I have some very exciting news! For the past year and a half, give or take, I’ve had to take daily medication for my heartburn. I was never officially diagnosed with GERD, but I’m pretty sure that’s what the problem was.
I happened to run out of the medicine the day before I started low carbing again. After just four days of dialing back the carbs, my symptoms disappeared completely. I could tell the pain was lessening with each day, but Dr. Eades (of Protein Power fame) had mentioned in one of his books that GERD could clear up in as little as two weeks. Needless to say, the four days astounded me!
I should also mention that my symptoms never disappeared with any other nutrition approach I’ve tried: not calorie counting, not a Mediterranean-style diet, not Weight Watchers. Oh, and it got worse when I ate a vegetarian diet.
Talk about getting a positive message from your body!