Here’s the honest answer: plain seltzer and club soda are a far better choice than cola, tonic or lemonade if you have acid reflux — but neither is completely risk-free. The thing that trips people up is that carbonated water has two separate features that can affect reflux: the …
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I’ll be blunt: lemonade is one of the worst drinks you can choose if you have acid reflux. It’s built from lemon juice, which is among the most acidic things in your kitchen — sitting at around pH 2, roughly the same acidity as your own stomach acid. Pour …
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Good news if you like cottage cheese: it’s one of the more reflux-friendly cheeses you can eat. The reason is fat. Fat is the part of dairy most likely to aggravate reflux, and cottage cheese is naturally low in it — especially the 1% and 2% versions — while …
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Yes, cherries are mildly acidic — but far less than most people fear, and they’re one of the more reflux-friendly fruits you can eat. Sweet cherries sit at a pH of roughly 3.7 to 4.5, while tart (sour) cherries are noticeably sharper at around 2.6 to 3.3. So on …
Protein powder can cause acid reflux, but here’s the surprise: the protein itself is rarely the problem. Protein is one of the few things shown to tighten the valve at the bottom of your oesophagus. In classic manometry work, a protein meal raised lower oesophageal sphincter pressure by an …
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Green tea is one of the better hot drinks if you have reflux — considerably better than coffee, and better than black tea — but it isn’t the free pass it’s often presented as. The case in its favour is real. Green tea brews to around pH 6 to …
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