Posted by: Kimimila
« on: August 12, 2012, 11:51:57 AM »SILENT ACID REFLUX is a really big bugger (because those who suffer from it do not usually feel the burning). Years ago I self diagnosed this ailment (after spending hours on the net) because I had a permanently swollen esophagus, it also felt as if I had food constantly stuck at the back of my throat, and I often woke up at night from a terrible (dry) cough. I had not associated the latter with my problem(s), but this became clear after reading what other people had suffered as a result of Silent Acid Reflux.
It is almost always caused by certain foods or drinks (especially carbonated). My problem was a small handful of almonds a day which I had been gobbling up for about a year (Because the delightful Dr. Oz on the O show had recommended them). I gave them up instantly and two weeks later (after a few months of suffering) I was clear of the problem.
But recently I've been having similar symptoms and I broke my brain over what could be causing them as I never ate almonds again since 2007. Lo and behold, a voice in my head told me, it's hazelnuts!!!
You usually hear about almonds and walnuts being the worst on the list of nuts, but clearly hazelnuts are not far off. They were so nice in my yoghurt and muesli! I've been eating them several times a week now for the last couple of months. So as from today, no more.
No more nuts, at least not on a regular basis. Like you, I am definitely not allergic but most definitely SENSITIVE, and perhaps a mere sensitivity to nuts does not show up on the tests?
So it seems that the best thing for you also is to just give up all nuts. Unless doctors etc. are into alternative healing, they would never admit that it's a food that is causing your problem, because the solution is too easy (and too permanent, so you won't have to come back to them). Remember that doctors and hospitals are businesses. They don't love you.
Good luck with everything!
It is almost always caused by certain foods or drinks (especially carbonated). My problem was a small handful of almonds a day which I had been gobbling up for about a year (Because the delightful Dr. Oz on the O show had recommended them). I gave them up instantly and two weeks later (after a few months of suffering) I was clear of the problem.
But recently I've been having similar symptoms and I broke my brain over what could be causing them as I never ate almonds again since 2007. Lo and behold, a voice in my head told me, it's hazelnuts!!!
You usually hear about almonds and walnuts being the worst on the list of nuts, but clearly hazelnuts are not far off. They were so nice in my yoghurt and muesli! I've been eating them several times a week now for the last couple of months. So as from today, no more.
No more nuts, at least not on a regular basis. Like you, I am definitely not allergic but most definitely SENSITIVE, and perhaps a mere sensitivity to nuts does not show up on the tests?
So it seems that the best thing for you also is to just give up all nuts. Unless doctors etc. are into alternative healing, they would never admit that it's a food that is causing your problem, because the solution is too easy (and too permanent, so you won't have to come back to them). Remember that doctors and hospitals are businesses. They don't love you.
Good luck with everything!