My guess is that your stomach is not acidic enough for good health. How old are you?
I suggest you read Jonathon Wright's and Lane Lenard's great book
WHY STOMACH ACID IS GOOD FOR YOU, otherwise what follows may not make a great deal of sense.
In a nutshell, Dr. Wright often finds (after measurement) that people with
low stomach acid tend to have more acid reflux (or GERD), and if memory serves, this is because the food isn't well digested, and the valve leading to the esaphogus doesn't close properly unless the stomach is very acidic. As the stomach contents back up the throat, the throat becomes sensitive.
Another advantage of increasing stomach acid (e.g. Betaine HCL supplements) is that the more acidic the stomach, the more vitamin C that is absorbed through the wall of the stomach (Ref: The Ridiculous Dietary Allowance by Hickey/Roberts,
http://www.lulu.com/ascorbate )
In your case, you should probably try plain vitamin C and determine whether you experience the same "acid reflux" reaction. (My guess is that you would, and that it is not the Cardio-C per say, but the vitamin C as ascorbic acid.) If only Cardio-C causes the difficulty, then yes, you should look for another product.
If ascorbic acid is causing your problem, I would again suggest reading the Wright book, and see whether taking Betaine HCL with your meals and vitamin C helps.
SOme people report good success taking Cardio-C 30 minutes prior to meals, and this may be because there is nothing in the stomach to "back up the throat."
Finally, you may wish to add some baking soda (bicarb) to your Cardio-C/vitamin C to sooth your esaphogus until your throat is less irritated.
Owen R. Fonorow
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