Read on to know the various
foods and lifestyles that lead to
heartburn.
Researchers
have been trying to find out what causes heartburn
and they are now almost certain that too much of
food and drink may be behind this. To make a point
they say that those who eat less tend to suffer
less from this condition. It seems that people who
are better off are more prone to heartburn. In
fact, as many as one in every four Americans may
suffer from heartburn at night, according to a
report published in 2005. In many cases, they are
probably unaware of heartburn
triggers.
Heartburn
can cause a lot of problems, and so no one intends
to go through the painful episodes of heartburn
every night, sitting bolt upright in bed, groping
for medications that provide little relief.
However, a little bit of personal research may
solve the problems that are caused by these
triggers of
heartburn.
The
triggers change from one person to
another
Emphatically,
it has to be a personal database of what causes
heartburn for each individual. It is more or less
like allergy, except that instead of looking for
the allergen, the search is for locating the type
of food or drink that sets off the trigger of
heartburn. For example, a cup of espresso may
provide extra ounces of energy in one, while the
same concoction may trigger severe heartburn in
another. The same is the case with a multitude of
other types of food and beverages that may include
chocolate, citrus fruits, onion, red wine, cognac
and many more.
The
personal database of what not to touch is fairly
significant for people suffering from GERD where
the heartburn is mostly severe, often leading to
precancerous condition, known as Barrett's
Esophagus. Alternatively, a check on some of the
common causes of heartburn may also help to keep
away from this agonizing ailment. Eating meals
much later in the day or at irregular hours,
consuming fatty foods or having extra large meals
are considered to be very common causes of
heartburn.
However,
the best method of identifying heartburn triggers
may be achieved either in systematically adding or
eliminating each item of food and drink in a
notebook and checking the result immediately
afterwards. So take a note carefully as to what
might be causing heartburn and then try to
eliminate them from the menu. The idea is, in the
absence of heartburn triggers, the disease will be
in check.
After
a month's logging of what triggers or does not
trigger heartburn, there will be a definite idea
as to what exactly is causing the
problem.
Heartburn
can also be checked with the aid of medication.
However in this, conventional medication does not
seem to be providing great results. On the other
hand, natural or holistic remedies provide better
results, and so they may be tried to stop
heartburn.
The real causes of GERD are
quite complicated really as there are a number of
contributing factors like genetic traits,
lifestyles, dietary patterns and Candida
infections. This is why the body needs to be
treated as a whole, which is the approach of
holistic remedies. It is because of this that
holistic remedies have become so effective in GERD
treatment.
