Acidity, reflux and bloating are so common in India that most people have stopped treating them as symptoms. They are managed with an antacid from the drawer, a lighter dinner, and a general sense that this is simply how things are.
This session is for the people in that position. It is not about eliminating foods. It is about understanding what is producing the symptom, so that the changes you make are the ones likely to work.
Who this is for
- You take an antacid most weeks and have stopped questioning it
- You are bloated by evening almost every day
- Your bowels swing between loose and hard with no obvious pattern
- You have been told it is stress and left it there
What you’ll learn
- What reflux is, and why it is not simply too much acid
- Why bloating and gas are often a sensitivity problem rather than a volume problem
- How to run a food and symptom diary that actually tells you something
- What a low-FODMAP approach is for, and why it is meant to be temporary
- The symptoms that should be assessed rather than managed at home
- What long-term acid suppression does and does not do
Agenda
- Welcome and what we will cover (15 min)
- Reflux, acidity and LPR: the mechanism (30 min)
- Bloating, gas and the sensitive gut (30 min)
- Break (10 min)
- Food, timing and the diary that works (30 min)
- Warning signs, and when to stop self-managing (15 min)
- Live questions (30 min)
What makes this session different
Two ideas do most of the work. The first is that reflux is usually a problem of the barrier between stomach and oesophagus rather than of acid quantity — which is why timing, posture and meal size often outperform stronger acid suppression. The second is that bloating is frequently a sensitivity problem rather than a volume problem, which changes the approach entirely.
We also spend real time on the food and symptom diary, because it is the single most useful and most badly executed tool in this area.
Every Learning Session includes
Doctor-led teaching. Practical lifestyle strategies. Live Q&A. Evidence-based handouts. Action points you can use immediately.
Before you register
This is a group educational session and no individual advice is given. If you have difficulty swallowing, unintended weight loss, bleeding, or symptoms that started for the first time after the age of 45, please arrange an assessment rather than waiting for a session.
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Questions people ask
No. Blanket food bans are usually the least effective advice in this area. The session is about identifying your own triggers and thresholds, which are individual and are often not the foods people expect.
Not at all. A large proportion of attendees have never been formally assessed and want to understand their symptoms before deciding whether to.
That is not a decision to make from a group session. We cover what these medicines do, why they are often continued longer than intended, and how the question is usually approached — then you discuss your own case with your doctor.