This category covers different food and drinks and ingredients and if they are good for acid reflux and our guidance if you should take them.
Yes — shrimp and most shellfish are genuinely good choices for acid reflux, as long as you watch how they’re cooked. Plain prawns, crab, lobster, scallops and mussels are lean, low-fat, non-acidic protein, which is close to the ideal profile for a reflux-friendly food. Steamed, grilled or boiled, they’re …
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It depends on the sushi — but the part that catches people out isn’t the raw fish. It’s the rice. Sushi rice is seasoned with rice vinegar, which makes it genuinely acidic: properly made sushi rice typically sits around pH 4, well into the range that matters for reflux, …
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Yes — plain rice cakes are one of the more dependable snacks for reflux, and an especially sensible one if your symptoms are the throat-based, silent kind. They’re made of little more than puffed rice, which is close to neutral in pH and almost completely fat-free. That combination — …
Mostly yes — but the type of cracker matters more than almost any other detail. Plain, dry crackers like saltines, cream crackers and water biscuits are one of the more reliably gentle snacks you can reach for with reflux. They’re close to neutral on the pH scale, very low …
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The best cereals for acid reflux are the plain, whole-grain, low-sugar, low-fat ones — and porridge oats top the list, followed by plain shredded wheat, Weetabix and bran flakes. The cereals to skip are the sugary, chocolate, honey-glazed and granola-style ones, where the sugar, fat and over-generous portions are …
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Not usually — at least not the granola most people buy. It’s a frustrating answer, because the oats at the heart of granola are genuinely one of the better breakfast foods for acid reflux. The problem is what’s done to them. To make granola crisp and clustered, it’s baked …
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