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DanseurVertical
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 Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:08 pm Post subject: GERD (acid reflux) & kimchi |
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I've realized that spicy kimchi is basically the worst food in existence for anyone who suffers from GERD (acid reflux).
I really like kimchi, but I'm considering simply cutting spicy kimchi (so, most varieties) from my diet altogether. I take Prelief tablets, and that helps significantly, but sometimes it means taking up to 4 to prevent a sharp, lingering burn in the throat...
Are Koreans aware of GERD? If so, what's it called here? And how's it viewed in the society? If a young person has reflux symptoms, is it considered strange here? |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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Instead of getting technical, say kimchi is to spicy for you.
Everyone wins. |
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Zyzyfer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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People know about it but it's not commonly mentioned. I generally don't tell people that certain foods bother my stomach.
That said, I've never found that kimchi kicks it up. That would suck. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Acid reflux must be quite common here because there's several brands of Ranitidine-based pills in most pharmacies.....
....I know because I use about 10 of those pills a week for my GERD.
If you're using antacids then I suggest you switch to Ranitidine.......antacids are so 20th century!! 
In the pharmacy just pat your stomach, say "stomach acid" and "ranitidine please"....they all understand. |
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DanseurVertical
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
Acid reflux must be quite common here because there's several brands of Ranitidine-based pills in most pharmacies.....
....I know because I use about 10 of those pills a week for my GERD.
If you're using antacids then I suggest you switch to Ranitidine.......antacids are so 20th century!! :wink:
In the pharmacy just pat your stomach, say "stomach acid" and "ranitidine please"....they all understand. |
I've used a variety of PPI drugs and ranitidine as well. Don't know why, but they're useless for me. At one point I was trying 80mg daily esomeprazole (Nexium). As far as I can tell, the trouble isn't HCl farther down in the stomach, but esophageal reflux of juices from the foods. I could be wrong, but GI doctors I've visited haven't understood any better.
So now I use this product: http://www.akpharma.com/prelief/acid_reduction.html It doesn't prevent acid production in the stomach, but it's also very different from traditional antacid tablets. It works exceptionally well almost regardless of what I eat or drink. It is effective for kimchi, but only in doses high enough that I'd rather just avoid the kimchi altogether.
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Zyzyfer
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| Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay you've got some unusual version of GERD. Just say you don't like kimchi because it's too salty/spicy/sour/whatever the food you're eating at the time is not. Trying to explain that will make people think you have no stamina for food or something ridiculous. |
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sojusucks
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| There are Koreans who have problems with too much spicy food. They usually keep it quiet. |
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mmstyle
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 2:43 am Post subject: |
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OP, have you been checked for H pylori? Also (this may not matter for you, but seems to have caused lot of my symptoms) do you use a lot of ibuprofen (or other medicines that can bother your stomach, or certain prescriptions)?
Not all GERD is food based, even if certain foods make it worse.
I know this may not help you, but if you look into it, you may discover that your symptoms may not be caused by what you think they are. (According to a lot of very recent research, up to 70% or GERD symptoms are not caused by spicy foods).
Just saying....cause I can eat kimchi, spicy foods, and drink wine again...thank goodness! |
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