YnysMon Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Thanks Neil. Mine was similar, but I cut a few corners and ingredients. E.g I normally use cheapo canned chopped tomatoes and add basil, oregano and a pinch of chilli flakes but I bought the type of tomatoes that already have herbs and garlic added. I still added chilli flakes though. I don’t think I’ll be making it much in future. Graham has decided that tomatoes are aggravating his gastric problems. Hi hum. I love pasta but with tomatoey sauces out and me trying to avoid dairy products that rather cuts down the options. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonlad1985 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Recipes too this thread gets better! Helen, I've been avoiding dairy and tomatoes as an experiment with eating habbits and found pasta with olive oil and finely chopped fresh herbs to be quite a good alternative. It's nice with some big prawns and a squeeze of lemon thrown in. You can sort of substiute parmisan with a pinch smoked Himalayan salt to liven it up too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quo vadis Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Give Venezuelan beaver cheese a try 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malanka Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 You could try dumping the tinned tomato and substituting self chopped fresh Beef Tomato instead. Much less acidic as it's more flesh less liquid and if you add puree to the pan when frying the meat and fry that too it simulates the flavour of sun dried tomato rather well. I always try and use fresh basil too as it's a much gentler taste (less metallic) on the tongue. Add pasata to taste and a splosh of white wine and you're good to go. Less garlic for the reflux works too. It works for me and I have gastric reflux with the iron rod red hot down the throat which I'm sure your hubs is familiar with. I used to take zantak which is an H2 receptor antagonist (stops acid production feedback), that worked for a while but now its pantoprazole (generic name) which is a proton pump inhibitor which is much much more effective all day than H2 antagonists. (quite old school now). The first generation proton pump inhibitors (PPI) had some heart rythm issues when used long term, the latter 2nd generation ones (pantoprazole) much less so. Neither of these medications is cheap if given on prescription long term and so some doctors allegedly would not necessarily prescribe them. I really would give the beef tom a try it does work in reducing the acidity of the dish. The Chillie and tomato mix is called Arabiata here.(CH) M 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendel Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 another reflux sufferer here lansaprazole 15mg daily for years now, I certainly know it if I forget to take a tablet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thanks for the helpful suggestions, I’ll certainly try the beef tomato recipe. Graham is on Emozul now as Lansaprazole didn’t help him. Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Lansaprazole are, for me, the 'magic bullet' and although I'm supposed to take one daily, I can frequently get away with going without for a few days (usually when I forget to bring them to the boat) but for me they've been a life changer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Omeprazole for me. I didn’t know I needed them until my doctor told me he had to prescribe them because of the anti-inflammatory tablets I have. Turns out he knew best, I noticed a difference in my well-being almost straightaway! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound2Please Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Omeprazole here 20mg twice a day, and camera down throat yearly as osprogus (can never spell it and neither can spell checker) is red raw from all the heart drugs i take. But I too certainly know if i miss one dose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 Having re-read this post to re-live pleasant memories of old holidays, I thought I’d just add a comment on the exchanges about medication to prevent gastric reflux. Graham relied on that until about an year ago. However, he has been a very dedicated blood donor but in recent years had been turned down due to low iron levels. He started taking iron supplements, but they didn’t seem to make much difference. Then I read online a theory that gastric reflux is exacerbated by low levels of stomach acid, which also affects absorption of nutrients, and that cider vinegar can help with this. We are very sceptical about things we read online, but Graham tried it out, as just taking a small amount of vinegar in water seemed fairly low risk. He found the cider vinegar did help. More significantly, the next time he went to give blood found that his iron levels were very good. He’s not taking the medication any longer either, except as an occasional back up. What concerns us is, if absorption of iron is affected, what about all those other micronutrients, minerals and vitamins that the body and brain need? Is the medication that is supposed to help doing us harm? We don’t know, but I’m just sharing our experience in case it’s helpful to others. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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