Prevent Acid Reflux with Acid Reflux Disease Diet

Home Remedies for Acid Reflux

• Have small, frequent meals. Heavy and large meals can increase the load on the stomach and can interfere with digestion.
• Avoid fast foods. These foods are rich in fats and hence they can aggravate the problem.
• Have complex carbohydrate foods like whole cereals, fresh fruits and vegetables. Complex carbohydrates can bind with the acid in the stomach and hence less content refluxes back to the esophagus.
• Avoid having meals just before bedtime. We need to keep a gap of 2 hours before going to bed. Our stomach produces acid that is necessary for digestion. If we lie down immediately after the meals, then the unused acid in the stomach can reflux into the esophagus.
• Maintain an ideal body weight as overweight individuals are susceptible to acid reflux.
• Certain foods that can trigger acid reflux are fried and fatty foods, high fat milk, red meats, acidic fruits like lemon, oranges and grapefruit, tomatoes, onion and garlic. Even beverages like alcohol, coffee and tea, peppermint and chocolates can cause acid reflux.
• Prefer foods like lean meats, carrots, beans, peas, apple and bananas. Whole grain cereals, white and brown rice, white bread and grains are preferable for bringing relief from acid reflux.

• Have 2 to 3 table spoon of pure apple cider vinegar.
  
  
  
  We can dissolve this vinegar in water and drink it.
• Have a cup of fennel or chamomile tea. Sip this tea slowly and the tea should not be too hot nor too cold.
• Chew almonds well in the morning. This is beneficial for acid reflux.
• Incase of the onset of acid reflux, chew a piece of candied ginger .We can also add a piece of this ginger in tea and allow it to remain for few minutes. Have this tea daily.