Acid Reflux and Helicobacter Pylori infection cured (without antibiotics)

Summary

Rob Ager describes his personal experience with long-term acid reflux and an H. pylori infection. He says a combination of mastic-gum capsules and lifestyle changes greatly improved his symptoms. These are his own experiences, not proof that the same approach will work for others.

Strategies he says helped

• Get checked for H. pylori. He recommends asking a doctor about testing if you have reflux and don’t know whether you have the infection.
• Mastic gum: Ager says he used mastic-gum powder capsules for several weeks and felt they helped. He reports taking them more often than the product label recommended, but says this was his personal choice—not advice. Do not copy his dosing; discuss supplements and H. pylori treatment with a healthcare professional.
• Temporarily avoid personal trigger foods while symptoms settle. Foods and drinks he says affected him included alcohol, refined-sugar foods, flour products, white rice, dairy, red meat, very salty foods, and spicy foods. He stresses that triggers vary by person.
• Choose foods he found gentler, including vegetables, brown rice, oily fish, baked potatoes, broccoli, and cabbage.
• Include herbs and spices such as garlic, ginger, turmeric, and cumin. He also mentions salad rocket, which he says he had read about in animal studies related to H. pylori.
• Let food and drinks cool before consuming them. He found very hot meals and drinks irritating and also advises caution with very cold food and drinks.
• Reduce pressure on the oesophagus and stomach by eating smaller meals, eating slowly, chewing thoroughly, and avoiding large meals—especially when eating foods that may trigger symptoms.
• Try homemade vegetable soups with herbs and spices. He found them an easy way to eat foods he tolerated and said their soft texture felt less irritating.
• Reintroduce foods gradually after a period of avoiding triggers, and continue to avoid items that still cause symptoms.

Ager says the combined changes helped him, but acknowledges that his experience is only one person’s. Persistent reflux or suspected H. pylori should be discussed with a healthcare professional. The video does not establish that mastic gum cures the infection or replaces prescribed treatment.

Presenters and sources mentioned

• Presenter: Rob Ager.
• Sources he refers to: His GP and hospital specialists; an unspecified newspaper article about mastic gum; unspecified published studies on mastic gum and H. pylori; and animal studies he says involved salad rocket. No specific article or study titles are provided.