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Heartburn not cured by avoiding foods

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jul 5th 2006 @ 7:01AM

For some people, food and heartburn go hand in hand. Unfortunately, doctors have long been recommending that those who suffer with heartburn (also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease) give up many foods, such as fried and spicy foods, alcohol, carbonated beverages, coffee and chocolate, in an attempt to prevent unpleasant symptoms. New research from Stanford University shows, however, that cutting out favorite foods does not actually stop heartburn for most sufferers. There are two lifestyle changes that showed a clear benefit: losing a few pounds and sleeping with the head elevated, to "reduce stomach acid from entering the esophagus while sleeping." Changing both of these things produced better, more consistent results from patients when compared to those who simply cut back on or cut out various foods.

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Tags: acid, acid reflux, diet, food, gastroesophageal, health, healthy, heartburn, lifestyle, research, stanford, stanford university, study

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7-05-2006 @8:31AM Dean H. Saxe said... As someone who suffers from GERD, I can tell you how much it sucks. There are only two foods that give me heartburn: orange juice and coffee. I can deal with coffee once or twice a week, maybe more. I can almost never have organge juice. *wipes a tear* I love orange juice! All of the spicy, fried food and alcohol in the world don't really affect my heartburn at all.
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7-05-2006 @10:59AM Mel said... Dean,
Try a premium, not-from-concentrate brand of OJ. I cannot drink OJ from concentrate at all, but this doesn't bother me - and it tastes better, too.
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