That burning discomfort in your chest or throat may have nothing to do with your heart. It can happen when stomach acid backs up, or refluxes, and irritates your oesophagus, the tube that connects your mouth and stomach. Certain foods can trigger it, but they’re not the same for everyone. So when it comes to eating, what will help you avoid heartburn?
The first thing to think about isn’t any specific food: It’s the amount you eat at one time. This is one case where bigger isn’t better. No matter what food you’re eating, how good it looks, or how much you like it, a stuffed stomach makes heartburn more likely. Try eating smaller portion .
The three Gs — grab, gulp, and go — don’t lead to good digestion, and they can make heartburn symptoms more likely. Take your time and enjoy your meals.
High-fat foods tend to stay in your stomach longer. And the longer they’re there, the more likely there will be discomfort. Better to avoid them.
High-Acid Foods always trigger heartburn. Better to go for balanced healthy diet which must be 20 % acidic & 80 % alkaline .
Try fruits and Steamed vegetables with less acid to give your tummy a break. Or limit your portion size of acidic foods, and offset them with something else.
Watch What You Drink, Too
Certain beverages can make heartburn more likely. Drinks with caffeine (that’s decaf coffee, too) boost acid in the stomach. And carbonation from fizzy drinks can bloat your stomach, which may lead to heartburn. Tomato and citrus juices have acid, too. Go for cucumber in salads and avoid citrus juices instead go for cumin or fennel water.
Chocolate Sorry, it has caffeine. If you can’t bear life without chocolate, see if cutting back does the trick. Maybe you can eat only a bite or two, or just on special occasions. Also consider what other heartburn triggers may be at play. Eating chocolate for dessert at the end of a fatty feast, or by itself on an empty stomach , aren’t good ideas.
Track Your Triggers
Everyone’s different. You might be OK with a mildly spicy meal . You may be able to drink a small cup of coffee as long as you don’t gulp it down without food. Make notes or keep a diary to help you pinpoint what you can handle and what leads to heartburn.
Healthy Habits
Don’t lie down right after a meal; allow 3 hours between dinner and bedtime. Smoking and carrying extra pounds may also raise your chance of heartburn.
Everyone gets it now and then, but you should immediately control it. Heartburn could be a symptom of digestive problems. Its occurs only when we go against our body’s system. When we eat lot of junk food ,spicy food . Untimely meals , no gap between two meals , lack of any exercise or physical activity , too much acidic diet . Solution is only to give a rest to digesive system and to take well balanced healthy diet. Afterall its all related to our diet and healthy lifestyle.
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