Red meat appears on almost every acid reflux “avoid” list, and the research is more nuanced than those lists suggest. The short version: for fresh red meat, fat content and portion size do most of the work — but processed meat is a separate and stronger signal. A modest …
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Yes — bacon is one of the more reliable heartburn triggers, and it’s worth understanding why, because the reason isn’t the one most people assume. Bacon isn’t acidic. It won’t burn an inflamed oesophagus on contact the way lemon or tomato does. The problem is that it’s fatty and …
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Yes — chicken is one of the better protein choices if you have acid reflux, but only in the right form. Skinless breast, baked, grilled or poached, is about as safe as protein gets: it’s not acidic, it’s low in fat, and it doesn’t sit in the stomach for …
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Yes, long-term acid reflux can raise your risk of one specific cancer — oesophageal adenocarcinoma. But before that sentence does any damage, here is the number that actually matters: even among people who have already developed Barrett’s oesophagus, the pre-cancerous change that reflux can cause, the risk of progressing …
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Erosive esophagitis means acid reflux has caused visible breaks in the lining of your oesophagus — damage a gastroenterologist can actually see through a scope, rather than symptoms alone. It’s graded A to D on the Los Angeles classification, from a single break under 5mm up to damage circling …
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An upper endoscopy for reflux takes about five to ten minutes. You’ll be sedated for it in most US practices, you won’t remember it, and the part people dread — the tube going down — is the part you’re least likely to be aware of. Start to finish, including …
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