Learning How I Can Stop My Acid Reflux

October 27, 2009

For those of us who suffer from acid reflux, eating may not be too much fun, more so if you are not sure the cause of your acid reflux, or what foods are recommended to help reduce the effects of the digestive juices in the esophagus. Now, on the whole spicy foods cause the problems with acid reflux , but there are other foods that cause heartburn at fault. Since tomato based foods can cause the problem of acid reflux, foods like pizza get a double hit since greasy foods are often the culprit as well. Pasta dishes that have tomato sauce in them cause stomach problems for many people that suffer from acid reflux, but the only thing you need to do is to test each food to see how it affects your stomach. If after eating oranges you get a lot of acid reflux, then may be you want to eliminate oranges from your diet for a while.

You will be pleased tonhear that there are some foods that do help acid reflux, and they are generally considered to be health foods anyway. Garlic helps some people, although I have seen that garlic causes reflux in others. What you Have to do is plan your meals so each is healthy, getting plenty of fibre enery day. Some say that a handful of almonds every day can assist digestion, although again, there are reports that some suffer with these as well.

Now, if we look at problems sleeping, acid reflux can stop you from getting a good night’s sleep, but there are things you can do that can help. For example, the acid reflux wedge pillow is designed for you to sleep on with your head always staying above your stomach, by keeping you more upright, whether you sleep on your back or your side. This stops the stomach fluid from going back up the esophagus. These wedge pillows pillows are made to raise your whole torso, starting from the hip area, not just the neck and head. There are some wedge pillows that just fit under the head that just twist your neck while trying to raise it, but these are not suggested. From all the reports I’ve seen the gradual incline from waist to head works very well. Of course there are various things to look out forfor pillow, wedge shaped for acid reflux sufferers.

Not all pillows are the same width, and to benefit more fully, the pillow needs to be at least 24 inches wide, the width of a normal pillow, so that you move around on the wedge pillow without your head dropping off it. There are various depths of wedges, from a mere 2 inches up to 7 inches, and I think I’ve even seen some more than this. Most of the acid reflux wedge pillows are suitable for you to use your own normal pillow on top of it, and generally speaking, these are full length wedge pillows about 30-32 inches from hips to the top of the head. Before you purchase, make sure you check the measurements very thoroughly so you can be sure it will suit your needs.

So, there you have a few of the methods to reduce acid reflux, but another simple approach is to reduce the size of your meals, but eat more of them. This way your stomach doesn’t have to digest as much all at once, your stomach has more room so there is less pressure to force it out of the stomach and back up the esophagus. Consider these suggestions some consideration and see if you can reduce some of the acid reflux medication you are presently taking.

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