Nikki (Racine, Wisconsin) on 11/30/2008:
Acid reflex and pickle juice.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!
Barbara (Shelton, Connecticut) on 11/30/2008:
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.
Thank you so much!
Barbara
Christina (Columbus, Ohio) on 09/29/2008:
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.
Jo (Richmond, Texas) on 09/22/2008:
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.
Justin (Minneapolis, US) on 06/28/2008:
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.
Ogden (Poquoson, VA) on 05/27/2008:
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.
William (St. Petersburg, FL, USA) on 05/23/2008:
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..
Marlene (Lansing, MI) on 05/07/2008:
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