Finding natural solutions for treating GERD symptoms and fixing the causes of GERD using programs from Advanced Nutritional Solutions in Rochester Hills MI.
In today’s quick fix society many health care providers are quick to diagnose and prescribe potentially harmful drugs to “fix” a symptom that could be a basic metabolic imbalance relieved by a natural product that the body recognizes.
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Children with GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) Most children or infants with GERD are put on acid blockers because that is what the doctors know about and it will take the symptom away, but does it find the cause and fix that? No one has a Prilosec deficiency!
What are the side effects of a drug like this on an infant or child? I often do a search in Google for the drug and side effects to see if my client is having drug related symptoms verses a real symptom. When a child is given an acid blocker it interferes with all acid production, not just the bad acids which leaves them susceptible to bacterial and yeast infections in the gut causing more long term problems than the drugs. Gut problems like gas, bloating, constipation and stomach aches are all symptoms of an out of balance digestive system and that leads to long term problems with food allergies/sensitivities.
Natural Solutions for Treating Gerd – In my clinic we give natural products in an easy to administer form designed to fix the cause and that relieves the symptoms. Gas, bloating, constipation and stomach aches (leaky gut) can all be helped with the right probiotic (we use a powdered formula from Ortho Molecular) and digestive enzymes (chewable from BioSet). Not all children are born with healthy gut flora or enough enzymes. By giving these natural enzymes to a child their health changes rapidly for the better. The gut discomfort is relieved and food sensitivity can lessen. If you have tried these kinds of products and they haven’t worked well in the past this may be why. Most probiotics and enzymes, even from good health food stores, contain sugars and corn that can make things worse by growing bacteria and yeast worsening the very symptoms they are designed to help.
Food allergies/sensitivities are on the rise today because of gut problems. Treat the problem and the cause goes away. We have gotten away from the logic of using simple safe methods of treating today’s children to overriding the problem with drugs.
There are times when children need drug intervention. If a child has a high fever and needs antibiotics then it’s important to give it to them, but common sense would tell us to give a probiotic along with it to protect the colon and delicate immune system. Did you know it is standard practice in Europe to give a probiotic with an antibiotic? There is much less sugar in the food chain in Europe too.
We feel it’s less invasive for a child to give them a natural substance that their body knows what to do with and let them come back into balance on their own for optimal health.
We are not here replacing your doctor. We are here to work with you and your health care provider to provide a more balanced approach to your child’s health.
Other topics will be on identifying subtle food allergies, helping the asthmatic child, and balancing your child’s brain naturally (ADD/ADHD).
Lee Rossano of Advanced Nutritional Solutions can be reached at 248-652-4160, or www.whysuffer.net. She is local, and her home office is in Lake Orion.
