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| Food Name | Causes Heartburn | Your comments |
| alchol, pizza, pop | yes | I am young at the age of 25, i am in pretty decent shape but every time i eat dinner i usually get heartburn. Especially alchol lately i cant even finish a beer without getting it. Anyone have any suggestions on what i should take or do differently? |
| alcohol | yes | absolutely yes coses heartburn specially in the night |
| yes | The first sip drops me to my knees with heartburn instantly after about of 10 mins i'm back to normal. |
| almond milk | no | I started the organic method since omeprazole can cause tumors...Apple cider vinegar in the am and then some in water during the day helps tremendously...The Braggs bottle works the best..
I have also started using Almond milk...tastes great..organic and it soothes the stomach...very good for you too..hope it helps! |
| anything | yes | |
| apple peels | yes | Doesnt matter if its organic or not - i cannot eat an apple without first peeling it or i have terrible heartburn all day - nothing helps it. |
| banana | yes | major heatburn after having banana on empty stomach followed by exercise. |
| bananas | yes | I had bad heartburn and no medicine for eat and decided to eat a banana, thinking it might help - it made it WAY worse. |
| yes | for me, eating a banana has cause instant heartburn and prolong discomfort. not sure why if banana have low acids. |
| yes | I was surprised to read that bananas are supposed to help with heartburn. Through elimination I discovered that one of my favorite fruit gives me painful heartburn. |
| bananas with nuts | yes | Really weird...bananas with peanut butter or banana nut oatmeal or muffins. Something about the combination of a nut and a banana gives my heartburn, which lasts all morning since most of these are breakfast items. |
| yes | Banans give me heartburn...not help it...and banana nutbread...which I make myself and does nothave additives...just about kills me with the heartburn...why do I make it...my husband craves the stuff...a piece for me and all I can think about is a doctor I get heart burn so bad...and as far as raw bananas...for me the riper the banana...the worse the heartburn...give me an apple please or a bowl of grapes... |
| beans | yes | I can eat most beans except pinto beans and light red kidney beans - no matter how they are prepared they give me heart burn the instant i swallow. i can eat a ton of black beans and dark red kidney beans with no problem but pinto and light red kidney are terrible for my acid. |
| beer | maybe | non-filtered beer works great - though in small quantities |
| yes | it doesn't cause heartburn right after consumption with food - but in the morning my stomach doesn't feel well |
| yes | causes terrible heartburn in the morning |
| yes | With in 30 to 40 minutes of having a beer or 2 I get serious heartburn. BUt I dont get heartburn any other time, only when I drink beer. |
| bread | yes | if i eat dry bread or sandwichesv i get acid, maybe chewing it more would help! |
| yes | Any type of bread, white or whole-grain, toasted or not, with or without other foods or condiments, gives me terrible heartburn. I try to avoid it. |
| yes | nearly all breads and pasta and weetbix (an all wheat breakfast cereal)Wondering if I have a food intolerance. |
| yes | |
| yes | Every time I eat bread I get horrible heart burn, nothing seems to help, I did try apple cider vinegar and that helped a little. Bagels are the worst. I will miss these foods, but I am so much happier without them, and i I will probably lose weight without them. |
| yes | I hate bread!...always get that "throat is closing "feeling with bread..then the gerd kicks in...hate it....any ideas for a substitute? |
| bread,any | yes | Get "closed throat feeling" with any bread |
| bread/oats/tea/coffee | yes | |
| burgers | yes | burgers give heart burn |
| butter | yes | |
| cereal | no | Three tbsp of Kellogg's rice and whole wheat flakes with a small banana, no sugar and low-lactose, low-fat milk is fine in the morning. The kind of milk, sugar and quantity are, perhaps, factors to be considered. |
| no | Three tbsp of Kellogg's rice and whole wheat flakes with a small banana, no sugar and low-lactose, low-fat milk is fine in the morning. The kind of milk, sugar and quantity are, perhaps, factors to be considered. |
| no | I always eat cereal with soy milk. Raisen-Bran, Crispex. Moo-Milk will always give me heartburn. |
| yes | Every time I eat a bowl of cereal I get heartburn. Healthy cereal gives me worse heartburn than my kids' cereal. |
| yes | I can eat kiddie cereals without any problems, which amazes me because milk by itself usually gives me heartburn. However, healthful cereals, like bran, oatmeal, whole-grain cereals, etc., give me heartburn to the point of reflux, which is unusual for me. |
| chicken breast | no | safe to eat with brown rice and a vegtable |
| chocolate | maybe | can eat in small quantities but eating more will hurt - no matter which chocolate it is |
| yes | Every time with out fail no matter the amount, I'm in denial and a glutton for punishment |
| yes | Even one small peice gives incredible heartburn. It sucks! |
| chocolate milk | yes | |
| coffee | maybe | Usually small amount of coffee once a day is fine. Note that small here isn't equal to a pot of coffee you used to in StarBucks :) - start with smallest you can find and slowly increase to see what works for you. Usually if I add dessert it makes it worse somehow. |
| no | Coffee with milk is no problem for me, personally. But it is any kind of cookie, that comes with it. The combination of coffee and wheat products seams to be worst. |
| cognac | no | If you don't drink it on empty stomach it works just fine. It is also a great drink to relax your nervous system. |
| corn tortillas | yes | |
| cottage cheese | no | Usually cottage cheese doesn't cause any heartburn. Though it can cause a lot of belching. |
| cream of wheat | yes | I have been eating hot cereals in the morning to avoid milk, which causes me severe reflux, and cream of wheat it seems also gives me severe heartburn/reflux. |
| dry black grapes and corinder seeds | no | if i take dry black grapes(resines)with corinder seeds shocked in water in morning through out the day i dont feel heart burn |
| dry red wine | yes | Very acid. Will always cause heartburn if you drink a lot of it. Could be ok in small quantities with food.
Effect on me varies from time to time. |
| yes | Red wine gives me instant heartburn, and when paired with a typical southern Italian meal of pasta and gravy, causes severe gastric distress and terrible reflux. |
| fish | no | baked is good |
| garlic bread | yes | |
| ginger | no | I like to eat California Roll (sushi) with shaved pickled ginger. Oddly, it doesn't affect me at all. However, powdered ginger spice does. No clue why its different. |
| yes | i have heartburn |
| grapes | yes | |
| yes | Yes! Red or green I get almost instant heartburn from grapes. Such a shame, I love eating them. |
| yes | |
| honey | no | This actually helps my heartburn for a little while, sometimes it comes back but not so bad. Honey is supposed to be a natural remedy to help sooth heartburn/reflux. |
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| honey with water | no | I dilute 1-2 teaspoons of honey in glass of water and drink it before meals - helps to warm up stomach |
| i dont know | yes | i have heart burn throughout the day i think its heart burn i already took over the counter stuff and it doesnt seem to work for me right when i get up in the morning i have this wierd feeling in between my rib cage chest |
| kalamata olives | no | Have used Kalamata olives in each of my 3 pregnancies to help with heartburn - they are brilliant! |
| kefir | no | Does not cause heartburn at all. If anything, it actually seems to help me. |
| no | I tried the strawberry flavored. It helped me! |
| no | kefir - plain, unsweetened has helped reduce the acid significantly. Been using for several months now. |
| yes | very sour drink. always caused heartburn. |
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| yes | %90 causes heart burn, also diarrhea |
| yes | occasionally it worsen an episode. I had it when healthy and it never seemed to trigger GERD alone |
| kiwi | yes | Very acid fruit. Always causes heartburn in my stomach. |
| yes | Always gives me terrible heartburn. |
| lemon | yes | one of the most acid fruits. guaranteed heartburn. |
| yes | I have heartburn and stomach pain every time I have lemon |
| yes | fyuh |
| yes | I get heartburn just rerading about eating lemons... |
| lemon juice | no | Lemon juice works great for me: I put it in anything I can: salads, vegetables, pork chops, chicken, fish... There is something about lemon (and aple cider vinegar) that, ironically, neutralizes acid! |
| yes | Even diluted in drinking water spikes esophageal burning and worsening of reflux |
| lettuce | yes | Lettuce makes me acidy! I really hate it. |
| list of acid foods | yes | |
| yes |
aist of foods containing acid |
| meat | no | small pieces around 150 grs. like 1/3 of a pound are ok but better as lunch and not as dinner. |
| no | small pieces around 150 grs. like 1/3 of a pound are ok but better as lunch and not as dinner. |
| meat and eggs | yes | Any meat and eggs give me heartburn. |
| milk | maybe | It does relieve heartburn for some people and it does cause it for most of us. So try it and see which effect you'll get. It is interesting that hot milk is much better for me than cold one. |
| no | 3-4 sips of cold milk direct from refrigerator helps me and many others. repeat after 1/2 hour if required. taking milk in more amount starts the digestion process which increases acid production in stomach. |
| yes | Milk relives when you drink but later leds to heartburns |
| yes | I have never been a big milk drinker, because it has always given me heartburn, even as a small child, unless I eat it with a crap cereal, like Apple Jacks or Fruity Pebbles. |
| yes | I am pregnant, in my third trimester, and experiencing heartburn/reflux for the first time in my life. Milk is what is doing it every time. I cut out milk and I seem to be fine. Can't understand why. |
| milk, icecream | yes | some people claim that dairy helps heartburn, that is not the case for me. |
| mushrooms | yes | sauteed mushrooms in butter - does that cause heartburn or acid reflux? |
| noodles | yes | every time i eat packet noodles i get bad acid |
| yes | Any kind of flour noodles give me the same heartburn I get with bread and cereal, leading me to think it is something about the grain/flour element that is causing it. Rice noodles, like in Thai or other Asian food, seem to be okay. |
| oat bran and oat meal | yes | idid put my comments down and submitted them
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| oatmeal | no | So I've been suffering with acid reflex disease for several years now. I nearly always wake-up several times in the middle of the night with heart burn, unless I've been taking Prilosec. However, the other day I made some Oatmeal cookies, and ate a couple of them before bed -no heartburn. I repeated the experiment last night -no heartburn. WOW! I used the standard recipe off of the Quaker box, except that I made my own brown sugar using Molasses. |
| no | This is one of the only breakfast foods I can eat that does not cause heartburn in the least bit. |
| yes | I have acid reflux. I get heartburn evertime I eat Oatmeal, greasy foods, or spicy foods. |
| yes | I love oatmeal but am coming to the conclusion that it is the cause of my heartburn. Is there something short of meds to keep this from happening? |
| yes | Oatmeal is good for us but I thought it was NOT supposed to cause heartburn. I eat a lot of spicy foods without problem, but when I eat oatmeal it ruins my day with heartburn, I don't get it. |
| yes | Plain old-fashioned (not instant) oatmeal, with nothining on it, give me heartburn every time. Nothing else does. I have heard that oatmeal is a good way to treat heartburn. Obviously that isn't the case for everyone. What is causing this reaction? |
| yes | i like to eat instant quaker oats hot cereal for breakfast, but i get heartburn every time. the reason i've stuck to it is because it keeps things regular, as in prevents constipation. the heartburn is not very severe, and only lasts about 20-30 mins. its a small price to pay (perhaps) for all the benefit of oatmeal cereal. however, if a eat a traditional breakfast (eggs, buttered toast, cheese, bacon etc) in any combination, absolutely no heartburn. and no heartburn after salads, cold cereal, meats, vegetables, fruits - i'm good with everything but oatmeal... how come? |
| yes | I thought I was the only one! Every time I eat oatmeal (plain) I get a sour taste in my mouth and mild to moderate heartburn. What the heck is that all about? |
| yes | I used to eat oats everyday with milk, now that I don't add milk any more I have started to get heartburn every day. |
| yes | All the same here. GERD and oatmeal, although I love it, creates havoc for me. I always thought that was weird since the foods you would think we be more of a problem (i.e. spicy) don't give me much trouble. What gives? |
| yes | Everytime, it doesn't matter what i do or do not add to it. Within the hour it causes heartburn that lasts (it seems) forever. |
| yes | Same problem here, it's so quick and filling and handy at work I would eat it out of my mug in the mornings, but it gives me the absolute worst heartburn every single time, so I had to quit. Is this maybe caused by a gluten allergy or something?? |
| yes | I looooooove oatmeal and it is one of the best things one can do for themselves at the start of their day... or so I thought until I started getting day-long heartburn from it! Do you know how hard it is to do Yoga with such a burn?
My co-worker says he knows oatmeal can do this to you and he recommended a Rolex.. another advised to trink a glass of milk after eating it.. I guess there's nothing else to do than try it out and give a report about it later?... I've never had a problem with it before until just recently and I'm pretty sure I've pin pointed the problem to be the oatmeal. yup. |
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| yes | I know someone who's also been getting extreme heartburn from oatmeal and only oatmeal. From everything I've read on the matter, oatmeal should NOT cause this. So, I'm wondering, in how many of these cases is organic oatmeal causing it? Because if it's not, than we could possibly conclude that it's not the oatmeal itself. I'll have my friend try it and see... |
| yes | I find it amusing that I hear that oatmeal is not supposed to cause heartburn, yet there are so many "yes" comments here. For me, it is torture. I absolutely love oatmeal, and even as a little kid it would make me miserable at school, with not just heartburn, but a constant burning in my lower stomach, as well. I just can't eat it anymore! |
| yes | The worst heartburn ever |
| yes | you are not crazy, oatmeal causes me horrible heartburn whether I eat it plain, with coffee, with brown sugar, whatever....it just plain hurts!!! I am going to get tested for celiac disease to see if I am sensative to gluetins that are in oatmeal. |
| yes | I get bad acid reflux symptoms when I eat oatmeal. Milk does not cause this nor does wheat based products like shredded wheat. I have tried just toasting the oats but this still caused heartburn. I have read, not sure if controlled trial studies, that oatmeal MAY be a culprit in elevating uric acid in those who have hyperuricemia or gouty conditions. |
| yes | Every time. |
| yes | Everytime I eat Oatmeal, I get heartburn or my GERD starts acting up |
| yes | Oatmeal seems to contribute to acid reflux after I eat it. |
| yes | I just ate a bowl of oatmeal with almond milk and I am having acid reflux. Even if I eat it plain, it is the same thing. |
| yes | yes - every single time i have oatmeal i get bad heartburn that last all day. i have tried every possible way of preparing it and it will give me heartburn every time. organic, rolled, quick, fine powdered, oat bran - no matter what form its in, it will give me heart burn. i have found that adding cinnamon will lessen the amount of time and severity of my heartburn after eating it - but i rather just stay clear of it. |
| yes | I eat organic instant oatmeal with a Tsp of raw suger and it has caused heartburn the past 2 days. |
| oatmeal cereal | no | Oatmeal cereal is guaranteed not to give you heartburn. It also helps relieve it. Note you cannot survive only on cereal - so add something else to your diet. |
| yes | Gives me heartburn every time I eat it. |
| oats | yes | I thought oats were plain and had no effect on heartburn. After eating this stuff for 2 months now Ive come to the conclusion that it adds to heartburn. |
| yes | oat based cereals (hot or cold) give me terrible heartburn |
| yes | Anything oat-based or with oatmeal as an ingredient give me terrible heartburn. I cannot eat oatmeal cookies or any desserts made with it, period. |
| yes | Just tested it. After one week without any grains or wheat/rye/barley etc. I just had 40 g of Oats with milk for breakfast. Should be the mildest food in the world, but Caused terrible heartburn just 5 minutes later. Milk alone was never a problem. Good to know that it happens to others, too. |
| olives | no | olives in salty water are a great snack, no heartburn in me after a 175 grs. package. |
| no | olives in salty water are a great snack, no heartburn in me after a 175 grs. package. |
| oranges | yes | very acid. always had heartburn after it. |
| pasta | yes | |
| peanut butter | yes | For some reason when I eat peanut butter it gives me heartburn. Only in large amounts though. |
| yes | I seem to get heartburn from peanut butter, usually when I eat it in the morning. Sometimes having milk with it helps, but I usually need a Tums after having any peanut butter. |
| yes | everytime i eat peanut butter i then suffer all day and night with heartburn, and it gradually gets worse, why? |
| peppers | yes | I mind peppers, OJ, tomatoes, etc. What foods are really good for heart burn. |
| pineapple | maybe | I noticed after a couple of times that it develops heartburn. |
| pizza | maybe | |
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| yes | does this cause heartburn |
| popcorn | maybe | Sometimes, yes, but not too bad |
| potato | yes | any type of potatoes, mashed, french fries, boiled etc. |
| potatoes | no | I simply boil potatoes in their skin, then peel it off and have them with just a little olive oil and salt. |
| prune juice | maybe | |
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| raw almonds | no | They actually help stop my heartburn and also provide source of fat Vitamin E. Make sure the are RAW - not roasted. |
| raw pistachios | no | I eat them as a snack in between meals and have not had any heartburn symptoms that I do get sometimes from eating roasted peanuts. |
| red meat | yes | Red meat, Alcohol, Chocolate, and Nuts give me heartburn even in small amounts. White rice seems to help somewhat and I can eat tons of it without a problem. |
| rice | no | No actually is one of the things I can eat freely. But this is plain white rice as in japanese gohan, if you mix other things well; who knows. |
| yes | Sharp heartburn pains as you are eating. Eat slow is my only warning. |
| rice- bakery-sauce | yes | I always suffer greatly from heartburn after having some of these forms of foods. |
| semolina, whole wheat, coconut | yes | |
| yes | semolina and whole wheat... any kind of wheat gives me heartburn. I miss my baked goods.. especially bagels :( |
| yes | Any type of wheat, including semolina, causes severe heartburn for me. |
| sour cream | maybe | if I take it with food like pancakes or rice i will never feel it. If I take it without other food - it will cause minor heartburn. |
| soy sauce | yes | Immediately after ingesting heartburn starts building in momentum until I flush it down and out with water. |
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| spicy | maybe | i have constant burping and acidity problem , also left side chest pain some times |
| spicy food | yes | I had spicy food on empty stomach and it has been giving me heartburn and stomach discomfort. |
| spinach | no | Fiber in spinach helps to relieve heartburn long term. It never caused heartburn for me. |
| no | I get heartburn all the time and take bicarbonate of soda to ease the discomfort. Recently I discovered that eating spinach (cooked in a little olive oil with chopped garlic)prevents the onset of heartburn. It's like magic. I've been experimenting with this for several months and the results have been amazing. I takes five minutes to prepare: Just pour a couple of tablespoons of olive oil into a large pan. Let it get fairly hot before adding a teaspoon of chopped garlic. Let garlic heat to a nutty smell (but not browned). Then add a bag of fresh, pre-washed spinach. Use tongs to keep it moving in the pan until it has cooked all the way down. Put it onto a plate and grate fresh parmesan cheese over it. |
| no | I have a LOT of problems with heartburn, even water seems to set it off. Spinach, on the other hand, seems to help a ton. If I eat some spinach (fresh or canned) every few days, I am completely heartburn free. As soon as I stop, the heartburn comes back. Spinach seems to be my secret weapon. |
| yes | Spinach in small amounts is OK. A spinach salad is OK. But there is something about cooked spinach as a side dish that brings on major heartburn for me. |
| splenda | yes | Even in small amounts in baked goods triggers GERD |
| yes | How does Splenda cause heartburn? |
| yes | Whenever I have Splenda, I wake up the next morning with terrible heartburn. Nothing else triggers it in me. |
| yes | It seems to make mine worse |
| splenda is poison | yes | I started taking the OPC FACTOR as I needed energy. I then started to get horrible heartburn and realized it was the splenda that was in it... They mark it on the box a Sucralose which is deceiving as I didn't know that Sucralose was splenda. Splenda is POISON and should be taken off the market! My father also use to take Splenda in his coffee then got so blocked and couldn't go to the bathroom. He had to go to the doctor it was so bad. Once he stopped taking Splenda he was fine! |
| squash | no | very alkaline.
never caused heartburn. |
| no | it actually helps me to relieve heartburn |
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| yes | every time I eat squash I get heartburn |
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| straw berry | yes | If I eat about 6 or 7 straw berries i get heartburn. |
| tea | yes | No, was starting to feel gas so I had a cup of tea and I found it help relieve. You can also make fresh ginger tea that is also good for your stomach. For fresh ginger tea just peal and cut fresh ginger root and boil it in hot water. |
| tokaj wine | no | Tokaj wine will never cause heartburn if you drink it in moderation |
| yes | correct - it should be sweet tokaj wine... and mit still can cause heartburn for some people |
| tomatoes | maybe | Most of tomatoes you can find in grocery store will cause heartburn even in small quantities.
You can find some not so acid tomatoes on farmers market. Heirloom is a good example. It doesn't give me heartburn unless I eat too much of it. |
| tortillas | no | Fresh tortillas are great and since they are not done with yeast you don't have to worry about gassy-bloat tummies. |
| turkey | yes | |
| vinegar | no | I really like th Apple Cider Vinegar. It works well for me, was taking omeprazil before it but now drink the vinegar. It needs to be all natural from a health food store, non-processed. DO NOT USE the stuff from a department store. It even helps weight loss, and detoxes the body. Lots of health benifits, look it up! |
| yes | I never understood why people claim that vinegar can help heartburn. Your esophagus is inflamed and you will just pour more acid on it... The same story with lemon juice. Pouring it on open wound would achieve the same effect. |
| yes | It is so bad. Some people say taking a tablespoon of this stuff gets rid of heartburn. Totaly not the case! Makes it worse for me. |
| yes | Horrendous experience, stay away from it. |
| yes | Horrendous experience, stay away from it. |
| vodka | maybe | If you consume it in moderation with lots of food it won't. If you consume it on empty stomach without much food it will sure cause heartburn. |
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| yes | Absolutely. Living proof brotha. |
| yes | and it burns. |
| yes | Totally, only alchohol that does it to me, too |
| water | yes | When consumed in quantity to quench thirst, this gives me heartburn (pregnant). When sipped, not so much. |
| weetabix | yes | I have noticed recently that when I have weetabix (with semi-skimmed milk) for breakfast, I get heartburn about an hour after eating. |
| yes | Noticed the same thing too but believe the Weetabix is contaminated from the factory as
I bought another pack and was fine. |
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| wheat | yes | after eating a lot of bread, pasta, biscuits, cakes, etc. I get acid reflux and as it was getting more frequent I cut these out of my diet and it improved. If I have a small amount I'm fine but, for example, if I have bread for breakfast and then pasta for lunch it is asking for trouble |
| wheat pancakes | yes | |
| wheatbix cereal | yes | Everytime I eat this cereal if gives me terrible Heartburn. I have on occasion used Vinegar to help with the heartburn. When you swallow the vinegar you get a terrible heartburn then it seems to go away. Burp a lot though. |
| white bread | yes | I usualy get stomach heartburns everytime i eat white bread so i have finally opted to stop eating it.Its not a good feeling expecially for us suffers. |
| yogurt | maybe | some yogurts are pretty sour and will cause heartburn. but there are some sweet yogurts for children which are fine for my stomach |
| no | Currently I am suffering from severe acid reflux and the only food I am eating is Yogurt, sometimes little rice with yogurt. I think yogurt helps me a lot, my acid reflux is getting worser watever I eat otherthan yogurt |
| yes | causes heartburn - no matter which brand |
| yes | I always get heartburn when I eat yogurt in the afternoon. No matter what kind/brand. |
| yes | fat free yougurt with blueberries gives me severe heartburn 20 minutes after |
| yes | I thought I had the flu. I was eating 2-3 yogurts a day. Once I stopped, so did the hearburn. My favorite flavor WAS coffee. |
| yes | I GET HEARTBURN EVERYTIME I EAT YOGURT ,CANT EAT BLUEBERRIES EITHER AND I ONLY EAT THE NO/LOW FAT VARIETY OF YOGURT |
| yes | everytime I eat yogurt |
| yes | Yes! I started adding organic plain yogurt to my morning smoothie and the results was TERRIBLE heartburn. |
| yes | Yes, I get severe heartburn when I eat yogurt. Also calcium tablets will give me heartburn. |
| your food list | yes | This is the best, most comprehensive list of which food to eat and which to avoid, that I have found.
Thank you kindly
Patty Squire
Patty0034@aol.com |
