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Newly diagnosed with thyroid cancer and have 2 main concerns
Thyroid Cancer | Last Active: Oct 24, 2023 | Replies (140)Comment receiving replies
By the way, after starting on kefir (and before taking levothyroxine) - store-bought initially and then home-made - I am happy to report that my GERD symptoms of a year and a half have become 95% better! It is surprising how a simple home remedy and a simple diet fixed this. I was also taking some papaya enzymes from time to time along with this, but never stopped the kefir regime. I believe the kefir reinstated the good bacteria in the gut which then took care of the acidity.
I thought this might help some GERD sufferers. 🙂
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I'm impressed with the kefir and papaya regime. Years ago, after my thyroidectomy, I had GERD and took Prilosec for maybe 10 years. A functional medicine doctor helped me get rid of it with targeted antibiotics and going gluten free, but I also greatly improved my diet and wonder if I really needed the antibiotics. But the takeaway is that acid reducing medication can make everything worse because certain bad bugs can grow in a low acid environment. Lately I found that Diet Coke brings it back....