Milk gives you a few minutes of relief and then usually makes things worse. That’s the honest answer, and it’s the opposite of the advice most people grew up with. The relief is real. Milk is close to neutral at around pH 6.7, it’s cool, and it briefly dilutes …
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Yes — skinless turkey breast is one of the leanest proteins you can put on a plate, and for most people with reflux it’s a sensible choice. At roughly 1g of fat per 100g cooked, it’s leaner than skinless chicken breast, leaner than any cut of beef, and close …
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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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