Hi, I'm Molly, MS, RD. I specialize in acid reflux (GERD), LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux / silent reflux), and IBS. I founded FLORA Nutrition because I've lived this — chronic reflux and IBS were what pulled me into this field — and because I kept seeing the same pattern in my practice: people who had eliminated everything, tried the PPIs, seen the specialists, and were still symptomatic.
Restriction alone doesn't rebuild the mechanisms that are failing. On this channel, I explain the physiology your GI doctor often doesn't have time to cover — your LES, your nervous system, your barrier mechanics — and I back every recommendation with peer-reviewed research. If you want to understand why your body is doing what it's doing, not just what to stop eating, you're in the right place.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
If you change one nighttime habit for reflux, make it the 3-Hour Buffer. 🌙
Most people set it up wrong: they stop eating at night without moving the food earlier in the day, so they go to bed hungry and give up. A real breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack make a light dinner easy.
Comment below: what time do you usually finish eating? I am curious how many of you are eating within three hours of bed.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Before I was the reflux dietitian, I was the patient in the emergency room. ❤️
I had GERD for over a decade, with symptoms that sent me to specialist after specialist. It is in remission now.
Everything on this channel is the information I did not have then.
Drop a ❤️ if you have ever been dismissed about your symptoms.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Answering one of the most common PPI questions I get, "how do you taper off to reduce acid rebound?"
Super valid question, so I created a clip to get right to the point on my @MollyPelletierClips channel. Make sure you subscribe over there as well for bite sized reflux tips & strategies. Full video 👇
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Quick question. How many foods feel safe to you right now?
If your list feels tiny, the Searchable Recipe Library in the FLORA app is a good place to find a new meal. Every recipe in it is reflux-friendly.
Vote below.
If the bottom two win, that is the video I am filming next, because a shrinking list usually means a mechanism has been missed, and there is a lot we can do about that.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Started Ozempic or Wegovy and now you have reflux you never had before? I get this question almost every week.
These medications slow down how quickly your stomach empties. Food sits there longer, and a fuller stomach pushes up against the lower esophageal sphincter (the valve between your stomach and esophagus). Your stomach isn't making more acid, which is why smaller meals and a longer gap between dinner and bed often help more than another acid blocker.
A 2025 review of 55 trials found people taking a GLP-1 were about twice as likely to develop GERD as people on a placebo.
I explain what's happening in this short clip:
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Your medication lowers acid. Stopping reflux from moving upward is a separate, mechanical job. 🔍
Almost nobody explains that second job, so this week I am going deep on the barrier: your LES, your diaphragm, your mucosal lining, and the nervous system that coordinates all three.
Start with the full guide attached below.
The Ultimate Guide to Silent Reflux (LPR): Why Won't Your Throat Stop Clearing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJV3l...
Comment below: how long have you been on acid suppression?
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
If you were told you have a "weak sphincter" and handed a list of foods to cut, that's only half the picture. 🫁
Your LES (the valve between your esophagus and stomach) has help. Part of your diaphragm wraps around it and squeezes it from the outside, and that part is a muscle you can train.
In a Mayo Clinic trial of people with GERD, pressure at the valve nearly doubled during diaphragmatic breathing. Breathing this way right after a meal meant about 85% fewer reflux episodes after that meal.
In this week's live I walk through the daily routine I teach my clients, including the LES Lock: 1 to 5 minutes of diaphragmatic breathing after meals, letting your rib cage expand 360 degrees (front, sides, and back).
Watch the replay below. Next week: coming off your PPI without the rebound.
Do you already do any breathing work after meals?
Halland et al., 2021, American Journal of Gastroenterology, randomized controlled trial, n=33, PMID: 33009052
#acidreflux #gerd #loweresophagealsphincter
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Pick one food you've been avoiding and try a practice-food amount, just a bite or two, alongside a balanced, well-tolerated meal.
Notice how you feel without the "all or nothing" pressure. The goal isn't to prove you can eat a full serving. It's to gather evidence about what your body can handle right now.
What's one food you'd love to find your threshold for?
I'd love to hear, and remember, this is an experiment. No pass or fail. 💚
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
Coffee comes up in almost every client conversation we have. How it affects your reflux depends on how much you drink, whether you have it on an empty stomach, and what you eat alongside it.
Where are you with coffee right now?
Vote below, then watch Ep. 24: Love Coffee But Have Reflux? for the full breakdown.
youtube.com/watch?v=eDcNZUQwbc
Head to my channel for more information.
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Molly Pelletier, MS, RD | The Reflux Dietitian
New episode is live. We are unpacking apple cider vinegar and betaine HCl for reflux, and whether the "low stomach acid" idea actually holds up.
Quick question: Have you ever tried ACV for your reflux?
Watch Episode 40 to see what the research shows and what I recommend instead. 👇
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