Acid Reflux Food: What To Eat And What Not To Eat To Prevent Stomach Acidity
By
The Acid Reflux Team
The types of food that you eat affect the functions of your body. If you are one of those people who are constantly suffering form acid reflux, you should start paying close attention to what you eat to prevent stomach acidity. Note that there are what we call foods and there are also the anti foods. By eating the right type of food, you can control the acidity of your stomach. What Not To Eat According to studies, carbonated drinks, coffee and alcoholic beverages are some of the most common food. On the other hand, hot and spicy foods, tomato based products, chocolates; milk and milk based products could also cause some severe symptoms in many people. In fact, there are some people who have some really severe reaction to this food that they end up spending hundreds of dollars in medication. Although there are some studies that would tell us that these types of food are not really harmful to our body, it is best to take caution when drinking carbonated drinks, coffee and alcoholic beverages. Note that different people have different reactions to food and that what may not be harmful for other could produce some severe reactions in others. If you are suffering from and are not really sure which foods are food and which are anti foods, you better observe the reaction of your body to the food that you eat everyday. If you notice that you stomach starts to reaction to something that you have eaten, try not to eat that kind of food again. Furthermore, to control especially at night, make sure that you do eat your meals about 2 to 3 hours before bedtime to allow your stomach to digest your food well. Note that once you go to bed, your digestive system slows down causing the still undigested food to ferment and go sour. Once this happens, you will feel that familiar feeling of stomach acidity. What To Eat If there are foods, there are also anti food. To help you prevent stomach acidity, you should eat plenty of those anti food such as whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables and non-fatty foods. Fresh fruits are vegetables are very beneficial to the body and can help promote the alkalinity of the digestive system. Since alkaline fights off acidity, you will have lesser episodes of acid reflux.