| Is food your enemy? Are you sick of feeling guilty | | | | Talk about a blessing in disguise! The main foods to |
| after eating one of your favorite foods, just because | | | | avoid here are fried starches, coffee and carbonated |
| you get heartburn soon after? Consider this the end of | | | | drinks, sugar and fried meats. Some of the others are |
| these feelings. While there are many foods that cause | | | | staples, and cannot be avoided completely. |
| heartburn, there are also many ways to prevent | | | | The above list in not complete by any means, but |
| heartburn and extinguish the fire from within, before it | | | | simply listing 100's of foods would do you no good. |
| even starts! | | | | However, this list is a good set to keep in mind, and by |
| So it's about 10 minutes after you left a nice restaurant, | | | | filtering out the specific foods that cause heartburn |
| where you got the best meal in the house. You're | | | | from that list that you don't enjoy as much that you |
| already getting that terrible burning sensation rising up | | | | don't enjoy as much, you're well on your way. |
| your chest, and thus regretting the meal you just | | | | Now for the second step: resistance. This is the tough |
| dropped $50.00 on. Heartburn is not fun. Period. | | | | part. Say you love spicy foods, eating chicken wings or |
| However, while it is difficult at times to resist eating | | | | drinking coffee. By reducing the number of foods that |
| your favorite foods, heartburn has a cumulative effect, | | | | cause heartburn in your diet, you have already taken |
| meaning that by knowing most all of the foods that | | | | care of part of the problem. At this point, you need to |
| cause heartburn, you can eliminate the ones you don't | | | | reduce the quantity of the foods you did not filter out |
| care about as much, and continue to eat your | | | | of your diet. Simply eat less. If you love your cup of |
| favorites with less risk of heartburn. And so, the filter | | | | coffee in the morning, drink it. But stick with literally one |
| and resist method is born! | | | | cup, not five, and you'll typically be fine. If you like wings, |
| The main goal here is to ease the symptoms of | | | | eat them on occasion, but get a salad with them to |
| heartburn by eliminating acid production in your | | | | prevent you from eating more than necessary. |
| stomach and soothing your irritated esophagus and | | | | Here are some other quick tips for decreasing the |
| digestive lining. In order to do this you must first filter | | | | chances of heartburn, even after you've used the filter |
| the foods that cause heartburn that you don't care | | | | and resist method: |
| about. | | | | 1) Eat smaller, more frequent meals (5-6 per day) |
| The main groups of these fiery foods are: | | | | 2) Never eat within 2 hours of going to sleep |
| - Spicy foods | | | | 3) Enjoy vegetables, low-acid fruits and whole grains |
| - Coffee and carbonated drinks | | | | 4) Avoid crunchy, sharp foods like pretzels, chips and |
| - Tomatoes and high-acid citrus fruits | | | | hard candy. |
| - Pasta | | | | 5) Don't drink citrus drinks like orange juice, and others |
| - Starches (especially fried) | | | | with high acid content. |
| - Sugar-filled snacks | | | | 6) Try peppermint tea with caffeine instead of coffee |
| - Fried meats | | | | to soothe your throat. |
| Now, of all these foods types, many of them also | | | | By following these simple steps to reduce the foods |
| cause many other health problems, and you should | | | | that cause heartburn in your diet, you will be more |
| use your heartburn as an excuse to turn them down. | | | | comfortable and much healthier for life! |