What kind of food are good for people with heartburns?

Question

I always seem to have a heartburn ever since I could remember. Aside from medicine, are there any specific food one can eat to ease the heartburn, or make it go away? Please help me.

Answer 1

I've heard noodles, or other starches are good. And someone I know said milk has worked for them. Good luck! I too have had it my whole life.

Answer 2

Tums

Answer 3

The first thing you'll want to do when you're awakened by heartburn pain, is to stand up. This helps keep the acid at bay while you go and get a full glass of cool water.

2. Drink the whole glass of water, and follow it with a mixture of 1 tablespoon of baking soda, and half a glass of water. Be careful though, if you have high blood pressure or are pregnant, this can cause water retention or increase your blood pressure.

3. DON'T drink milk or suck on mints to relieve heartburn. Milk might feel nice and cool going down, but it actually contains fats and proteins that cause your stomach to secrete MORE acid and make your heartburn worse! Mints, while they may feel soothing, actually relax the small valve between your esophagus and stomach, whose purpose it is to actually KEEP acid at bay! When this valve is relaxed, more acid can seep up and aggravate heartburn symptoms!

4. This is going to sound strange, but downing a teaspoon of vinegar can help soothe heartburn immediately! Why give your stomach MORE acid when it already seems to have enough, you ask? Sometimes, heartburn is caused as a result of too little acid, and vinegar helps quell indigestion by giving your stomach a little extra "juice" (no pun intended!) to do its job!

5. Certain foods can cause nighttime heartburn, including: soda pop or beverages with caffeine (which you shouldn't be drinking before bed anyway!), alcohol, garlic, chocolate (sorry!), citrus fruits, tomatoes and tomato-based products. Avoiding these types of food can help ease your indigestion if you frequently find yourself awakened with that intolerable burning!

6. Eating a banana each day works like an antacid to soothe heartburn. If you're already stricken with indigestion, eating pineapple or papaya (or drinking the juice) can help settle your stomach naturally. Some people also claim that eating a teaspoon of mustard (yuck!) can work immediately.

7. Avoid eating at least two hours before you go to sleep. Those late night snacks can keep your stomach busy all night and prevent you from easing into a deep, restful sleep. You may also find that sleeping on your left side or sleeping at a somewhat upright angle can keep acid down where it belongs.

If you are awakened by heartburn on a regular basis, or the pain is severe, or if you have heartburn with vomiting, you'll want to consult your doctor immediately as it may be a sign of a more serious condition such as an ulcer. Above all, avoid spicy, fatty and caffeine-containing foods before bed, and you should be able to drift off to sleep easily.

Answer 4

I know what you shouldn't be eating if you're getting reoccurring heartburn. Stay away from acidic foods like orange juice,tomato sauce, hot sauce and any spicy foods. I'm sure you have but try Tums or Rolaids also if you haven't.  

Answer 5

lol i have the same problem

fruit really doesnt help, it just makes u more gassy

but u def. need to probably change up yer diet

coz theres something wrong

i stopped eating hot cheetos lol and i dont eat as much as i did

and now im heartburn free

stop eating so much in a day

and take some Mylanta

it helps!

good luck

Answer 6

Some foods which can help are starches, such as crackers, noodles or bread.  Drinking milk, eating fruit without high acid content (such as papaya, grapes, bananas) and yogurt can help, too.  

Have you considered having your doctor see if you have acid reflux disease, or other problems with digesting foods? It might be helpful.  

Answer 7

milk is one of the best but you can use peptobismal is one and tums also helps quite a bit but you realize that that is caue of osmething. not sure what it means but you have something wrong if you were ok there would be no heart burn. go to the doctor and find out what it is. it could be gall bladder there are so many worries and it will go away with right thing diagnosed.

Answer 8

I don't have an answer of what to eat, but how about avoiding fatty foods, fried foods, spicy foods, &/or chocoate.  Those tend to make it flare up.