Acid Reflux Diet Helper

A diet and food choice helper tool to make identification of good and bad foods for Acid Reflux / GERD / heartburn symptoms easier. The foods listed can be helpful to reduce heartburn symptoms for people with Acid Reflux / GERD / heartburn.

Features include:
- Comprehensive list of foods and whether they are Good, Bad, Or Neutral for Acid Reflux and heartburn.
- Search by food and beverage.
- Lookup by food category.
- General Acid Reflux and heartburn info.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux, or chronic heartburn, is a long term condition where stomach contents come back up into the esophagus resulting in either symptoms or complications. Symptoms include the taste of acid in the back of the mouth, heartburn, bad breath, chest pain, vomiting, breathing problems, and wearing away of the teeth. Complications include esophagitis, esophageal strictures, and Barrett's esophagus.

Risk factors include obesity, pregnancy, smoking, hiatus hernia, and taking certain medicines. Medications involved include antihistamines, calcium channel blockers, antidepressants, and sleeping medication. It is due to poor closure of the lower esophageal sphincter (the junction between the stomach and the esophagus). Diagnosis among those who do not improve with simpler measures may involve gastroscopy, upper GI series, esophageal pH monitoring, or esophageal manometry.

Treatment is typically via lifestyle changes, medications, and sometimes surgery. Lifestyle changes include not lying down for three hours after eating, losing weight, avoiding certain foods, and stopping smoking. Medications include antacid, H2 receptor blockers, proton pump inhibitors, and prokinetics.