Manage Your Diet To Heal Your Heartburn Problem
Rebecca Chan
Your diet can bring on painful heartburn. What is heartburn? It
is a very painful sensation in your esophagus, just below your
breastbone. It occurs when you regurgitate gastric acid from
your stomach. The pain often extends into your neck, throat and
jaw. In fact, your heart has nothing to do with regular
heartburn although sometimes heart pain may feel like heartburn
pain.
You are probably aware that the food you consume often has a
direct relationship with the heartburn you must endure. You get
advice from your doctor. He or she will always tell you to eat
more vegetables and avoid snacky foods. The doctor is a master
of the obvious.
Some specific foods that can cause heartburn include alcohol
tomatoes and spicy foods, chocolate, coffee, tea, cola and
other carbonated and caffeinated drinks, citrus fruits and
juices, peanuts and ice cream.
So, what can you eat and not get intro heartburn trouble?
Fibrous foods aid digestion. Fruit is always a good choice for
heartburn patients. Fruit is high and fiber and its sugars
create a mucus to protect your stomach and esophagus. Almost
any fruit is safe to eat and that includes apples (both fresh
and dried), bananas, and pears.
Vegetables are high in fiber and lower in sugar, but they
contain higher quantities of starches. Thus, vegetables can
reduce and control your heartburn. Broccoli, potatoes, ,
carrots, peas, cabbage and green beans are all wonderful and
safe to eat for everyone, including people who suffer from
heartburn.
Safe foods from the meats family include chicken breast
(skinless), London Broil steak, very lean ground beef, egg
whites and egg substitutes and fish.
Safe dairy products include soy cheese (low fat), sour cream
(fat-free), cream cheese (fat-free) and feta or goat cheese.
Safe grains include multi-grain or white bread, graham
crackers, pretzels, rice and rice cakes, cereals (bran or
oatmeal) and corn bread.
Safe sweets include red licorice, baked potato chips, and
fat-free cookies.
Since meats come in so many types, they need to be studied by
heartburn victims. Extra lean meats are will be the choice of
most heartburn patients. Eating too much fat that is difficult
to digest is widely known to cause heartburn.
Egg whites and egg substitutes are fine, but avoid yolks.
Be careful with dairy products because many cheeses do have a
high fat content that is known to cause heartburn. Try to stick
with soy milk if you have a serious problem with heartburn and
use feta cheeses or any type of goat cheese.
Grains definitely are a great choice to help reduce heartburn.
They absorb liquids and that alone should make them a regular
component of your meals. Cereals, and rice are healthy choices
to eat regularly. Corn bread, pretzels and crackers are also
good grains to eat while watching your risk of heartburn.
Cut way down on the sweets except for fat free cookies and
jelly beans.
Smart food choices as opposed to giving in to your cravings are
essential to fighting off that bad heartburn problem.
About The Author: Rebecca Chan is a freelance writer. She is
particularly interested in diets and weight loss plans. See
http://www.weightlossquest.info/diets/heartburn2.shtml . She
also is a regular contributor to
http://www.nursingprogramsonline.com
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