If you have spent any time researching reflux, you have probably run into the claim that it all comes down to your gut. The truth is more nuanced — and more interesting. Yes, gut health and acid reflux are closely connected, but not in the simplistic “heal your gut …
Gut Health and Acid Reflux: The GERD, LPR & Microbiome Link Read More
If you love cashews but you are managing acid reflux, you have probably wondered whether that handful is helping or hurting. Here is the honest answer: cashews are not acidic, so acidity is not the problem. The real issues are that cashews are high in fat and high in …
Cashews and Acid Reflux: Are They Bad for Heartburn? Read More
If you feel like you are constantly swallowing, clearing your throat, or fighting a wad of phlegm that never quite goes away, GERD could be the reason. Yes, acid reflux can cause excess mucus. When stomach contents wash up into the esophagus and throat, the tissues there respond by …
GERD and Mucus in Throat: Causes and How to Stop It Read More
A reflux-friendly breakfast comes down to one simple idea: start the day low-acid, low-fat, and free of the classic morning triggers — coffee, orange juice, tomato and greasy fried food. Build around gentle staples like oats, bananas, melon, eggs and wholegrains, and breakfast stops being the meal that sets …
Breakfast Recipes for Acid Reflux: 6 Low-Acid Ideas Read More
Lisinopril isn’t a classic cause of acid reflux, but there are two real connections worth understanding. First, it can occasionally trigger indigestion or heartburn as a less-common side effect — though nausea is the more typical gut complaint. Second, and this is the one that matters most on a …
Lisinopril and Acid Reflux: Cough, Heartburn & LPR Read More
Most condiments are far more acidic than people expect. The majority of popular sauces and dressings — ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire and almost every bottled dressing — sit below pH 4, and the most acidic of all, hot sauces like Tabasco, can drop to around pH 2.5. …
Condiments to Avoid With Acid Reflux & LPR (pH Chart) Read More