I was told that citrus juice actually helps "alkalinize" rather than
"acidify" when it is ingested. Maybe that explains it?

Kira

On Feb 22, 2004, at 10:11 PM, Tom Bridgeland wrote:

> We discussed this a while back. Last fall someone suggested that the
> cause might be too LOW stomach acid, so that the esophagus didn't get
> the message to close properly. I poo-pooed that at the time, because
> acid foods clearly made it worse for me. But I was wrong.
>
> Experimenting around, trying lots of different things to see what the
> effect might be, I drank some pickle juice. Vinegar, water, salt and
> honey. Hmm. No pain. Tried it again the next day. Good. So I kept
> trying it every time I felt  a burn, and every time, within a minute or
> two, the pain disappeared.
>
> Been about two weeks now. I take one drink of a little vinegar/water if
> I feel any pain. No trouble and I feel loads better physically.
>
> But other acid foods like oranges still cause the burn. Strange, maybe
> the acetic acid in vinegar passes a chemical signal that citric acid
> doesn't? I don't know. I don't see how drinking vinegar is paleo ;--)
> but I would be interested to know if anyone else with heartburn has
> tried this, and how it worked.
>
> I take one drink, about one part vinegar to three parts water, then a
> sip of water to chase it down.
>
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