Merxwire
17 Feb 2023, 18:31 GMT+10
Do you often feel burning in your chest and foreign body sensation in your throat? Gastroesophageal reflux is the reflux of gastric acid into the esophagus, which stimulates the esophageal mucosa. Modern people's diets are high in oil and sugar, and life stress are all risk factors for aggravating gastroesophageal reflux symptoms!
New York, NY (Merxwire) - Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, commonly known as "heartburn," is one of the common diseases of the digestive tract. Modern people have high work pressure, a fast pace of life, and often have irregular diets and work and rest. According to the American Gastroenterological Association, more than 60 million American adults experience heartburn at least once a month. If you don't pay attention, it will cause esophageal inflammation in severe cases and affect the quality of life.
GERD is the reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus. During normal food digestion, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) closes after food enters the stomach, preventing food and stomach acid from backing up into the esophagus. However, if the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes, gastric acid will flow back into the esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux will occur in the long run.
The most common symptom of GERD is a burning sensation in the chest, usually after a meal, but some people feel it worse at night when they lie down at bedtime. In addition, there may also be uncomfortable symptoms such as food reflux, chronic cough, difficulty swallowing, or a foreign body sensation in the throat.
What should people with gastroesophageal reflux eat? The International Gastrointestinal Association proposes that a mild diet can help improve gastroesophageal reflux. The following experts recommend four kinds of food that are friendly to the stomach. Try it next time you have an upset stomach, which may relieve you a little.
Oatmeal: Get up in the morning and eat a bowl of easy-to-digest oatmeal for breakfast, which can prevent gastroesophageal reflux.
Ginger: Add ginger to your diet according to your preference, whether it is sliced and cooked, brewed into tea, or directly put into your mouth to bite. Ginger can stimulate the stomach and intestines to secrete digestive juices, thereby neutralizing acidity.
Banana: Bananas are a low-acid fruit. Putting banana slices on oatmeal is easy to digest and helps reduce gastric acid secretion. However, it should be noted that bananas should not be eaten on an empty stomach or too much so as not to cause adverse effects.
Chicken: Low-fat chicken is a good choice for patients with gastroesophageal reflux, but it should not be over-seasoned or high-oil and salty and other heavy-tasting cooking methods to avoid excessive gastric acid secretion.
Many gastroesophageal reflux problems are caused by eating. When you often have acid reflux, heartburn, etc., in addition to seeing a doctor as soon as possible and following the doctor's advice, you should also re-examine your eating habits. Starting from diet and daily life is the fundamental way to solve gastroesophageal reflux.
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