Do you think my Thanksgiving meal caused my heartburn/acid reflux?
Monday, December 14th, 2009 at
7:16 pm
I’ve had acid reflux/heartburn before, but not like I have it now. My friend told me the spicy seasoning in the food is probably the reason why I have heartburn. I still have lots of food leftover from Thanksgiving. Should I throw it away?
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Large meals may contribute to acid reflux. Over eating stretches the muscle called a sphincter at the top of your stomach.Go for smaller portions. Spicy seasonings also contributes, again, go for even smaller portions of those foods.
Don’t need to throw this food away, just consume smaller meals.
If your schedule allows, don’t eat for several hours before bedtime. Laying down allows the stomach acids to move up the esophagus. Take a acid reducer such as Pepcid AC, Tagamet, etc. before bed time.
freeze it and use it later..get some medicine for the heartburn I have that too…I take prolesic for it. sorry you were sick….
Spicy food can kick it off but it’s usually the amount you ate and how fast that causes the reflux. Plus laying down shortly after eating allows the acid to back up rather than flow downwards. Another cause is too tight waist bands and bending at the waist instead of the knees shortly after eating. Stay away from spicy foods, carbonated drinks and acidic foods for about a week. Plenty of water, plain, unspiced turkey or potatoes will actually be good for you. No pumpkin pie. No mustard on turkey sandwiches!
Yes, very possible. Spicy, tomatoey, sweet, and especially
wine, and soda will give me acid stomach, but not always. (Heartburn).
I always keep some tums or rolaids handy. Just a little will do the trick. Or if I know I’m going to be eating something that may cause the acid reflux, I take a pill in advance. Pepsid, Tagament, Zantac, are the over the counter meds that our doctor has prescribed for our family.
Always check with you doctor first. He can advise you. It;s his/her business to know these things.
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No. Your heartburn was caused by the inability of your Cardiac Valve (the one that separates your stomach from your esophagus) to close. When this happens, any food that you eat will cause heartburn.
Spicy foods can make acid reflux / heartburn worse. However I wouldn’t think there would be a lot of different spices in Thanksgiving food (but then again, you are probably a better cook than I am. LOL)