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Katherine (Boonville, Missouri ) on 12/18/2018:
Pickle Juice just made me vomit. I'm on my second pregnancy. I have already had Pancreatitis and some stones are in there. Still they are removing my gallbladder in 3wks in my 2nd trimester. Thank you anyways.
It does seem backwards that pickle juice and Apple Cider Vinegar would actually stop heartburn symptoms but it works. I have been on Prilosec for many years and my doctor has advised me to wean off it many times. Every time I tried the symptoms would be so much worse than I ever imagined and I would go back to Prilosec. Finally, I decided that I really need to do this so I tried the ACV. I couldn't get past the taste of that but I love pickle juice. I have been using pickle juice for years for leg cramps and it works almost immediately to stop cramps. Now, I find it is working for my heartburn as well!! I'm so excited.
I get GERD eating gluten, coffee, chocolate. What helps is pickle juice. I drink Acv regularly but somedays it gets so bad only P J helps. If I know I will be eating food that will give me acid reflux I take a swig or two of PJ before I eat. Relief finally. Prefer it over meds :p. And now I sleep with 2 pillows under my head. Hope Pickle Juice gives others relief too. good luck!
OMG I'VE BEEN UP FOR HOURS CRYING OVER THIS BURNING PAIN IN MY BACK CHEST AND THROAT!!! Nothing was working.... Until I looked up natural remedies! It just so happened my son ate the last pickle today :, ( HOWEVER, my boyfriend likes to eat weird things like honey on grilled cheese and drinks the pickle juice once the pickles are gone! Usually I get mad because he ALWAYS leaves a empty jar of pickle juice in the fridge..... Which I would normally toss out! NOT THIS TIME AND I AM SO THANKFUL for my boyfriend and his weird pickle juice cravings!!!! IT REALLY WORKED AND IN MINUTES!!! I can FINALLY fall asleep now!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AHHHHHHH
I think I've inherited Acid Reflux as both my parents took a certain milky-liquid non-prescription treatment for heartburn. I have just recently started getting acid reflux/heartburn on odd occasions when I've eaten late. The last time I had it my first thoughts were to stock up on those fizzy tablets made of citric acid/bicarbonate soda or something similar (don't like the idea of that milky liquid stuff). I looked in my kitchen cupboard and had Apple Cider Vinegar which I took diluted in water (a couple of teaspoons in less than half a glass. It didn't help much so I rooted around some more and found a jar of pickle juice, My mum had sent me a jar of pickled peppers; I'd finished the peppers but the pickle juice was still there. I took a couple of swigs of the juice just by instinct and the sour-fermented taste was an immense relief, not to mention quite tasty!
I came here to look for a less weird remedy but it seems I've already got the top two remedies after all!
Cassandra (Utopia, Canada, Ontario) on 05/25/2012:
Pickle Juice worked for me as well. Usually, I wake up with acid reflux and it continues through my day to the point that I get sick 2-3 times before I sleep. I drink Gavisgon and I chew the tums smoothies and they don't work for me. Eating plain foods like boiled brocolli and chicken breasts help the feeling of my acid reflux and sometimes it helps prevent the pain as well. This morning I woke up with really bad acid pains to the point where eating my food was making me nauseaus. I ate a pickle and drank a couple mouthfuls of pickle juice and it totally took my pain away! I definately recommend everyone try this, because I suffer from really bad Acid Reflux pains, and this worked like a miracle! Don't spend your money on temporary relief stuff, this works way better!
I read all the positive comments here and went straight out to get some pickles. Unfortunately, soon after eating a pickle with a few spoons of juice my symptoms got quickly and markedly worse. So I'm really glad some of you guys have had such great results from something so simple, but I guess I may have a different problem. Are there some people who actually DO have too much acid that is causing these problems? I've started on plant enzymes and priobiotics.
My husband had a bad case of acid reflux , he took rolaid morning , noon and night and in between until they took it off the market. He started sipping a little pickle juice in the morning and took two baby pickle to work with him and then a sip after supper. It really cured his problem. I'm so glad I found this web site. Thank you so much.
I completly understand what you mean by the whole "pacing for a couple of hours just drinking water" as im actually doing right now as my reflux is literally burning my throat up in flames. I took a little sip of pickle juice and it settled a little so im just gonna take my happy butt to the refrigerator and drink some more.
I woke up at 3 am with awful heartburn. I never suffer from Acid Reflux so I was a bit alarmed. Tried to go back to sleep but it would not go away. At 4 am I got online and saw something about eating bananas... Tried it... It helped a bit so I could sleep... But I woke up at 7am with the reflux again... Took zantac, tums... Nothing seemed to help... Found this site about pickles and had to give it a try as I was about to call Dr. Opened a jar of Claussen dill pickles and poured a 1/2 cup... And took a pickle to nibble as I was not sure I could handle the juice. It really wasn't that bad... And it helped almost immediately... So much so that I decided I could have a second round of juice and another pickle.. I have no idea how or why this works... But hey... Whatever works! :)
I am a 19 year old female and just found out I have acid reflux. I went to the hospital one night because I just couldnt take the pain anymore. Nothing was working. I was put on medication and it worked. Then my perscription ran out. Now my pain has come back. I just tried pickle juice and it helped a lot. I can lay in bed the way I want to. I can walk and do the normal every day things. Thank so much Eirth clinic!!!!!!
I can't believe how FAST and well this worked!!!! I've been on Prilosec OTC and it seems to have stopped working the last month or so. After I woke up gasping for breath after having aspirated regurgitated stomach acid while I slept (absolutely NOTHING scarier) I turned to the NET and found this site. I had no ACV and was snowed in at the time so couldn't go get any, but I DID have a couple of jars of pickles in the pantry. Incredible but true - after downing about 1 oz of the pickle juice from the jar of sweet pickles (gherkins, in about a half hour I wasn't feeling the acid coming up anymore. Last night I did the same again before bed and actually had the first restful sleep I've had in ages, with NO acid coming up into my throat. Thank you, thank you.
For acid reflux, first I try vinegar. If that doesn't work, then the pickle juice. I feel the salinity of the pickle juice contributes to its effectiveness. Also works for me is pickled hot pepper juice (capsaicin is a natural anti-inflammatory), and the juice from pickled ginger (another anti-inflammatory long known for its gastrointestinal benefits). If the reflux is bad, I may have to do all of the above to get relief.
For the past three nights i have woken up at around 2am on the dot, with a burning sensation in my throat, i know something was up, so i stumbled upon this website, and the pickle juice remedy.
I love pickles and the juice that is left after they are gone, so i easily downed about half a cup, and almost immediately i felt relieved, i feel nothing in my throat right now, and i can go back to sleep now...thanks for the wonderful remedy, now im gonna go give my wife a nice big pickle juice breath remedy kiss..i hope she enjoys...
I have had Acid Reflux for years. One quick fix that works for me is pickle juice. I just buy a jar of pickles from the store and when I have a bad acid attack I drink the juice from the jar. About 1/2 cup should work depending on how bad your have it at the time. It's a quick temporary fix but it works very fast. Do not get the "Zesty" pickles or any that have peppers. I made that mistake by not reading that label or looking at the bottom of the jar before I bought them. The peppers make things worse. There seems to be a common trend here with vinegar based products. Remember it's the juice, not the pickles.
Enjoyeroflifenstuff (Martinsville, In, USA) on 10/10/2009:
Hi, im 22 and have had acid reflux most of my life and have ALWAYS had to watch what i eat. But, after it clears up for a while ill slip and eat something to set it off again. So, tonight, it's 3:30 in the morning and im extremely pissed at myself for having chocolate cake and coffee earlier, first time for both in a few months. haha, now im dealing with what feels like chemical burns at the base of my throat. I've never done anything about it except sip on water while standing for a few hours, yes it's honestly terrible. but ive learned to accept it as a part of life, until now, this defining and sure to be remembered moment in my life.... pickle juice. i read it about fifteen minutes ago, paced around the house for about five, and then with a trembling hand downed 1/2 a cup of vlassic's finest. and now after my stomachs settled (somewhat), i can honestly say i do believe it worked. or at least eased it considerably. finally, something. thank you.
My husband asked me to write to your great website to let others know what works for him. He was prescribed two Omeprazole caps per day for his long-standing acid reflux, but since he started eating one or two whole kosher dill pickles in the evening, he hasn't had to take any Omeprazole caps! I know that others have had success with pickle juice. Thanks for this extremely helpful site!
Just to let everyone know... I didn't think it would help but after suffering for almost 3 hours, I went to the deli in my work complex and they poured me about 4oz of pickle juice and it worked like a charm. I'm definitely going to buy a jar today!
Brittnchristina (Fredericksburg, VA) on 05/28/2009:
I was miserable with acid reflux especially more so now then ever before since I am pregnant. It seems everything no matter what it is causes the acid to come and scares me half to death just to eat anything at all. So, I came across this site and read all the comments from all the other people. I was seriously skeptical and scared to try the pickle juice idea because pickles have been causing me acid indigestion too. However, I poured a little in a cup and just drank it down. I'd say within a minute I didn't have the acid backing up into my throat and within about ten to fifteen minutes I was acid free. I still had tenderness in my stomach from the acid being there but was able to go to sleep finally and was no longer miserable. Thank you very much for this site.
Well today was a bad day for me, I don't usually suffer from any type of acid reflux, however today it started around 1pm. After taking 6 antacids and drinking hot water, and then eating bread, I still had this awful burning sensation in my throat. I decided to give the internet a try and typed in acid reflux natural remedies. This is how I came to find your site. I looked through and found you had a pickle juice remedy. Being a pickle lover I found this humerous as i have never thought to drink the juice. after four and a half hours of suffering I decided to go up to the fridge (I am at work, and yes I even keep my own pickle jar at work) and pour myself a glass of pickle juice. It took me about 3 minutes to muster the courage to drink it but i did (6 oz), and AWESOME it worked so well, I even grabbed 2 pickles about 5 minutes later to eat. Thank you for having this posted.
It was the oddest thing - I have had acid reflex from hypothyroidism for years. As most of the readers here I tried everything OTC and Rx to help and most of the time it did nothing - or at times created more symptoms I chose not do have.
Oddly - in the last few months - I stummbled across in my reading that sea salt and ACV help adrenal fatigue. Knowing I had this I realized I was craving salt to no end and pickle juice seemed to be what I wanted more than anything. I recall way back my father drinking straight out of the pickle jar and as a kid I was horrified of the thought of him doing that.
Not only are my adrenals being repaired - but the horrible acid reflex will dissappear almost immediately when I get a bout of it. I love Valasic garlic pickles and that is what I mostly have in the house.
This morning - and it sounds gross - but I had acid so bad that I convinced myself to slam a couple of gulps down and again at 5am - GONE again.
Thanks earth clinic for helping me overcome this horrible acid and reminding that Daddy knows best!
Thank you so much for this remedy. My husband is always suffering from acid reflux and the OTC stuff doesn't seem to be working anymore. I just thought there had to be a natural way to cure it so I typed it in and I found your site. The pickle juice remedy did the trick and made him really happy because he loves pickle juice. I am not so happy about the smell but it makes me happy that he feels better.
He took about two swallows of the juice and within 3 minutes the acid reflux was gone.
OMG, I had an acid reflex attack about an hour and a half ago and thought I was seriously gonna die. Im 26 and have only had this happen to me once befort; when I was pregant with my oldest child. I noticed it after taking my daily dose of zoloft. I hurried and got a drink of water and that never worked so I tried a glass of milk and still no relieve. I ran to the store and grabbed a bottle of Malox and it just made me burp and vomit; it was horrible. After having enuff and not wanting to go to the ER I looked online and came across this. Down the hatch and im still eating the pickles. It is really working,so far so good; I just hope it stays gone. Thank you! I just hope it stays gone; we'll keep our fingers crossed.
About a month ago, after having been on a binge of diet cokes, coffee and tea with practically no water and a weekend of being outside in extreme heat and eating fatty food, I began to feel little flutters in my chest. A couple of days later, I thought I was having a heart attack and called 911. Went to er where my bp was slightly elevated but no evidence of heart disease or damage. I remembered hearing a woman tell me she had experienced something similar and it turned out to be acid reflux. I have never had the typical heartburn symptoms. Mine exhibited itself as a severe pain in my upper chest just below the hollow of my throat that went thru to my back and up into my jaw. I tried every otc solution and finally found Gaviscon which was the only thing that sort of gave me relief. I began to research the net and drastically changed my diet. The painful episodes were happening three and four times a day. It became so debilitating that I finally went to see an internist. For me going to a dr is a last resort only. My abdomen was swollen and very tender. She told me the same about diet and put me on Nexium. I agreed to take it for one month only. In the meantime, I tried the apple cider vinegar and just couldn't get it down. Tried the ACV supplements and no real results. When one episode took 4 gaviscon to just sort of calm it, I decided to try the pickle juice. I started it on the Friday before the arrival of Hurricane Ike and drank some juice off and on all day Saturday. By Sunday I was down to only a small episode daily that one Gaviscon could stop. In just three days, the swelling and tenderness in my abdomen was gone. I don't know if it was the diet, Nexium or pickle juice or a combination of all three but I know that I won't stop with the pj. I can't eat enough pickles to keep up with the juice so my daughter saves the juice off her pickles for me. Actually I'm becoming a pj conniseur. Some are too spicy, some too salty. I have my definite favorites. Sometimes I drink before I eat and sometimes after. I just sort of have a feel now for when I need to drink it. If nothing else has helped you, give this a try and give it a few days to work. You might be gratefully surprised.
I have had acid reflux for eight years. The last four years hasn't been as bad as the first. I used to get acid reflux every other day and it was painful and terrible, I couldn't breathe. I currently take Absorb Aid (a natural aid from plant enzymes) for my acid reflux and Acidophilus (once again natural, a dietary supplement) . When I first started taking them years ago, it got rid of the pain right away, but as the years went on, it seemed to help less -- still effective, but not as much as when I first started. I only get acid reflux about once or twice a month normally when I take my other Acid Reflux aids.
I stumbled onto this website this evening in search for other remedies and came upon Pickle Juice. I don't have pickles in my fridge usually, but last week I bought two small jars of Dill Pickles. Good thing I did. I ran out of the normal acid reflux stuff I take tonight and didn't know what to do. Some of the time drinking a lot of water helps, but not tonight.
I tried about 3/4 cup of Pickle Juice and it helped. I was quite surprised. It was a gross taste going down my throat, but it caused my acid reflux to go away. I would recommend pickle juice as a temporary fix to acid reflux.
I tried a lot fo things that didn't work. When my acid reflux was at its worst, I wouldn't have even dreamed of pickles, let alone the juice. It seemed like it would be the worst thing for acid reflux. Out of desperation, I made a leap of faith. I am so glad I did. The acid reflux is gone. I buy a jar of kosher dills once every two weeks, and I finish it off, juice and all.
I decided as a last resort to try pickle juice. Nothing else was working. I tried precriptions, over the counter, etc.... Nothing worked. It got so bad that even standing the acid was coming up. This was happenning nearly every day. I got deathly afraid to eat, or, not to eat. I'd eat just to appease my stomach. It didn't work. I tried dill pickels, and, started drinking the juice. It took time to help. At first, if felt like, indeed, there was a war going on inside me. Now, the acid is way down, and, I am feeling much better. I'm starting to sleep better, and, my acid attacks are way down. I enjoyed all beef hot dogs for dinner tonight. Brocoli no longer makes me sick. I say AYE to dill pickles, and, the pickle juice. I'm drinking it on a regular basis. Just started this cure a few days ago, and, each day I have been feeling better. Maybe not instant, but, It feels MUCH better..
I also deeply appreciate finding something that will help without having to buy a book. The pickle juice worked just great! I have had a hiatus hernia for several years and have been tking that purple pill that the doctors so like. However after taking it for two years straight and having a severe attack of diverticulitus a week ago, the purple pill seemed to even agrevate the acid coming up. For three days the feeling of nausea and the burning acid in my throat prevailed. I was desparate, so I went on line and found this site. Whow! What a blessing. I tried the apple cider vinagar but that burned my throat going down. Later that day I tried the pickle juice. It did not burn my throat though I did wonder if it would help for there seemed to be a battle in my stomach. However, I slept for the first time for an entire night in at least a five year period. It was wonderful. I think I am going to stick with the pickle juice. Thanks. MAM
