I know what he should stay away from, but he's getting tired of eating the same old stuff (tuna, chicken, tuna, salmon, and did I say tuna??). Anything he can eat and enjoy that won't make his acid flare up?
2007-03-22 08:43:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I have this problem and it is very bad on me. If I stay with a bland diet, which is generally macaroni and cheese, rice, cereal, and the like, I do not have any problems. After getting bored with these foods, I usually eat something spicy or greasy, which flares the acid right back again. A bland diet is really the only thing that completely helps a person with this problem, along with medications of course.
2007-03-22 14:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I learned a very wise lesson from my pet Guinea pig--she wouldn't TOUCH iceberg lettuce! It's hard to digest (I burp it up for hours afterward if I eat some) and there's zero nutition in it. This is to let you know that some foods cause acid reflux--if you or your papa is sensitive to the reaction of his digestive system, the problem will go away. Avoid the TV commercials with food in them. Those are derailing your body's good sense about what to eat. Avoid spices, fats,what's hard to digest (mushrooms are hard to digest).
The Mediteranean diet (how they eat, what they eat, and in which order) can help recalibrate his digestive system:
A LITTLE BIT of something to get the digestive juices active (flowing). Then some small meat ( I'd think--after he got his eating pattern under control), with a complex carbohydrate (veggie, potato, rice).
The salad comes last--I'm talking lettuce and I mean spring greens, not iceberg! This "pushes" the other food lower into the stomach, and the tough to digest stuff has a layer of easy-to-digest that takes up the excess acid...moderation, and eventually his body will quit overproducing.
2007-03-22 09:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by Yenelli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell dad to stay away from fatty foods but the real trick is to stay seated up right for at least one hour after eating, it helps a lot if you don't recline or lie down after eating.
Try any foods but omit butter or margarine. I can still eat just about anything as long as I don't use butter or cooking fat. Good Luck
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2007-03-22 08:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by upallniteowl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband has a similar problem.
Your father should be able to eat pasta. And you can try varying the seasonings on his chicken. Or you could try other fish.
Try rice or potatoes too.
If your father's not on medication, get him papaya enzyme tablets from the local health food store. Those seem to help a lot.
Good luck!
2007-03-22 08:50:48 · answer #4 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My bf has the same thing and it is pretty bland, but that's kind of the consequences of how he used to take care of his body ( or how he didn't). go on the gerd sites - try the ones below - to switch it up a bit, but the most important thing is for him to have his bed tilted (not just lots of pillows) and to make his last meal 2-3 hrs before bedtime. But help him along - and remind him that if he follows his diet, he could heal quicker.
2007-03-22 08:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by HappilyEverAfter 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just stay away from anything spicey. You can adjust any recipe to only include things he can eat. Also try to use sauces to switch up what he loves, like a mushroom cream sauce over pasta or chicken with mashed potatoes.
2007-03-22 08:48:56 · answer #6 · answered by N323 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
try pasta, beef stew, etc......just refrain from grease and spicy food. And serve the meal with bread to soak up anything that may be irritable to him
2007-03-22 08:50:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anita G 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Make sure it ain't sweet or spicy.
2007-03-23 15:58:11 · answer #8 · answered by Roxas of Organization 13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Periet prescription medicaton (tablets) is good and there are others similar.
2007-03-22 08:54:32 · answer #9 · answered by bluemoon01 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋