get very unhappy when the capsule dissolves. Also, start small, like 1/8 teaspoon, unless you're one of those "macho walk-the-walk" friends of Bob Lee (great post Bob - I'm baching it again and the info may come in handy):-D Ron in Oregon [email protected] wrote: > > I also have Barretts esophagus, where it is pink and ulcerated. I take > Aciphex to stop acid all day and night to try to get it to heal. I have been > using Aciphex going on 4 months. Aciphex is the new drug we got form Japan, > that competes with the older drug Prilosec. I am taking 3 oz. Cs per day, > doing Ph balancing to stay alkaline, stomach exercises, Zapping daily with a > Clark zapper, parasite cleanses weekly, and 8 glasses water. This condition > can lead into Cancer. Has anyone tried Cs for this condition? How long? I > have no heartburn but the Aciphex would stop that. > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
