Goodbye To Gastric Problems This Festive Season
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Goodbye To Gastric Problems This Festive Season
Variety of cuisines and lot of fun can often lead up to gastric problems like heart burn, bloating, GERD etc.
Some basic tips can actually help in avoiding these problems and allow you to enjoy the festivities completely and freely.
GERD Management
• Quit smoking
• Avoid alcohol
• Avoid spicy food and chocolates
• Reduce intake of caffeinated drinks and citrus juices
• Eat small frequent meals
• Eat two hours before sleeping
• Raise the head of the bed by six inches
Heart Burn Management
Trigger Foods
Avoid eating the following foods on an empty stomach:
• Tomatoes and tomato based products like ketchup, tomato puree and salsa, pizza with tomato sauce
• Chillies, capsicum, radish • Fruits containing citric acid like oranges, lime, lemons, mosambi,
grapefruit • Pudina (mint) candies or gums with peppermint • Onions and garlic • Chocolates(methyxanthine in chocolate relaxes the smooth muscle
around the sphincter)
Bloating Management
Management of gas and bloating depends on the cause of symptoms.
6 Organic Causes Of Bloating
1. Lactose intolerance 2. Intestine infection through contaminated food and water
3. Bacterial overgrowth 4. Malabsorptive conditions like coeliac disease, where the person has intolerance to
wheat protein 5. Some surgical procedures which are used to treat gastro oesophageal reflux disease
or hiatus hernia 6. Intestinal obstruction can also happen due to increased gas production or obstructed
gas transport
Try to avoid a daily intake of:
• Dietary fibre, though it might be beneficial for constipation
• Artificial sweeteners
• Carbonated beverages
• Vegetables like beans and broccoli
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