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Nothing works better against acid reflux than a diet for GERD. Taking this step is the best way to ease your symptoms, if not stop them altogether.

The key to a successful GERD diet, however, is not to simply go with someone else's plan. You have to design one that is representative of your needs. The greatest mistake you can make with this (or any) diet is to just follow the ideas of another. You have to take those ideas and then tailor them to you. Otherwise, you may still have the symptoms and none of the relief.

Creating GERD diet plan is, thankfully, an easy matter. That does not lessen its importance, of course. You need a diet, if only to alleviate some of the pain.

Your body reacts to certain foods, forcing the muscles in your throat to relax too much. This allows stomach acid to come up, which causes the symptoms you are familiar with: heartburn, bile, etc.

Acid reflux can also, if experienced over a long enough time, do serious damage to your throat, causing ulcers, skin irritation and even bleeding. That is why you need to create a diet that eliminates your triggers, as these symptoms can lead to further complications you won't want.

However, the mistake most people make, is in choosing a diet plan that is not right for them. Not all foods will react with your body. You may find that you can eat and drink items that others can't. You may also find that certain products that others are immune to will completely ravage your throat. This is why you must create a diet plan that is suited to your needs. Anything else will do little, if any, good.

To achieve the full benefit of a diet, you have to make one for yourself. Creating a personal diet is not a difficult process. You simply have to chart out the results the foods you eat provide.

Start with the common items first (like citrus drinks, tomatoes, peppermint, etc.), keep a food diary and see what results these foods produce when you eat them. That will help give you a broader idea for your diet.

Then, with the more common trigger items out of the way, you can begin tailoring the plan to a more specific level.

Learn to eat smaller meals. That will make tracking results easier. See what your body does in reaction to foods and drinks, and then note them in a journal. That way, you will be able to reference items as you need to and will not risk forgetting what certain combinations effect you.

Sign up for the free GERD, acid reflux and heartburn newsletter below and discover natural ways to reduce painful reflux symptoms.

A diet plan is important. The effects of acid reflux are well-known and
well-publicized. You know there are complications, so why should you risk
exposing yourself to them, when you have a way of keeping the symptoms from happening?

By creating a personalized GERD diet (and combining that with simple things like exercise), you will keep your body in a healthy state. A diet for GERD will not cure the symptoms, but it can easily keep them from returning.

Submitted by:

Kathryn Whittaker

By Kathryn Whittaker. Sign up for a free newsletter that has proven methods for tackling Acid Reflux, Heartburn and GERD head-on and discover more about diet for GERD.


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