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| Food Name | Causes Heartburn | Your comments |
| alcohol | yes | absolutely yes coses heartburn specially in the night |
| 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. |
| 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! |
| 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. |
| yes | Every time I eat a bowl of cereal I get heartburn. Healthy cereal gives me worse heartburn than my kids' cereal. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| grapes | yes | |
| honey | yes | |
| 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. |
| yes | very sour drink. always caused heartburn. |
| yes | |
| 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. |
| lemon juice | yes | Even diluted in drinking water spikes esophageal burning and worsening of reflux |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| oranges | yes | very acid. always had heartburn after it. |
| peanut butter | yes | For some reason when I eat peanut butter it gives me heartburn. Only in large amounts though. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| yes | |
| yes | |
| 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. |
| rice | yes | Sharp heartburn pains as you are eating. Eat slow is my only warning. |
| semolina, whole wheat, coconut | yes | |
| yes | semolina and whole wheat... any kind of wheat gives me heartburn. I miss my baked goods.. especially bagels :( |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| squash | no | very alkaline.
never caused heartburn. |
| no | it actually helps me to relieve heartburn |
| 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. |
| vinegar | 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. |
| 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. |
| maybe | |
| 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. |
| yes | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| yes | causes heartburn - no matter which brand |
| yes | I always get heartburn when I eat yogurt in the afternoon. No matter what kind/brand. |
