Acupuncture Can Help Your Acid Reflux

Have you caught yourself eating a delicious meal, perhaps one you’d been craving for days or weeks, and you’re enjoying yourself immensely when suddenly, a burning sensation or nausea starts in your chest, belly, or throat? Or are you coughing without having signs of an upper respiratory infection? You try to power through it, but it doesn’t go away easily? Has this gotten progressively worse throughout the years, with a larger variety of foods? 

You may be suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or some other acid reflux gut issue. If you struggle with GERD or other digestive issues like it, acupuncture may be able to help you reconnect that gut-brain connection so your symptoms lessen over time and the root cause is eradicated! Ways that acupuncture can help restore that gut-brain connection is through a careful rebalancing of the nervous system, regulating the way food travels down the esophagus into the intestinal tract, regulating and diminishing the pain and inflammation of the gut tract, rebuilding and preventative support for the intestines and stomach lining, and recommending holistic herbs/supplements to help support the work that the licensed practitioner is doing with you.

 Acupuncture works by increasing energy (qi) in your stomach meridian, the pathway of energy that controls your gut-brain system. The Stomach meridian energy normally descends, but when it is out of balance it can cause the undigested food you ate to ascend instead. Correcting the flow of your Stomach qi energy allows your food to stay down and continue to descend through your digestive tract. If you’ve had this problem for a while, your gut biome may have been affected by the excessive acidity content. Rebalancing your vital qi energy allows for better function of all your digestive organs, which will improve your symptoms by treating your unique root cause. 

Other modalities for treatment of GERD in our holistic practice may include a recommendation of food allergy testing, supplements, herbs and lifestyle and diet changes to better promote healthy changes in your body and its digestive functions. 

If this sounds like something you would benefit from and you are ready to start enjoying your favorite foods again without fear of pain and discomfort, give us a call at (904) 296-9545 today to schedule your consultation!

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