I have been suffering from acid reflux and heartburn for more than a year and on a lansozprazole to reduce acid. Since starting the fast diet 3 weeks ago I haven’t had it so much and have felt no need to take the tablets which is a good thing as I am useless at remembering to take them and was suffering even more after a couple of days without them.

Yes I am like you all with the acid reflux and heart burn and have been taking Omeprazole for 3 or more years.

This last week I have had two days off the tablets then take a tablet, then miss two days and repeat, everything seems fine. I am going to do this for a couple of weeks then maybe miss three days and then take a tablet and see how I am.

I asked the Doctor and he said mess around with the dosage until it suits, if reducing the dose its better for me! I would like to stop them altogether.

I am just starting week 5.

My experience is similar to yours, Michele, severe acid reflux for years but only 2 episodes since I started 5:2 in May.

Like most, I suffered from acid reflux. My sphincter at the base of my oesophagus does not close like normal people (though one in four suffer from this apparently) and thus certain foods or too much food lead to acid rising causing heart burn. I also had Helicobacter pylori causing GERD (get this checked out if you still suffer heart burn on the IF diet). Antibiotics are needed for this.

The IF has created a sense of mindfulness about what and when I eat and I have not suffered for over a year. I guess it’s important on eating days not to over do it and look to make-up the calories or eat high-carbs. Oh, also, I have reduced my Fructose intake in terms of “sweetner” or refined sugars – including biffing out the juicer.

I have heartburn or GERD. Doctors always tell you to loose weight as it helps.

I stopped my Omeprazole tablets this month, to give it a try. I have possibly taken 5 tablets due to going out drinking or if I knew I was going to eat more than usual ( family party).

I think I feel much better than I did as I hate taking any medication. I feel the 5.2 is helping a lot. As weight is also declining!

Hello All
My fifth week over and I have lost 4.8kg. Very happy hope it continues as I have at least 12 kg to go. I am only able to not take acid reflux tablets on fasting days but I’m still hopeful that I might end up not needing them at all. Fingers crossed it would be great. Thanks all for your updates.

Very interesting to read all this. I’ve had GORD for about 12 years now with a Lansoprazole tablet taken every morning – the prescription is twice as large as it once was and at times I’ve need 2 a day. I’ve been doing 5:2, then 6:1, since the start of February 2013 – lost 3 stone, feel so much healthier and haven’t had a single reflux incident since starting. Haven’t yet reduced the drugs but intend to discuss with the GP next time it’s up for review.

Taken them for so long now it doesn’t bother me continuing to do so, although it will be interesting to find out if my weight loss now means it’s unnecessary.

I’ve been doing the 5:2 diet since September 2012 and had been on 20mg Omeprazole/day for a couple of years prior to that. Previously if I missed a tablet I would feel the beginnings of reflux discomfort the following day, I can now miss three or four days and still not feel any ill effects.

I’m about to come up for my annual medication review and will be asking my doctor to drop the daily dose to 10mg. I’m being very cautious as my Father suffered from the same condition and eventually died from Oesophageal cancer. So I’m concerned that whilst there may not be any discernable discomfort, unseen damage can lead to Barrett’s Oesophagus which is one step away from what my Dad died of.

I used to suffer from terrible reflux in the night, but I suspect my more sensible eating and the fact I’ve lost a lot of weight means that I’m no longer stressing my lower oesophageal sphincter when I lie down at night.

Regards,
TH.

My god…so many take Omeprazol! I was taking them every day for a while, but my heartburn came anyway. To take them every day was my own decision, but my doctor told me to quit them at once! He said that since they are destroying the proteins in the stomach that you need to take care of the busy bacterias, your stomach will become dependent on Omeprazol if you use it every day. Instead I was told to take probiotika (probiotics?) which is natural and only helps the stomach. I fell much better now, but the heartburn or reflux do happen sometimes especially if I’m stressed.
I’ve done 3,5 months of 5:2 and don’t feel any different when it comes to reflux and heartburn.

Mine has completely gone, I have been taking tablets for 3 or 4 years. I have lost 28 lbs over 5 months and now no tablets…feel great.

My acid reflux was helped by drinking tea with Probiotics in it.

I live in the U.S. The tea that settles my acid reflux is manufactured by Bigelow and called Lemon Ginger Herb Plus Probiotics.

There are lots of medications you can take. I was on omeprazole, which worked quite well.

You can do a search on the web to find out non-medicated way to stop acid reflux.

Marko Goreta,

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JefersonK, see my post about what worked for me. There is so much misinformation out there.