Pesto can be a reflux trigger, but not for the reason most people assume. It isn’t the basil, and it usually isn’t even the garlic that does the most damage — it’s the oil. A traditional pesto is built around a large volume of olive oil, and dietary fat …
Yes — salsa is one of the hardest foods for acid reflux, and it’s almost a case study in why. Most reflux-triggering foods have one problem. Salsa has four or five, all in the same bowl. Tomato is acidic. Onion is a classic trigger. Lime is intensely acidic. Chilli …
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For most people with reflux, yes — hot sauce and sriracha tend to aggravate symptoms. But the reason is more interesting than the usual one-word answer of “capsaicin.” Capsaicin, the compound that makes chillies hot, genuinely can provoke reflux symptoms. Yet most hot sauces cause trouble through a second …
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Yes — ketchup is one of the worst condiments for acid reflux, and it’s worth understanding why, because it isn’t a single problem but three stacked into one squeeze. Ketchup is concentrated tomato, which is acidic and a well-known reflux trigger; it’s sharpened with vinegar, which is more acid …
Flaxseed is one of the more genuinely useful additions to a reflux diet — but it helps some people more than others, and only if you use it the right way. Like chia, its appeal is mucilage: a soluble fibre that swells into a soft gel in water. That …
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On balance, yes — chia seeds are a reasonable, often helpful food for acid reflux, as long as you understand what they actually do and prepare them properly. The reason people reach for them is the gel: soak chia in liquid and it swells into a thick, jelly-like mass, …
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