"And it burns in my chest, as if I had swallowed the heat from the stove!" — complained the heroine of the film «Love and doves» Nadyukha Kuzyakina. However, such a state can be experienced during not only mental anguish, but also sudden heartburn, which, according to conservative estimates of experts, torments about 20 & mdash; 30% of the world's population. Saying goodbye to an unexpected guest is not difficult at all. To do this, you should reconsider your eating habits, says a well-known doctor, author of many medical bestsellers (among them «Be Healthy in Our Country») Pavel Evdokimenko.
Excess stomach acid causes heartburn
Reason #1: Frequent snacking
Gastric juice is produced during each meal. Its excess in the stomach and reflux up the esophagus provokes heartburn. The other extreme — eat rarely, but tightly — can also cause a similar reaction of the body.
- Eat three meals a day. Stop snacking.
- The feeling of slight hunger indicates self-purification of the body from various excesses — sugar, insulin, hydrochloric acid, etc.
Reason #2. Evening Meal
The habit of overeating at night — one of the most harmful.
If a person immediately goes to bed after a heavy meal, then gastric juice flows into the esophagus, especially if the sphincter between the stomach and esophagus is loosely compressed. As a result, heartburn is guaranteed.
- Dinner 3 hours before bedtime.
- Try to take a little walk after the last meal. Don't go to bed right away.
- If heartburn appears in a dream, — put your upper body higher, such as on a large pillow. It will be more difficult for stomach acid to enter the esophagus.
Red wine and dry champagne — "leaders" for heartburn
Reason #3: Fatty foods and alcohol
A beautiful piece of meat paired with wine — an integral symbol of not only a generous feast, but also heartburn. Alcoholic drinks provoke an increase in gastric juice and make the esophageal mucosa vulnerable to hydrochloric acid.
- Among the alcoholic drinks that can cause heartburn, red wine and brut take the first place, the second — whiskey and the third — cognac.
- "Alive" beer in small doses can also cause heartburn.
Foods that cause heartburn:
- sauces, smoked meats, marinade;
- highly carbonated drinks;
- black and white bread with a long shelf life;
citrus.
The esophagus does not like hasty food
Reason #4: Food on the run
Swallowing food on the run skips the first phase of digestion, when the food is ground by the teeth and processed by salivary enzymes. As a result, the digestion process becomes difficult. To fix it, the body secretes excess gastric juice, which leads to its reflux into the esophagus. Heartburn is inevitable.
- Eat slowly, chewing each bite thoroughly. This will improve the functioning of the stomach.
Reason #5: Dry food
Typical office worker lunch — a couple of sandwiches, generously filled with instant coffee or tea. Such a meal irritates the walls of the esophagus and stomach. In response, he throws out excess hydrochloric acid.
- Eat slowly and well. Give up cookies, sandwiches in favor of a full meal.
- Ground coffee can be drunk twice a day, instant — one.
- Tea can be drunk three times a day. But just not hot. Dilute it with milk or cold water.
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