Why Do I Have Heartburn Every Time I Eat Spicy Foods?

Why Do I Have Heartburn Every Time I Eat Spicy Foods?

Chili peppers and pepper don’t actually cause heartburn. In other words, eating spicy food isn’t going to increase the acid in your stomach or suddenly weaken your esophageal sphincter muscle, but when this happens and the stomach contents come in contact with the esophagus, the presence of the spice will help irritate the esophagus. Foods that weaken the lower esophageal sphincter muscle encouraging acid reflux or heartburn and should be eaten in smaller portion or limited:

*Garlic
*Onions
*Chocolate
*All caffeinated drinks
*Alcoholic beverages
*Fried foods and fatty foods

If you like Italian food, how can you get through a meal without a ton of garlic, onions, or tomato sauce? And if you are like most red-blooded Americans, how do you get through the morning without a cup of coffee? And what about alcohol? If you enjoy having a drink every now and then, does this mean you need to stop that, too?

It all depends. How severe is your acid reflux and which is foods and drinks tend to cause problems for you personally, in what amounts, and during what time of day you most susceptible?

If you love spicy foods, you could eat spicy foods in small portions and avoid eating a large meal at the same time you have your small amount of spicy foods. Try not to wash your little spicy meal down with alcohol or coffee even is decaffeinating tea. Don’t take a nap or lie down for several hours after your little spicy meal. Chew some gum after the meal to help increase the flow of saliva.

Even you follow the rules and stay away from foods that tend to aggravate your acid reflux, you could very well find your symptoms are still fast and furious. This could be because you aren’t looking at the quantity of food you are eating. The more you eat, the more of a load it will be for your stomach and the longer those contents will be churning away in you r stomach.

Eating small frequent meals through the day and eating light at night is a great way to eat for many health reasons.

By:Yeaf Zw

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