Question

what role does nutrition play in prevention play in gerd?

Answer 1

Adjusting your diet and eating habitsplay a key role in controlling the symptoms of GERD. Try to avoid the trigger foods that keep giving you heartburn.

For example, many people get heartburn from:

• Spicy foods.
• Fried foods.
• Fatty (including dairy) foods.
• Chocolate.
• Tomato sauces.
• Garlic and onions.
• Alcohol, coffee and carbonated drinks.
• Citrus fruits.

Keep a record of the trigger foods that give you trouble. Talk with your provider to get help with this. They’ll have suggestions about how to log foods and times of day you should eat.