Well if what you are doing is making you feel better GO for it!

For me I feel the best when I keep my diet largely plant based with a bit of meat and dairy on a limited basis.

interesting reply's.
i have hardly any appetite & eat to survive.
i am on a dairy kick now & can't get enough cheese, cottage cheese, milk etc.
next month i might be on a meat kick.
and the next a vegi kick.
yeah, i'm weird LOL
the one thing i have realized is if i dont eat what my body wants i seem to keep eating trying to get that satisfaction, so i end up over eating.
my last blood work showed all good, so i go with what my body tells me to eat & that i enjoy eating.

ps. i take prilosec for the GERD/acid reflux, but have found that gasx (simethicone?) really helps me when i lay down at night.

I like to ad another comment to my previous post # 10.
I said earlier that I finally got a grip on my reflux and gastritis from diet and life style changes. When I went to a follow up appointment with the gastroenterologist a few weeks ago, I told him that I discontinues my PPI's. He was fist very upset and asked me what I'm planning to do about my problems. Then I told him about the diet etc. His answer was that "No American would stick to the diet". I don't think that is true. I think patients should at least be giving that option. If they are not given that option how the heck are they supposed to know about it. I got similar responses from German doctors in Germany. My primary doctor in Germany told me that he does not give patients that option anymore because not a single patient he had followed through on his dietary recommendations. I guess it's much easier to swallow a pill, but I would always give folks the benefit of all info to cure their illnesses if I was a doctor.

This is all very interesting...I have terrible gas problems, not really GERD. My doctor gave me a prescrip for Prilosec, which helps the acid reflux problem which I don't have...and actually says one of the side effects is gas problems. When I Dr. about this, his comment was that the lining of my stomach is what he is concerned about and without the Priolosec, that could worsen. There are times when my stomach is so bloated, I feel like I'm carrying around a large basketball. I am not a heavy person, very small in fact. I just wonder how much of this contributes to my COPD? It's very confusing.

heybob, try the gasx---what you explained is exactly how i was feeling and it gives me great releif.
of course i'm not a dr so you might want to chek with yours first, but the bloating/ gas is so uncomfortable & cheap over the counter.

there is another type of med advertised OTC that i can't think of the name now....that might be better, but the gas x is wonderful for me so i haven't tried the other.

of course, i'm not a dr, but it sure has given me releif where the prilosec didn;t .
it is miserable to live with & my prayers are with you.

I am living in Sweden and as I have also diabetes2 so I am on LCHF diet now since over 6 years, my blood sugar is now normal without any medication and also my problems with hypothyroid is gone. If You search Diet doctor You will find his blog. LCHF diet and Atkins are quite similar, in LCHF you use natural foods and butter, some olive oil but not other veg oils. I feel this Low Carb diet is good fr my COPD too.
If I count my daily intake in energy procent, carbs 5%, protein 20% and rest natural fat from butter, cream, egg and meat.
My readings for cholesterol are excellent.

I live in Colorado. I have never smoked but was diagnosed with Celiac at 54. I now realize I have had it all my life and never knew it. I have always been and athlete and taken great care of myself. I am becoming convinced that my COPD (moderate to severe) is the result of Celiac. If you are having bloating I think it is worth investigating and at least having the blood work done. I have gone to allergist (immunologist) all my life and they never caught it. I was asymptomatic or so I thought. Never had gastro issues that I did not think was normal. I bloated and had gas but never thought anything of it. I thought my gas output was normal; it was not. When you have it all of your life it is normal for you.

I am amazed with number of people on the Celiac forums with asthma. I am sure they will find a clear connection if more studies were done.

Lately I have really cleaned up my diet very low carbs, more fruit and vegetables, water and a little meat. Almost Paleo but I think that term is way over used for what should simply be a healthy low carb diet.

I can say my breathing is better and my bloating is nearly gone. However, when I go to restaurants I think I get cross contamination and then have problems even if I ordered the gluten free fare.

Bloating and big meals push up on your diaphragm which restricts your breathing. This is why they say small meals for COPD.

I try to stay away form processed foods, any food with corn syrup or its derivatives, and any prepackaged food with more than 5 ingredients or so.

Keep your diet simple. The quickest fast foods in the world are nuts and fruits. Eat up.