Carbs give me heartburn....

[zoewmu]

On Atkins, I have no heartburn at all. I had daily heartburn before I started. If I eat sugar or flour, I will wake up in the middle of the night feeling burning in my throat.

It's good behavior modification, because I have a negative result if I go off plan. But I just wondered...

Does this happen to anyone else?

[Thinker]

Re: Carbs give me heartburn....

I have EXACTLY the same thing! When Dr. A was on Larry King onetime, someone called in the with the same story.

Before Atkins I had SUPER reflux. Go into ketosis and BANG it just goes away. And it kicked in before the weight loss. I've added weight on in this last year as I went back to my old wicked ways. And, sure enough, my reflux has come back too.

There are several scientific articles addressing the same point - but the upshot is that nobody seems to know why this works.

[Chicklady]

Re: Carbs give me heartburn....

Me too. The only time I get heartburn now ia if I try to drink(booze) Before that, it was a daily event, basically every time I ate.

[marvid486]

Re: Carbs give me heartburn....

Me too! I've been doing this for 6 days, and I can't believe the difference! Not only with NOT getting indigestion, but feeling so much more energetic, clear-headed and human again!

[blueberrylady]

Re: Carbs give me heartburn....

I had heartburn so bad that a doctor told me if I didn't get it under control, I would develop polyps that could turn to cancer! That was when I got serious about losing weight because I knew my weight it worse. I haven't had a bit of trouble with it since! Atkins works!!!

[rockon]

Re: Carbs give me heartburn....

Count me in, carbs and suger also give me a weird scratchy throat and an almost swollen feeling in my mouth.........I think that it is the processed flour and sugar, on Atkins I also have zero flatulance and no need to burp ever...as soon as I eat carbs, I get gassy........