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Acid reflux/hiatal hernia/GERD
Any pole dancers here with the above? Please share your stories and give me hope.
I have just started treatment with some acid reflux medication (and waiting to see whether my symptoms have been cause by a hernia). But every single site online says to do gentle exercise, walking etc … I really don’t want to give up pole. My doctor isn’t much use. -
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Hello, that’s sound frustrating. I use to have issues with acid reflux in my 30s and it seemed to be related to postnasal drip or food allergy related as I don’t have it any more. There are a lot of options to enjoy pole that don’t require you do go upside down so exploring things like flow and movement can be a fun options. I have a class for this if you’re interested. Here are a few tips that might help you:
Avoid heavy abdominal work – Flow and movement style of pole might be a nice option, so you can avoid needed to invert. You’ll find abdominal work here that doesn’t require you to lay down which can help.
Avoid exercise 2–3 hours after eating.
Don’t drink too much liquid while you train.
Avoid holding your breath when lifting or straining, I cue this often in my tutorials.
Try fresh grated ginger in hot water – This helped me so much and I still use it to this day.
Hopefully it resolves itself soon, that medication can be hard on your body. xoxo
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