ACID REFLUX FIX

I'm feeling fairly comfortable in my routine

and care concerning my Mom.

She has dementia.

Now it's time to focus on my Dad.

For a ninety year old, he's in pretty good shape,

except for his acid reflux which seems to be

getting steadily worse.

Over the Memorial Day weekend,

he gave me quite a scare.

Bad stomach ache, shortness of breath,

lack of balance, and a few other ailments.

Got him to see a doctor, who sent him into the

hospital for test...

then nothing.

The test they ran showed nothing to be concerned with.

What do you do with that?

I was determined to find some help for him.

Was I adding to his pain with my care giving?

Was I feeding him the wrong food,

or too much of it.

I read countless articles and watched

lots of videos,

the one thing they seemed to have in common was

raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar.

That's where I started.

I didn't want to go overboard so we started

with one tablespoon in a warm glass of water

once or twice a day.

He was feeling better in three days.

My reading also brought me to purchasing

some digestive enzymes.

He's feeling better still.

My last purchase was a wedge pillow to help him sleep.

It keeps his chest above his stomach

so the acid is less likely to

flow back up.

This morning Dad told me that his back

was even feeling better.

We are trying to eat healthy,

with smaller meals,

staying away from spicy and fatty foods.

I plan on continuing my research

and making more changes

as I can.

As a footnote, let me say that every change I've made

came with protest and distrust

and not just a little.

I also read that a "colon cleanse" was a good idea,

that's a whole other post.