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IBD/IBS/GERD

Do you use a tincture of demulcent herbs for reflux, or capsules?

Kelsey Marksteiner: I actually use a powder most of the time. I’ll recommend DGL powder or slippery elm powder or...

Does your GERD/heartburn diagnostics/treatment protocol change if bile reflux has been confirmed in someone with an esophageal hernia?

Chris Kresser: This is a similar question in the sense that we don’t have a lot of data on that,...

If H. pylori and SIBO have been ruled out, but there’s still acid reflux worsened by carbs, but not protein, would you still recommend trying the betaine HCl-and-pepsin combo?

Chris Kresser: Yes. Low stomach acid is still possible even without those two conditions. “Could a hiatal hernia be...

Assuming it’s reasonable to taper a proton pump inhibitor in a patient, what is your typical strategy? Do you start slowly, reducing the dose and see what happens? Do you add GastroMend or something like that first? Do you do a cross-taper and a trial of HCl?

Dr. Amy Nett: Yeah, so it varies in each patient depending on how long they’ve been on proton pump inhibitor,...

Can you use Prometheus Serology for IBD as an alternative to the LabCorp IBD blood panel?

Chris Kresser: So I did some research on it and read some studies, and I’m going to just kind of...