How I Cured My Silent Reflux: The Counterintuitive Path to Healing Acid Reflux, GERD, and Silent Reflux (LPR)

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Have you ever had a feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you were doing something new, risky, or scary? That is because the gut and brain communicate with each other and are intricately connected. In fact, over the last twenty years a whole new field of medical science has emerged around this topic, called the gut-brain axis. Astonishingly, the gut which is often referred to as the second brain, has more than 500 million neurons. As you may know, the neuron is the fundamental unit of the brain and is responsible for interpreting sensory input and sending motor commands to the body. Imbalances in your gut microbiome or gut infections may underlie many gut challenges, including IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) and SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). Early research suggests this is true for LPR too.

https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/ohns/documents/voicecenter/resources/Stanford_ENT_Clinic-LPR_Protocol.pdf The logic behind this is when the stomach is overloaded with too much food this puts the stomach under more pressure.Most people with reflux or heartburn imagine that it would be a good idea to reduce stomach acid with PPI medication. But many patients with LPR symptoms don’t experience relief with this therapy [ 13]. Many of the specific foods that have been shown to aggravate reflux are foods high in histamine. There’s no direct research recommending it, but a low histamine diet may be useful if the Paleo or low FODMAP diet doesn’t give you any relief. Another important function of your microbiome is to improve immune function. Amazingly 70-80% of your immune cells are found in your gut. This might seem surprising at first, but think of it this way: We like to think the only portion of our body that is exposed to the outside world is our skin. But there is no dividing line between your skin, down through your mouth, throat, stomach, intestines, and colon; it’s all connected!

Ear infections – The ear, nose, and throat are all connected so inflammation, bacteria, and mucous responses can express through any of the three organs. Adults often have a cold or the flu before they develop LPR. These conditions may make the vocal cords more sensitive to stomach acid. Additionally, stomach acid is required as a signaling mechanism for the body to perform certain digestive and anti-reflux functions. In fact, the body is designed with five anti-reflux mechanisms that are controlled through the gut-brain-microbiome axis via the vagal nerve, which serves as a communication super highway. This nerve is the longest in the human body and a pillar of the autonomic nervous system. It alone conveys 80-90% of the body’s sensory information concerning the state of the body’s organs.One 2020 study found that people with silent reflux who eat a diet that is low in protein but high in sugary, acidic, and fatty foods experience more episodes of reflux than people who adjust their diet to increase their intake of protein. Nanda MS. Role of Adjuvant Lifestyle Modifications in Patients with Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease in Hilly Areas. Int J Sci Stud 2016; 3(10):114-118.