Once
it has been diagnosed that you have become a
victim of the acid reflux disease then you have to
make certain adjustments in your diet. Acid reflux
disease and diet have a strong symbiotic
relationship and if adjustments are made in diet
you can keep the acidic reflux under strict
control. It, however, has to be kept in mind that
each person’s food triggers may differ from the
trigger of another person. For
example, while tomato-based foods may not trigger
off acid reflux symptoms in you, it may do so in
somebody else. The best way to find out which
foods do trigger off acid reflux symptoms is to
maintain a food diary, jotting down the foods that
do cause the symptoms.
To
control acid reflux disease diet has to be taken
in measured proportions. You should avoid having
large meals and built up a habit to have meals in
small quantity and have it more number of times
during a day. You should also bring about a change
in your sleeping pattern along with change in diet
as well.
A
general perception has been built that acidic
fruits like lime, lemon; oranges being acidic in
nature could initiate acid reflux, and hence
should be avoided. Number of studies point
contrary to the fact and have underlined that
citrus fruits do not trigger off acid reflux.
Personal experiences of a large number of patients
have underlined the fact that whenever they had
heartburn, a glass of strong lime juice has
actually helped to alleviate the symptoms quite
promptly. A caution has to be exercised, however.
Always consult your doctor as he will be the best
person to give you the right advice according to
your individual symptoms and
requirements.
Many
of the persons when they experience heartburn, as
an instinct pop up the antacids. Where they to
just run a test check on the food they are
consuming and the manner in which they are
consuming, it would be found that just by altering
these processes the acidic reflux can be kept
under control.
Do
not go to the bed after having meal, but try to
have some gap between meal and sleep. You could
shift your schedule of having meals of the night
between 8-8.30 p.m. Also while sleeping, try to
have your head in an elevated position. These
steps in conjunction with change in the diet are a
holistic approach to keep the incidence of acid
reflux disease under control.
Keep
in mind that the above dietary principles are only
a small part of complete acid reflux disease
diet – the first step of a
comprehensive holistic approach that addresses and
tackles the internal factors that trigger
this
complex medical condition.
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painful, distressing acid reflux disease
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