Gerd diet   by Juliette_Butler

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GERD diet - What is GERD and acid reflux?

Do you suffer from digestive disorders such as heartburn, acid reflux or GERD? Did you know that there are natural ways to cure your disorder for good? Would you like to get acquainted with the do's and dont's of an effective GERD diet? Then you have come to the right place!

 

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GERD is an abbreviation that stands for the term "gastroesophageal reflux disease", which is a common digestive disorder affecting more and more adults and children. The disease can be described as a mucosal damage of the esophagus caused by the acidic stomach juices entering the lower sections of the esophagus or gullet.

 

This phenomenon is often called acid reflux as well, since in fact it is an intensive reverse flow (hence the name reflux) of the stomach contents into the esophagus, which occurs when the closing muscles separating the esophagus and the stomach get relaxed at an inappropriate time.

 

The most common symptoms of GERD include permanent heartburn (chronic chest pain behind the breastbone), discomfort felt in the abdomen, burning sensation in the throat and difficulty in swallowing. However, these symptoms may vary from one person to the other, and sometimes it is difficult for the doctors to diagnose the exact problem, especially in case of infants or children. Acid reflux or GERD in children may cause vomiting (even 4-5 times a day) coughing, ear ache or other problems that are not commonly associated with GERD. It is very important to start curing GERD at an early stage of the disease, because it can have complications as severe as Barrett's esophagus or even esophageal cancer.

 

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What is a GERD diet? 

There are various methods to cure GERD or acid reflux in a natural way, a GERD diet being the most obvious one. It is important to stress that the gerd diet or lifestyle modifications alone might not be enough to cure all problems. In an advanced stage of the disease the treatment might require drug therapy with all its possible side effects. That is the reason why I strongly recommend everyone to start treating the symptoms at en early stage when the disease can be cured using natural remedies such as the gerd diet.

What should be avoided in an effective gerd diet:

- large meals in general: these boost stomach pressure and the likelihood of reverse flow; have more smaller meals instead and don't eat in the 2-3 hours before bedtime;
- spicy foods and meals rich in fat: spicy foods are difficult to digest and fat delays the emptying of the stomach as well, leading to an increased risk of stomach juices entering the esophagus;
- the total caloric intake should also be reduced, as overweight people are at an increased risk of being affected by GERD;
- chocolate, alcohol, coffee and carbonated beverages should be avoided, as these may promote GERD; tomatoes and all sorts of citrus fruits are dangerous because of their acidic nature.

Obviously, there are a lot of other things beside GERD diet that you can do to treat your acid reflux or GERD (e.g. lifestyle modifications, sleep techniques etc.). If you are interested in finding out more, please visit this site, which deals with natural ways of curing heartburn, acid reflux and GERD or check out the section below on the recommended treatments.

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A useful video on YouTube 

Sleep Techniques to Help with Acid Reflux

A short video explaining how adjusting sleep positions can aide in acid reflux relief.

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