IME the first thing you should do is fix your gut bacteria issue - your microbiome. That's what's causing all your nutritional and dietary issues. It's now generally recognized that the health of our microbiome is a major determinate of our general health. Find a good probiotic and prebiotic source. I use NOW Priobiotic and NOW Inulin for those. Take the priobiotic and a heaping teaspoon of inulin in a glass of water every morning about an hour before breakfast. The inulin is a little hard to dissolve - sprinkle it on top and stir for a while. You should notice a major difference within a month.
If the above regimen doesn't produce results in a month, you need to see a specialist - a gastroenterologist who can safely knock out the bad bacteria and then replant your microbiome. The condition is technically "dysbiosis."
It is true that trouble with intestinal flora does run in families, either from diet or simply being around others with bad flora in childhood.
For reflux, the best thing I've found is to raise the head of my bed about 6". That works and it's not hard at all to get used to. The other thing that definitely works is famotidine 20mg, about an hour before both breakfast and dinner. It takes about 2 weeks to produce really good results.
Use an accurate scale to tell if your caloric intake is sufficient.
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