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What to Eat When Heartburn Is a Problem

If you have a tendency to get heartburn, you may need to keep a food diary or a ?heartburn? diary in order to determine exactly what foods trigger your symptoms. Physicians and other experts do suggest certain foods not to eat with heartburn and things to eat with heartburn. Food is not the only factor that can bring on heartburn. Stress, smoking, alcoholic, caffeinated and carbonated beverages may all lead to heartburn. Large meals, eating too quickly, exercising or going to bed too soon after eating may all lead to heartburn. If avoiding certain foods does not help to prevent heartburn, you may need to look at the other causes.

Most of the foods not to eat with heartburn are fatty, fried, spicy or highly acidic. Oranges and tomatoes are examples of highly acidic foods. Choosing things to eat with heartburn tendencies is not that complicated, if you can avoid fatty, fried, spicy and acidic foods.

Meats that may bring on heartburn are those that are fried, have a lot of visible fat or that have been flavored with garlic or onion. Pork and bacon are examples of foods not to eat with heartburn tendencies. Grilled or baked white meat chicken or fish are examples of things to eat with heartburn problems.

When it comes to vegetables, most are safe, unless you add butter or other oils. Broccoli, cauliflower, peas, green beans, carrots and spinach are just some examples of things to eat with heartburn tendencies. Vegetables that have a tendency to bring on heartburn include tomatoes, onions and peppers. These are commonly accepted as foods not to eat with heartburn. Rhubarb has even been known to relieve symptoms of heartburn. Chewing on a chunk of rhubarb is a folk remedy for treating heartburn and indigestion.

How about fruits? Fruits are important in the diet and most can be things to eat with heartburn tendencies, except citrus fruits. Apples and bananas are better choices than oranges and tangerines.

Most dairy products are safe, unless they are high in fat.! Whole fat cheeses are foods not to eat with heartburn tendencies. Low fat cottage cheese, low fat milk and yogurt are examples of things to eat with heartburn problems.

When planning a menu, it is important to look at spices as well as foods not eat with heartburn and things to eat with heartburn. Garlic may bring on heartburn, while gingerroot has a tendency to relieve heartburn, so it stands to reason that adding ginger for flavor will not bring on heartburn.

None of this is meant to take the place of your physician?s advice. Chronic heartburn symptoms should be evaluated by your doctor. Changing diet alone may not be enough to relieve or prevent heartburn. Foods that cause heartburn in some people do not cause heartburn in everyone. Neither are the foods mentioned a complete list of foods not to eat with heartburn or things to eat with heartburn, this article is simply an accumulation of personal experience and experts recommendations.

For more information about heartburn, visit www.digestive-disorders-guide.com.

Patsy Hamilton writes informational articles for the Digestive Disorders Guide. Visit us at http://www.digestive-disorders-guide.com

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