Special Cookbook for Acid Reflux Sufferers Released
Acid reflux is a disorder, basically, of the esophagus. What happens is, the the circular muscle that is supposed to block food from coming back up the esophagus after being partially digested has a sort of dysfunction. It is too weak or just dysfunctional and cannot block the food from coming back up, which is primarily acid.
The more acidic the food is that you eat, the more acid you will “regurgitate” if you have acid reflux. So, it follows logic that eating the right foods that have a balanced pH level would help you with acid reflux. Essentially, eating the right diet in and of itself acts as a sort of remedy for acid reflux by not putting the acidic stuff in the stomach that is so easy to come back up and give an unpleasant sensation in the esophagus.
We’ve all experienced acid reflux at some point, but some people suffer from it on a regular basis. I have it occasionally, and I notice that if I eat very acidic foods or a lot of butter or cream or any other rich fat, I have it a lot worse. Sometimes, it almost looks as if I’ve thrown up, so much food comes up!
Well, a chef is aiming to help people ease their issues with this common problem without medication. Instead, he has created a cook book together with a specialist in acid reflux. The recipes in the book focus on lower pH foods that don’t cause so much acid reflux.
The author notes however, that it’s not always just high fat foods that cause acid reflux, and the symptoms of acid reflux, like mine, which is gagging food or liquid back up, are not always the same for every person either. Acid reflux can also be a temporary condition brought about by things like pregnancy, stress, and other temporary conditions as well.
Things that can cause acid reflux include very hot (spice-wise) foods, wine and alcohols, deep fried foods, heavy cream sauces, onions, citrus fruits and more. So you can see, it varies widely per person.
The recipes in the book are really more based on pH balancing the foods though, so you could still have some foods that are considered “high acid” in there, but they are counterbalanced with foods that help to neutralize the effects of the acid.
I can say that modifying diet is much better than being a slave to taking medication for the rest of your life for your acid reflux, so it may be worth a look if you suffer from this annoying condition.