How I cured my GERD

It all started when I was 18 and I had bloating in my stomach (which I later found out was a case of appendicitis). I had this intense pain that would start as feeling of bloating and then turn into 10+ hours of being in pain. this happened to me 3-4 times in the span of 12 months before I eventually had to go to the ER and get my appendix removed (doctor said that it could've happened to anyone).

But during those 12 months I began to believe that the cause of my pain was actually bloating so I began to try to release air from my stomach by...