Acid Reflux

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Creating A Plan For Natural GERD Treatment

Many who begin feeling more than the occasionally bout of mild heartburn may actually be suffering from the more serious condition of acid reflux disease or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). These symptoms may be due to different reasons which require different treatment. Chronic GERD is the result of a damaged and weakened lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which acts as a valve over the stomach. Another cause of GERD can be due to too little or too much stomach acid. Obviously the wrong treatment will only make your condition worse.

However more important is that ignoring symptoms or merely trying to get relief with antacids can lead to more serious complications. One of these is Barrett’s esophagus, where the lining of the esophagus is replaced with cells like those in the stomach. This alone may not be life threatening but it does mean a much higher risk factor for developing a deadly form of esophageal cancer.

Dangerous GERD Treatment

Patients suffering from reflux and GERD symptoms are sometimes prescribed medications by a doctor. Unfortunately these drugs can cause severe side effects. These side effects can cause other infections and deadly health problems. This is especially true in the case of allergic reactions to medication. It is much safer to find a natural cure or home remedy that can work as your GERD treatment.

Elements Of Natural GERD Treatment:

Eliminating bad habits
Exercise
Changing diet and meal plans
Changing food types and ingredients consumed
Changing actions after eating
Finding home remedies for relief and prevention of GERD symptoms

Creating an effective GERD treatment plan can mean many lifestyle changes, although most are minor. It can be difficult to put all of these factors of your GERD treatment into practice at once. As with any other area of life ‘failing to plan = planning to fail’. So take a little time to sit down and map out what you can do to implement a natural GERD treatment regimen. This can not only save your life but make it much easier to cope with the changes.

A GERD Treatment Plan Should Include:

1. Writing down the bad habits you need to eliminate to help your GERD treatment, create a plan to rid yourself of them step by step. For example smoking.
2. Create time in your planner and schedule time to exercise regularly, 20-60 minutes 3-4 times a week would be ideal.
3. Research the foods you should be eating and shouldn’t be eating and make changes to your shopping lists. Make sure you get the right items to have on hand when you get hungry.
4. Your LES needs to have time to heal. As a result, you should avoid certain foods and drinks for about a week when you begin your GERD treatment. Avoid coffee, alcoholic beverages, carbonated drinks, acidic foods, spicy foods, and crunchy items like toast, crackers, and cereals.
5. Avoid bending over after meals. Do not go to sleep immediately after eating a big meal – which by the way, you should be eating smaller meals 5-6 times/day.
6. Whenever you feel an attack coming on, eat a red apple. Apples work as a natural antacid and many of our customers have had great success with them. In fact, many people carry a plastic bag with sliced apples around with them…just in case.

By making a trip to your local grocery store, you can get started with your GERD treatment plan and start feeling better fast.

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Making a Heartburn Food Plan

If you have heartburn you know there are certain foods that make your condition worse. That is why it is recommended that you have a heartburn food plan which outlines the food you can safely eat and avoid.

Heartburn happens when there is a reflux of liquid containing pepsin, to the esophagus and to the throat. The liquid that comes from the stomach is acidic, burning the lining of your esophagus. It this happens frequently, a visit to the doctor is recommended to help you cure this condition.

One of the things that are advised for you to do is, as mentioned, having a heartburn food plan. The ones you should avoid generally are those that are hard to be digested, since they put too much pressure on the stomach and the lower esophagus muscle, and those that can make the LES relax.

So what are the foods that cause heartburn? Take note of the following:

- Fatty food (cream, dairy products, mayo, butter and oil – in short, anything that is high in fat)
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Spearmint and peppermint
- Alcoholic drinks
- Fruit juices like orange juice, lemon, lemonade, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice
- Caffeine
- Spices like onions and chili, as well as spicy food
- Citrus fruits
- Products which are tomato-based
- Baked food and desserts high in fat
- Junk foods

If there are foods to avoid, there are those that you can eat. These include:

- Food rich in complex carbohydrates
- Apples and bananas
- Steamed vegetables
- Baked potato
- Green leafy vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, carrots
- Legumes and lentils
- Low fat food (that can be something like skinless chicken breast, or low fat fish, dressings, cream and dairy products – food that are low in fat are fine)

As you can see, spices, fatty foods, citrus, greasy foods, tomato-based foods and caffeine should be excluded from a heartburn diet. What you should eat, therefore, are those low in fat or baked.

An advisable way of keeping track of the safe food for you is by having a heartburn food record. This records all the food and drinks you ate and drank for the day, as well as the symptoms you felt, if any. When keeping a food journal, you should specify  the type of food you are and how it was cooked.

Also, it is wise to keep a list of food and drinks that are safe and to be avoided and have it posted on your ref, for easier references.

When eating out, avoid those trigger food at all cost. It could be hard because there are many ingredients involved but you should ask for something baked or grilled instead of fatty or fried ones, for example.

Following a heartburn food plan is a must for every heartburn sufferer. While this means avoiding some of your favorites, I advise you to just replace them with something healthier that will not cause you any harm.

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