Fruits for Acid Reflux That Makes Me Feel Better

There are many fruits out there that I enjoyed eating and my favorites are oranges, melon, apple, watermelon, papaya and mango. However some of these fruits are not safe for acid reflux in which I have to avoid like mango, oranges and apple. These fruits contains some sort of acid that may worsen the pain. How unfortunate that I had to deprive myself from eating these wonderful fruits just to avoid severe acid reflux.

Before I had GERD or acid reflux experience, I always have fruits on my table during my meal, mango or apple. I take them after meal but now I take melon, papaya or watermelon as my side dish. It help relieve my acid reflux pain when taking fruits like melon, papaya and watermelon. These watery fruits is perfect for neutralizing stomach acidity.

I think the best neutralizer for my stomach acid were melon and watermelon because of its watery  and soothing characteristics. I really feel relief after taking these fruits and it helps in food digestion too because its high in fiber.

Below are list of safe fruits for Acid Reflux that I frequently take:

1. Melon (Cataloupe)- these delicious fruit is low in calorie and its perfect for snack or side dish. It has vitamin C, vitamin A, Potassium and Lycopene. These fruit cost around 50 to 60 pesos on local grocery store. Its watery and refreshing characteristics helps neutralize stomach acidity. A perfect fruit for relieving stomach acidity. I often eat this fruit during an afternoon snack.

2. Watermelon - This reddish fruit is rich in fiber thus its perfect aid in food digestion. Also its juice is refreshing and contains vitamin A and E. Watermelon is antioxidant, low fat, cholesterol and calories and its a delicious snack that's healthy for the heart. I often take these fruit right after meal and I feel my stomach is being neutralize by its juice. Its delicious too and I love taking it.

3. Papaya - I always look for these fruit because its rich in digestive enzymes. Its perfect for relieving constipation. Its juice and properties also helps in relieving stomach acidity. I usually take this fruit after dinner.

Those 3 fruits above helps a lot in my relieving pain cause by acid reflux or GERD. I maintain those fruits all the time and eating them with pleasure. Its a delicious snack, nutritious and stomach friendly. I acquire these fruits from grocery at the mall or at the market. I bought only the fresh one.

I think for me these are the fruits best for acid reflux reliever based on my observation and experience.

How about you, whats fruit/fruits that you have observed that could help relieve your stomach pain cause by acid reflux?

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Acid Reflux Management - My Daily Routine

Acid Reflux Management isn't that easy for me

Its hard for me to change the way I my lifestyle, I always been eating, drinking and sleeping late at night. My good times are over, drinking alcohol with friends, eating pizza and lasagna, even working late at night on my computer has to stop. Everything has to change now. I do the very opposite of the things that I do before. I have to say NO to friends inviting me to party and going out to have fun at night because to avoid alcohol peer pressure and sleeping late at night.

How did I able to manage my GERD for 7 years?

Its not that easy and I tell I still have acid reflux attacks many times. I just can't stay away to spicy foods, soft drinks, and the irresistible chocolates. However I had found that the more I stress my body and mind the more my GERD is getting worse. Sleepless nights (insomnia) is one of the things that I'am trying to cope with but its been like this since college days. One thing I do to keep my body and mind tired is to play sports like table tennis so that during the night my body will be tired and it help me fall asleep easily.

There are a lot of things to avoid when you have acid reflux disease like foods, stress, and drinks. I have to list many things and keep them all in mind all the time thus to avoid stomach pain.

I have to maintain my daily routine of food and exercise to keep my body low in acid. I take alkaline water like Nature  Springs Ph9 water. However I couldn't follow my routine especially when your craving for something or attending special occasions where you can't resist the tempting display of lechon and your favorites in the menu. When that happens, I expect a burst of pain in my upper abdomen and even feel vomiting.

Below is a list of things that I do to manage my acid reflux disease:

1. I drink 1 glass of water early in the morning.
2. At 6:30 am I eat my breakfast. Fried Fish, Fish with soup and rice.
3. After eating, I take brisk walk.
4. Fruits like watermelon and cantalope/melon are my favorites.
5. At 11 am I take my lunch with vegetables like ampalaya or special chopsuey dish.
6. Take a short walk.
7. At 3 pm, I take a tea.
8. At dinner I take a little meal fish or vegetables.
9. Sleep at 10 pm

The above routine that I do is somewhat makes me feel better but still I still feel something in my upper abdomen, somewhat itchy. For what I think, its inflammatory pain that I feel. Somewhere my sphincter were located. I have to grasp some air because I endure the pain way too much. I think breathing deep can help ease the pain. Well somewhat that's what I feel.

Today and next day, I always try my best to find the best routine to cope with my acid reflux. Its hard for me to find whats best because for what I think food isn't just the main culprit. I know someday I'll get cured by my acid reflux. When that day comes I'll be free and enjoy my life to the fullest.

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Acute Gastritis of the Stomach Due to Over Eating and Soft Drinks?

In 2007 I was diagnosed with Acute Gastritis of the stomach. The pain is extremely painful and stomach feels like something is pumping or beating. Eating is very difficult because the pain hurts more when food enters my stomach. I thought it was just a simple hyper acidity attack but the pain just wouldn't stop and I always felt a burning sensation accompanied with hunger.

I have taken different types of antacids, zantacs, kremil-s, and losec but it didn't help at all. I've taken water therapy hoping would ease the pain but unfortunately the pain is too much to bear. Even a slightest move, I would feel pain in my stomach. I also feel that something is beating when I touch my stomach. My upper abdomen is squeezing and felt hard. I hadn't see the doctor yet hoping that home medicine would help. I tried ginger, aloe vera juice, and some other herbs that my mother prepared for me.

After 3 days of enduring the pain, I finally went to the doctor. My Gastro Specialist scheduled me for endoscopy, its a process where the doctor will insert cable with camera going to your stomach. It didn't feel good when the cable pass through your throat, to your esophagus down to your stomach, I feel I couldn't breath but the kind doctor always remind me to relax and take a breath through my nose. But the feeling of something is going through your stomach is something I couldn't take it, I feel like puking. What I can do is stay calm.

It didn't take long when my doctor saw something in my stomach, he said its like red bites of mosquitos. That is how he describe it to me. He said I was lucky that it didn't turn to a more serious complication.

That day, I was given prescription for Acute Gastritis. I had to take antibiotics and antacids for several days. My antibiotic is Clarithromycin while my antacid were Pantoloc and Mucosta (30 days before meals). I tell you that this medicines are expensive. It emptied my pocket and spend a lot more money on these medicines.

I ask my doctor what causes Acute Gastritis, he said too much alcohol intake, acidic foods and drinks and stress. So I recall the day before I got sick. I drank a lot of alcohol and ate oily foods, taken soft drinks all the way. Now that's what cause my stomach pain. But why it didn't occur in the morning but had only felt after taken my lunch that I've taken from fast food store. I had taken, 2 cup of rice and 1 chicken with soft drinks?

Is it because of over eating and taking soft drinks?
What cause your Acute Gastritis?

Anyways, I had completed my medicines and felt cured after completing it. However after not knowing what really causes my stomach pain, I over ate just after I felt cured but then I felt something strange in my upper abdomen. I felt like itching in my upper abdomen. I scratch and scratch my upper abdomen because I really felt something on it.

So I took another dose of antacid and mucosta for a few days but the medicine didn't help at all. I think the medicine cause side effects after I experienced stomach tightness and bloating. So I stopped taking it and decided to visit my doctor. He said I have GERD or Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease. Since that day my life has started to change. I was paying attention to what I eat, drink and do. I also tried so hard on managing my stress because I think stress is the number 1 factor that had cause my GERD.

What do you think that cause your acid reflux?

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