Acid Reflux
July 19, 2009 by John38
There are many causes of heartburn or acid reflux. There are several that are the most frequent causes of heartburn. You can prevent acid relflux symptoms or acid reflux disease by learning the most common and making a change to your lifestyle.
Coffee, tea, and other drinks that contain caffeine
Caffeine can relax the LES, allowing stomach contents to reflux into the esophagus.
Chocolate
Chocolate contains concentrations of theobromine (a compound that occurs naturally in many plants such as cocoa, tea and coffee plants), which relaxes the esophageal sphincter muscle, letting stomach acid squirt up into the esophagus.
Fried and fatty foods
These foods tend to slow down digestion, keeping the food in your stomach longer. This can result in increases pressure in the stomach, which in turn puts more pressure on a weakened LES, allowing reflux of stomach contents.
Tomatoes and tomato-based products
These foods relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Alcohol
Alcohol relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. It also increases the production of stomach acid.
Tobacco
The chemicals in cigarette smoke weaken the LES as they pass from the lungs into the blood.
Large meals
A full stomach can put extra pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which will increase the chance that some of this food will reflux into the esophagus.
Citrus fruits and juices
These foods relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
Eating within 2 to 3 hours prior to bedtime
Lying down with a full stomach can cause stomach contents to press harder against the LES, increasing the chances of refluxed food.
Wearing tight fitting clothing
Clothing that fits tightly around the abdomen will squeeze the stomach, forcing food up against the LES, and cause food to reflux into the esophagus. Clothing that can cause problems include tight-fitting belts and slenderizing undergarments.
This Content is not intended as a substitute for professional medical/dental advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician, dental professional, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical/dental condition.
Ooh, thanks. All these great doctors on YouTube. I’ll research this, along with cod liver oil (better, so I think) and krill oil. My aunt had a skin condition, and cod liver oil did work effectively in her case, although I can’t say if krill oil, or even a plant based oil like flax would be better. I’m a strong proponent of eating nutrients in their natural state, in the form of food, so I wouldn’t take strong concentrations of nutrients from oils or supplements anyway. Thanks for this again.
an interesting story about the impacts of chemicals
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I love my animals too like you, I try to stick to just one kind of food for that reason cause it can get really bad really quick
I would probably eat a couple of them a week.
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I could do more: Puedo hacer más
Britian tiene que reducir la cantidad de personas obesas
Creo que los anuncios de televisión influyen en los niños a comer comida insalubre
Algunas personas piensan que no desayunar te hace perder peso, pero esto es un mito