What to Eat During a Flare Up for Heartburn

What to eat during a flare up for heartburn is simple. Avoid spicy and high calorie foods. Instead, focus on nutritious, low fat foods and low carbohydrate high fiber foods. Fruit, vegetables, oatmeal, and whole grain breads and cereals are all excellent choices. The exception to this is that if you’re on medications such as acid blockers or have any kind of gastric reflux condition, stay away from citrus fruits and juices, which can actually worsen your symptoms.

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What to Eat During a Flare Up for Heartburn

What to eat during a flare up for heartburn is simple. Avoid spicy and high calorie foods. Instead, focus on nutritious, low fat foods and low carbohydrate high fiber foods. Fruit, vegetables, oatmeal, and whole grain breads and cereals are all excellent choices. The exception to this is that if you’re on medications such as acid blockers or have any kind of gastric reflux condition, stay away from citrus fruits and juices, which can actually worsen your symptoms.

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Also stay away from coffee, chocolate, tea and caffeinated beverages. This is because these stimulants can irritate your stomach and increase your heartburn symptoms. You’ll find that if you make a change in the type of food that you eat and drink on a regular basis that the flare ups will usually subside somewhat. If you do end up having a flare up it’s important to avoid spicy foods as much as possible until your medication has subsided.

 

In addition to this you need to chew your food properly. Chew your food well before swallowing to allow the enzymes in your mouth to digest the food. When you’re finished chewing, empty your stomach slowly through normal bowel movements. This is important as over fullness can lead to regurgitation and a reflux all together.