POWERFUL! NO MORE PAIN!
All pain ended with trying this Centaury herb. I'm using the same words to review this product, as I used for the liquid version. I found that the packaged herbs as a tea, does just as wonderful a job as the tincture, and is less expensive. It's POWERFUL! It's only been 5 days since taking it, but I've been in pain since October of 2020 (this is 7/2022), and the pain stopped after taking only a few drops. Centaury (Centaurium) really does tighten the diaphragm muscles around the valve of the esophagus and triggers the stomach to make gastrin for acid production. My hiatus hernia was diagnosed as acid reflux and IBS by doctors. I was down to 111 pounds from being scared to eat because of the pain. Gradually, I learned to take BetaineHCL, but there's a huge learning curve with that. Everyone has to figure out how to take it for themselves. But it did allow me to eat a little more. I was living on rice and pinto beans and eating 2/3 cup every two hours, to try to stay alive. It was hell and I thought of death every time the pain got intense and the pounds kept falling off. I have literally been fighting for my life until now. Try holding a job and keeping up appearances with that going on! I'm still asking myself, what the hell was that! (meaning, 2020 and what followed). Anyhoo, I'm being cautious but I'm eating my favorite foods again.<br /><br />Be careful! A little drop of Centaurium goes a long way. As a tea, try a sip on the tongue first, before attempting to drink it outright. As a tincture, try a few drops in water at first, before taking a full dose. You can over do it. Too much causes muscle spasms in the diaphragm. One tinsy sip, spaced about four hours apart, throughout the day, is all I seem to need. This stuff is so powerful, I can't stress that enough. I've never seen an herb like this, this potent. I never would've believed it without trying it. Good luck to everyone on their journey back to health. I love this product so much, I hope to make a youtube video bragging about what it's done for me. I'll give it more time, for a more comprehensive perspective. Thank you, Florida Herbal Pharmacy and Amazon, for making this available! You saved my life!!<br /><br />UPDATE:  It's just over a month later (August 28, 2022) and the Centaury has helped me heal so well, I've been able to eat normal foods without taking it or anything else, and without any pain, for three days. I'm talking hamburgers, coffee, pretzels, pancakes, sausage gravy biscuits, etc. So far so good. I'm still being careful around gassy foods and haven't tried dairy, but I feel better than ever. I'm getting my life back, with an improved diet (veggies every day, exercise, etc. I know that list of food is not what's considered healthy, but when you haven't eaten it in nearly two years, that's how you celebrate!). I also need the weight, I was down to 111 pounds. For a 5'6" female, that's not near what I should weigh. My weight has been holding steady at 121lbs. for several weeks.<br /><br />When your body has had enough of the supplement, it'll let you know to cut back on dosage. Diaphragm gets too tight. Just as the esophagus is effected, the entire digestion tube, including the rectum is affected with tightness. My doctor said Miralax for constipation is safe enough for daily use to counter any difficulties pooping, but I only resorted to it every 3 or four days. You don't want to come to rely on it, the body will "get addicted". (I also have gall bladder issues due to rapid weight loss and constipation was a problem), but now everything seems to be flowing through my system better than it has in over a year. In short, the most effective parts of my healing consisted of realizing I had a hiatal hernia when it wasn't detected by doctors and resorting to taking BetaineHCL, which meant really LEARNING how to take it in a way that was right for my internal injuries, then supporting that with the Centaury herb, which really made an even greater difference. The Betaine dosage was never consistent, I think, because the needs of my stomach fluctuated from day to night, week to weak, as its healing intensified. So I was in pain until I discovered what dosage worked best, and that always changed, right up until I found Centaury. Now, I'm amazed that I haven't needed any medication to digest a meals in three days. It's the best sign that my stomach has come a long way.<br /><br />Last note:  It's not just physical and medical needs that require addressing, but mental and emotional needs as well, when trying to heal. Realizing how much tension and stress I carried around in my stomach/guts, has helped me to adopt the benefits of yoga, breath-work for relaxation, and meditation. Now, I immediately let go of tension in my body when I feel my stomach muscles clenching so hard, they push my stomach upward against my diaphragm. I never used to let my diaphragm expand fully. Now I'm learning how important that is for digestion. Good luck to everyone on their path to health and happiness.
Rating: 5 stars