Healing Acid Reflux - Early Prevention is Still the Best

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Acid reflux is a common disease in the popularity. Many people seem to have this disease, but most of them do not know how to heal acid reflux. By avoiding some food or changing the lifestyle can actually helps to recover from it.

First of all, what is acid reflux? It is also known as Gastro-esophageal reflux disorder (GERD). It is characterized by different degree of mucosal damage brought about by unusual reflux in the esophagus. There is no other way in healing this kind of disease by preventing it earlier.

In order to avoid suffering from acid reflux and its effects such as heartburn, there is some food that is advised to be avoided. This food tends to to be trigger of the disease. In addition, by not realizing what kind of food is uptake, it may cause further damage in the esophagus and eventually slows down the healing process of acid reflux.

Here are some of the food that should be avoided or takes less in order to decrease the chance of getting it:

- Fruits/Juices: Lemon, lemonade, orange juice, grapefruit juice, cranberry juice and tomato.

- Vegetables: French fries, mashed potato and raw onion.

- Meat products: Marbled sirloin, ground beef, chicken nuggets and Buffalo wings.

- Dairy products: Milk shake, ice cream, sour cream and regular cottage cheese.

- Grains: Spaghetti with sauce and macaroni with cheese.

- Beverages: Liquor, wine, coffee and tea.

- Oils/Fats: Creamy salad dressing and salad dressing with oil and vinegar.

- Sweets: Chocolate, brownies, doughnut, corn/potato chips and high-fat butter cookies.

Furthermore, it is noticed that the lifestyle of a person may cause this disease as well. For example, smoking, over weigh or even bending after each meal contributes to acid reflux disease.

As a summary, it is always better to avoid acid reflux than healing acid reflux.