Comments for Digestive Health Institute http://digestivehealthinstitute.org Your Resource for Digestive Health Issues Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Norm Robillard, PhD. http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-1058 Norm Robillard, PhD. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:24:48 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-1058 Hi Ty, Sorry about approving your comment late, but I was swamped with spam on this blog. Hopefully, my new spam plug-in will help with that in the future. You are correct that supplementing digestive enzymes could help. Lactase enzyme for lactose intolerant individuals and amylase enzyme to help with starch digestion. Supplements made by reputable companies that have defined potency, expiration dates and are properly stored and have a protective coating to protect against stomach acid are preferable. My first recommendation would be to avoid the most difficult-to-digest carbs first - The Fast Tract Diet approach which I write about in my soon-to-be released book by the same name. Hi Ty,
Sorry about approving your comment late, but I was swamped with spam on this blog. Hopefully, my new spam plug-in will help with that in the future. You are correct that supplementing digestive enzymes could help. Lactase enzyme for lactose intolerant individuals and amylase enzyme to help with starch digestion. Supplements made by reputable companies that have defined potency, expiration dates and are properly stored and have a protective coating to protect against stomach acid are preferable. My first recommendation would be to avoid the most difficult-to-digest carbs first – The Fast Tract Diet approach which I write about in my soon-to-be released book by the same name.

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Susan http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-1031 Susan Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:36:39 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-1031 Thank you for your research. I've had asthma for 45 years and GERD for 20. I've been on Nexium for over 10 years. My daughter has Celiac Disease. I've tried a gluten free diet which helps my GERD symptoms probably because it forces me to cut carbs. I'm going to buy your book and try a low carb diet. Thanks again! Thank you for your research. I’ve had asthma for 45 years and GERD for 20. I’ve been on Nexium for over 10 years. My daughter has Celiac Disease. I’ve tried a gluten free diet which helps my GERD symptoms probably because it forces me to cut carbs. I’m going to buy your book and try a low carb diet. Thanks again!

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Norm Robillard, PhD. http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-903 Norm Robillard, PhD. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:17:44 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-903 Hi Sandra, Thanks for your comment. I would be interested in hearing about your symptoms if you cut some carbs. I have a new diet for GERD. The book is called Fast Tract Digestion for GERD. the book should be released in the next month or so. Hi Sandra,
Thanks for your comment. I would be interested in hearing about your symptoms if you cut some carbs. I have a new diet for GERD. The book is called Fast Tract Digestion for GERD. the book should be released in the next month or so.

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Sandra http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-817 Sandra Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:57:36 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-817 A very interesting article. I have recently noticed a possible link between eating carbohydrates and how bad my asthma is but thought I was clutching at straws. Now, having read your thoughts I am now going to investigate further and experiment with my diet. Thank you for writing this. A very interesting article. I have recently noticed a possible link between eating carbohydrates and how bad my asthma is but thought I was clutching at straws. Now, having read your thoughts I am now going to investigate further and experiment with my diet.
Thank you for writing this.

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Norm Robillard, PhD. http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-610 Norm Robillard, PhD. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:38:04 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-610 Hi Joseph, Thanks for writing. I would be interested in hearing about your results. My understanding is that Candida is more common after antibiotic treatment or immunosuppression. Like bacteria, Candida should respond positively to reduced carbohydrate malabsorption. Hi Joseph,
Thanks for writing. I would be interested in hearing about your results. My understanding is that Candida is more common after antibiotic treatment or immunosuppression. Like bacteria, Candida should respond positively to reduced carbohydrate malabsorption.

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Joseph http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-609 Joseph Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:25:39 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-609 Thank you for writing this article. I have been suffering from reflux and now in the last year asthma and after several tests was told I did not have relux. My GP, a great doc, told me he believed I did have reflux but my acid levels were low on the test. The problem was my GI, GP, ENT and Pulmonary specialists didn't have any solutions. I've always suspected SIBO and I am now going on a strict diet. Thank YOU! Also, wonder if you find any connection with this and Candida overgrowth? Thank you for writing this article. I have been suffering from reflux and now in the last year asthma and after several tests was told I did not have relux. My GP, a great doc, told me he believed I did have reflux but my acid levels were low on the test. The problem was my GI, GP, ENT and Pulmonary specialists didn’t have any solutions. I’ve always suspected SIBO and I am now going on a strict diet. Thank YOU! Also, wonder if you find any connection with this and Candida overgrowth?

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Norm Robillard, PhD. http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-449 Norm Robillard, PhD. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:42:48 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-449 Hi Derek, I appreciate your comment. Ten months after posting this article, you are the first to post a legitimate comment amid hundreds of spam comments. I am glad you finally have a diagnosis you can act on, though I am not an advocate of antibiotics for this condition. Because of the diverse collection of bacteria involved, broad spectrum antibiotics, such as xifaxan, are required. But these antibiotics may not kill all the strains involved (unsuccessful treatment) or they kill off so many gut microbes, including healthy bacteria in both the small and large intestine, that bad bacteria such as C. diff. grow back and create even worse problems. You are certainly right in your thinking that overgrowth of bacteria will produce more acid, but this acid is not nearly as concentrated as stomach acid. The key, in my opinion, is not limiting acid, but keeping acid from refluxing into the esophagus, sinuses and lungs. Have you tried cutting carbs to treat the condition? Also, focus on easier to digest carbs if you must indulge and avoid pasta and any breads other than a single slice of white bread. Also, chew starchy foods well to allow saliva amylase more time to act on the starch. I am just finishing a new book called Fast Tract Digestion for GERD (the first in a book series) that you might be interested in. The book, which comes out as an Amazon ebook around summer's end, provides lots of new research on this topic and recommends a new type of diet to minimize malabsorption that leads to SIBO, GERD and related symptoms and conditions. Hi Derek,
I appreciate your comment. Ten months after posting this article, you are the first to post a legitimate comment amid hundreds of spam comments.

I am glad you finally have a diagnosis you can act on, though I am not an advocate of antibiotics for this condition. Because of the diverse collection of bacteria involved, broad spectrum antibiotics, such as xifaxan, are required. But these antibiotics may not kill all the strains involved (unsuccessful treatment) or they kill off so many gut microbes, including healthy bacteria in both the small and large intestine, that bad bacteria such as C. diff. grow back and create even worse problems.

You are certainly right in your thinking that overgrowth of bacteria will produce more acid, but this acid is not nearly as concentrated as stomach acid. The key, in my opinion, is not limiting acid, but keeping acid from refluxing into the esophagus, sinuses and lungs.

Have you tried cutting carbs to treat the condition? Also, focus on easier to digest carbs if you must indulge and avoid pasta and any breads other than a single slice of white bread. Also, chew starchy foods well to allow saliva amylase more time to act on the starch.

I am just finishing a new book called Fast Tract Digestion for GERD (the first in a book series) that you might be interested in. The book, which comes out as an Amazon ebook around summer’s end, provides lots of new research on this topic and recommends a new type of diet to minimize malabsorption that leads to SIBO, GERD and related symptoms and conditions.

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by derek http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-448 derek Sat, 11 Jun 2011 10:58:49 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-448 Fascinating. I have been on PPI's since 1998, when they successfully reversed a reflux-induced granuloma on the vocal chord. However, 18 months ago I began experiencing shortness of breath and severe bloating and belching. Several doctors later, I have finally been diagnosed with SIBO, though current treatment with Xifaxan does not seem to be relieving symptoms. I wonder if in addition to causing extra pressure from fermentation and thus creating reflux, the bacteria--unsuppressed by acid--actually also create additional acid as they feed and ferment, acid that would not normally be present. Fascinating. I have been on PPI’s since 1998, when they successfully reversed a reflux-induced granuloma on the vocal chord. However, 18 months ago I began experiencing shortness of breath and severe bloating and belching. Several doctors later, I have finally been diagnosed with SIBO, though current treatment with Xifaxan does not seem to be relieving symptoms. I wonder if in addition to causing extra pressure from fermentation and thus creating reflux, the bacteria–unsuppressed by acid–actually also create additional acid as they feed and ferment, acid that would not normally be present.

]]> Comment on The Connection Between GERD and Asthma by Ty Telegadas http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/2010/08/07/the-connection-between-gerd-and-asthma/#comment-378 Ty Telegadas Mon, 16 May 2011 18:09:23 +0000 http://digestivehealthinstitute.org/?p=5#comment-378 What about a digestive enzyme to process these extra carbs? I know amylase is produced through saliva but is destoyed by stomach acid if it reaches the stomach. Is there another enzyme that can survive in the stomach and beyond to digest these excess carbs? Also I take Dexilant 60mg (PPI) so I don't have near as much stomach acid as the average person. Thanks, Ty What about a digestive enzyme to process these extra carbs? I know amylase is produced through saliva but is destoyed by stomach acid if it reaches the stomach. Is there another enzyme that can survive in the stomach and beyond to digest these excess carbs?

Also I take Dexilant 60mg (PPI) so I don’t have near as much stomach acid as the average person.

Thanks,

Ty

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