| This is some general advice if you are
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| | broccoli, cabbage, peas, green beans
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| going to be following an acid reflux
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| | Meat - extra-lean ground beef, skinless
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| diet. Eating large meals and eating just
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| | chicken breast, London Broil steak, fish
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| before going to bed are not recommended
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| | with no added fat, egg whites, egg
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| when you are on an acid reflux diet. You
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| | substitutes
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| are also supposed to avoid fat and/or
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| | Dairy - feta or goat cheese, fat-free
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| spicy foods. All of these habits can lead
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| | sour cream, fat-free cream cheese,
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| to the increased production of stomach
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| | low-fat soy cheese
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| acid that may enter and cause damage to
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| | Grains - Corn bread, multi-grain or white
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| the esophagus. This is particularly true
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| | bread, graham crackers, bran or oatmeal
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| if the closing muscles do not work as
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| | cereal, pretzels, brown or white rice,
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| they should. The consequence is that you
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| | rice cakes
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| end up with permanent heartburn.
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| | Beverages - Mineral water
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| There are many foods to consider when you
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| | Fats/oils - low-fat salad dressings
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| are speaking about an acid reflux diet.
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| | Sweets/desserts - fat-free cookies, red
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| There are foods that should be avoided,
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| | licorice, jelly beans, baked potato chips
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| foods that can be consumed in moderation
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| | The following foods are to be consumed in
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| and foods that one can definitely have.
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| | moderation when you are following an acid
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| The first section of the acid reflux diet
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| | reflux diet:
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| will deal with the foods that are to be
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| | Fruit - low-acid orange juice, peach,
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| avoided:
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| | apple cider, strawberries, blueberries,
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| Fruit - Lemon, orange juice, lemonade,
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| | raspberries, dried cranberries, grapes
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| cranberry juice, tomato and grapefruit
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| | Vegetables - onion that is cooked,
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| juice
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| | garlic, leeks, scallions, sauerkraut
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| Vegetables - Mashed potatoes, raw onion
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| | Meat - lean ground beef, scrambled eggs
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| and French fries
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| | in butter, chicken salad, fried eggs,
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| Meat - Ground beef or chuck, chicken
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| | tuna salad, fried fish, beef or pork hot
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| nuggets, marbled sirloin, buffalo wings
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| | dogs, ham
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| Dairy - Milk shake, sour cream, ice cream
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| | Dairy - Yogurt, frozen yogurt, 2% or skim
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| and regular cottage cheese
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| | milk, low-fat cottage cheese, mozzarella
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| Grains - Spaghetti with sauce and
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| | cheese, cheddar cheese
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| macaroni and cheese
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| | Grains - Granola cereal, garlic bread,
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| Beverages - Wine, liquor, all coffee
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| | muffin
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| whether decaffeinated or regular, all tea
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| | Beverages - Non-alcoholic wine,
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| whether decaffeinated or regular
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| | non-alcoholic beer, cola, beer, root beer
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| Fats/oils - creamy salad dressings, oil
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| | Fats/oils - Ketchup
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| and vinegar salad dressing
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| | Sweets/desserts - low-fat cookie
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| Sweets/desserts - Chocolate, butter
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| | This is by no means a comprehensive list
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| cookies, high-fat, brownies, doughnut,
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| | of the foods that you can consume and
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| potato chips that are fried and corn
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| | avoid on an acid reflux diet but it is a
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| chips
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| | start. When you find that your reflux
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| The next list of foods are considered to
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| | disease is somewhat under control, then
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| be safe foods if you are on an acid
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| | perhaps you can slowly add a food from
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| reflux diet:
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| | the forbidden list to see how you will
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| Fruit - fresh apple, dried apple, banana,
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| | react to it. If it makes your acid reflux
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| apple juice, pineapple, papaya( these
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| | worse, then you know to avoid that food
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| help to neutralize stomach acid)
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| | for good.
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| Vegetables - carrots, baked potato,
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