I have GERD, my stomach is not in such a good shape, I take Omeprazole or Lansoprazole on a daily basis, I know that is not such a great idea but if I don't take this pill I just have an acid stomach all day and it doesn't let me live normally, so I prefer to be OK on a daily basis than having to stand that discomfort.
One of the results of GERD is a bloated stomach, your stomach just swells looks like you have a huge belly, and it is uncomfortable and in my case it also has an effect on my breathing, when my stomach is bloated I can't seem to be able to breathe in enough oxygen and my upper chest starts feeling uncomfortable.
Well it happened to me last night, I had a big supper and after that I ate a lot of candies, I don't know what triggered the bloating but later in the night it hit and it hit hard I was really having trouble breathing and my stomach felt really uncomfortable. I have found no pills that will alleviate this problem. So I looked it up in the internet.
There wasn't much help, most of what I found were really just ideas of what causes bloating and most of the advice was to follow a healthy lifestyle and diet. This was no good for me as I wanted some help right at that moment, so I kept on looking.
I found an article that said apple cider vinegar is great for this condition, luckily I do have some of this vinegar at home (not the real good brands, but still I think something is better than nothing) so I took about a tablespoon with some water and hoped for the best. After about an hour and a half I started feeling better and was able to fall asleep in the early morning hours.
I don't know if the vinegar actually helped or if the bloating left on its own, but I know next time I get a bloated stomach I am going to use apple cider vinegar again.
