Heartburn is not considered a serious illness, butbrings significant discomfort to its owner. A strong burning sensation in the chest, as well as a debilitating pain in the throat, cause a lot of inconvenience and spoil the mood. And any "delicious" event is immediately overshadowed by already known unpleasant symptoms.

Causes of heartburn

People who frequently complain of a burning sensation instomach area, most likely, the lower esophageal sphincter is not elastic or relaxes very often, passing acid from the stomach into the esophagus. The burning process occurs when gastric acid gets on the tissues of the esophagus and injures it. Most often, heartburn appears after eating or intense physical activity. And the cause of unpleasant burning can be a banal failure to comply with the key rules of healthy eating: overeating, eating a lot of fried, spicy, canned, smoked or sweet foods, as well as excessive alcohol consumption. Heartburn also appears due to non-compliance with the diet: too early or late meals, long breaks between meals. But an irrational diet is not the only reason for heartburn (gastroesophageal reflux). The most common cause of diseases of the digestive organs is stress. Heartburn can also be a consequence of an ulcer, gastritis, esophagitis, diaphragmatic hernia or constipation. It cannot be said that it is increased acidity that provokes heartburn, since the above symptoms can also appear with low acidity of gastric juice. Heartburn can be provoked by taking certain medications, for example, anti-asthmatic drugs that reduce the tone of the lower esophageal sphincter, due to which the contents of the stomach enter the esophagus and cause burning. Whatever the reason, it is better to consult a gastroenterologist to find out, rather than make a diagnosis yourself.

Recommendations for heartburn

To avoid another bout of burning, you need to eat right. Eliminate from the diet products that can trigger the symptoms of ailment.

The ration should consist mostly of their "safe" products, that is, those that are not capable of causing burning. Eliminate foods that contain a large number of acids from the menu.

Heartburn is an individual disease, thereforeSome of the listed "allowed" products may cause an unpleasant burning sensation, while "forbidden" ones may cause the opposite. Listen to your body's reaction to choose the ideal diet.

The entire diet of heartburn should consist of exclusively natural products. Refuse any additives. "Kirieshki" and chips should leave your menu forever.

When heartburn, try not to eat fatty, fried and "heavy" food, which requires a long digestion.

Eat often, 4-5 times a day, but smallin portions. A large amount of food complicates the digestive process and can disrupt the production of gastric juice. Thus, you will avoid a stretch-deprived stomach, which is another risk factor.

If you have a habit of relaxing after takingfood, try to forget about it. The best option is a small walk in the fresh air. Do not eat before going to bed, your stomach also wants to rest. Dinner should be as light and fat-free as possible.

The diet of heartburn requires adherencerules: all meals and drinks should be slightly warmed up. Too hot food adversely affects the mucous membrane of the stomach and esophagus, it irritates it. And cold food inhibits the secretory function of the stomach, because of which the digestion process is very slow.

Medicinal products that containacetylsalicylic acid, can have an irritant effect on the gastrointestinal tract. In this case, refuse to take medication after eating. In addition, to strengthen heartburn can sedatives, antispasmodics and antidepressants.

Smoking and drinking only strengthens the symptoms of ailment. Therefore, when burning occurs, minimize the number of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages.

Scientists have noticed that people who are afraid, nervous or in constant stress, suffer from heartburn more often.

Do not wear too tight clothes. Such clothing, just like the fat folds on the abdomen, squeezes the waist, causing gastric acid to rise into the esophagus.

Uncontrolled long-term use of antaciddrugs that relieve the symptoms of heartburn, can lead to the occurrence of side effects (constipation, vomiting, etc.), so, before taking antacids, be sure to consult a doctor.

What foods can be consumed with heartburn?

• You can eat potatoes, beets, green peas, cauliflower, fresh cucumbers, carrots, zucchini, pumpkin and non-acidic ripe tomatoes in small quantities;
• the stomach is favorably influenced by parsley and dill, finely chopped into salads and soups;
• the porridges boiled on water or milk are well absorbed: buckwheat, semolina, oats and boiled rice, and also boiled macaroni;
• be sure to eat vegetable soups filled with non-acid sour cream, butter or egg yolk;
• The diet of heartburn includes the use of stewed or boiled fish;
• You can eat cottage cheese, faint cheese and skim milk;
• low-fat types of meat in the steam or boiled form fit well into the diet;
• You can eat hard-boiled eggs or soft-boiled, scrambled eggs;
• for dessert sweet fruit or berries, marshmallows and pastilles in small quantities.
• as beverages you can use cocoa in milk, weak tea with cream or milk, broth of wild rose, fruit and berry juices.
• With heartburn, you can eat unsalted butter, olive oil and sunflower oil;
• from floury wheat bread of yesterday's baking or a little dried up, and also a dry biscuit, cookies and unheated buns will well approach.

What foods are better to exclude from the diet?

• Sugar

Eating a lot of sugar onlyaggravates heartburn symptoms. It irritates the epithelium of the stomach and esophagus, thereby stimulating the secretion of acid. High sugar content creates a good environment for the proliferation of stomach bacteria, which, according to medical research, can cause the development of stomach ulcers, and as a result of the fermentation of sugar in the stomach, gas is formed. To avoid provoking the resumption of heartburn symptoms, reduce the consumption of sugar and products that contain it in large quantities.

• Alcohol

Alcohol is one of the few drinks and substances inas a whole, which is absorbed directly in the stomach, while the remaining components are broken down in the small intestine. Like sugar, alcohol negatively affects the functioning of the stomach, causing increased secretion of gastric acid. It also weakens the sphincter in the lower part of the esophagus, which is why the likelihood of acid entering the esophagus increases several times.

• Essential Crushed Oils

These ingredients similarly relax the esophageal sphincter, so try to avoid foods, drinks, and even chewing gum flavored with these oils.

• Chocolate

Like any other diet, the heartburn dietrequires giving up chocolate. Everyone's favorite treat almost immediately relaxes the closing function of the sphincter. The culprit is caffeine or its analogue contained in the bar. In case of heartburn, eating chocolate in any form is highly undesirable.

• Tea and coffee

Both tea and coffee contain some amountcaffeine, which relaxes the sphincter and causes stomach acid to reflux. Try to wean yourself off caffeine, but do it slowly to avoid the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal: irritability, drowsiness, and severe headaches.

• Fatty food

Such food, like the previous components, is harmfulaffects the functioning of the sphincter. Therefore, plan your diet so that fatty foods account for only 30% of calories, and distribute their consumption throughout the day, rather than in one meal.

• Milk

At first glance it seems like milksoothes the stomach, but in reality it only temporarily neutralizes the acid, after which it becomes even more. Dairy products are good as a source of high-quality protein, but it is advisable to combine their consumption with other foods.

• Orange juice

Even a delicious citrus drink can lead toa wave of burning in the stomach, the fact is that it disrupts the coordination of the muscular movement of the esophagus, which can lead to a spasm and the release of acid into the stomach. No matter how much you like orange juice, gastroenterologists recommend reducing its consumption to 50 ml at a time.

• Spices

All spices, especially capsicum, contain caustic acids that irritate the stomach lining and provoke heartburn. During an exacerbation, try to exclude spices from your diet.

• Tomatoes

All tomato products (sauces, pastes, juices) can irritate the walls of the esophagus and stomach, and also disrupt the coordinated work of the muscles of the esophagus, which direct food into the stomach.

Traditional medicine for heartburn

Traditional medicine for heartburn recommends:

• grate half a carrot on a small grater, carrot juice helps normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract;
• chew a few boiled peas, and for people who constantly suffer from a burning sensation in the stomach, it is advisable to constantly store boiled peas in the refrigerator;
• Fennel seeds help well;
• drink warm mineral water (preferably still).

And the most popular way to “quench” heartburn istaking a weak soda solution. As it turns out, this option only worsens the serious condition. As a result of the interaction of gastric juice and soda, unstable carbonic acid and chloride are formed. Carbonic acid, in turn, breaks down into carbon dioxide and water, which stretch the stomach. Indeed, the burning stops, but only for a short time. A short period after taking soda, the production of gastric juice increases, and the “stretched” stomach allows gastric juice to pass into the esophagus. Traditional medicine is not a panacea. Although heartburn cannot be called a serious disease, it is not recommended to constantly resort to traditional medicine. A diet for heartburn will be effective if it is prescribed by a specialist, only he can find out the cause of frequent irritation of the esophagus and recommend medications that will help eliminate it.

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