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April 24, 2007 at 9:09 am #31293
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InactiveHas anyone ever been advised certain foods to stay away from? We try to limit chocolate, citrus and tomato but have never really been advised to. I was looking on another reflux site and found the following reflux diet; just wondering why his GI never mentioned it?
Beverages: Allowed… 2% low fat milk, buttermilk, juices (except citrus)
Not allowed: whole milk, chocolate milk, choholate shakes or drinks, citrus drinks or juices, carbonated beverages, tomato juice, vegtable juice, coffee
Bread and cereals: Allowed: Plain bread, cereals, rolls, biscuits, crackers, pancakes, waffles, french toast, muffins mad e with low fat ingredients, bagels, corn tortillas.
Not allowed: Breads and cereals prepared with high fat ingredients such as croissants, doughnuts, sweet rolls, and muffins.
Dessert: Allowed: Angel food cake, sponge cake, low fat cookies, gelatin, fruit based dessert, sherbet, fruit ice, low fat yogurt, reduced fat ice cream, puddings and custards made with 1% or2% low fat milk.
Not allowed: All other pies, cookies, and cakes; ice cream and any dessert containing chocolate.
Fats: Allowed: Nonfat or low fat dreeings and mayonnaise; nonfat liquid or powdered cream substitutes, nonfat sour cream
Not allowed: Gravies; bacn; meat dripping; butte,; margarine, vegtable oils, heavy cream, sour cream
Fruits: Allowed: Fresh, frozen, or canned fruits as tolerated
Not allowed: Oranges, lemon, tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, and citrus fruits/juices
Meat and meat subsistutes: Allowed: Lean meat; poultry (without skin) lean pork; fish, shellfish, nonfat/low fat yogurt; low fat chesses; tofu; dried beans and peas; eggs (limit 3-4 egg yolks per week)
Not allowed: Fried meat, poultry, fish, or eggs; regular luncheon meats, hot dogs, sausages, refried beans.
Potatoes and potato subsitutes: Baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes without added fat; enriched pasta (noodles, speghetti, macaroni); rice.
Not allowed: French fries, potato chips, pasta served with cream sauces
Soups: Fat-free broths, homemade soups prepared with one or all of the following: lean meat, vegetables, pasta, peas, and low fat ingredients
Not allowed:Regular cream and tomato-based soups
Sweets: Allowed: Sugar; honey; jam; jelly; molasses; maple syrup; hard candy; marshmellows
Not allowed: Butter, coconut, chocolate, and cream candies.
Vegetables: Allowed: plain,fresh, frozen or canned vegtables prepared without added fat
Not allowed: Fried or creamy style vegtables; tomatoes and tomato products
Miscellaneous: Allowed: salt, garlic, oregano, sage, pepper, other spices and herbs.
Not allowed: Spices and herbs in tomato based sauces; spearmint, peppermint, chili and jalapeno peppers, vinegar
April 24, 2007 at 10:02 am #31303InactiveSo interesting…I have never heard that either except for the citrus fruits and anything spicy. Thanks for posting this…I bet it will help a lot of others!!!
April 24, 2007 at 10:19 am #31307Inactiveyes there are many foods that aggrivate gerd. unfortuntalely, many doctors deny that there is a connection and claim that medicating is the only answer.
April 24, 2007 at 10:20 am #31308Inactivesame with the whole probiotic thing and digestive enzymes. many find them to be VERY helpful and many doctors completely dismiss them as being “quackery”.
April 25, 2007 at 12:36 pm #31422InactiveI personally don’t believe that there is a “GERD DIET” that can be gerenalized to all children. Different foods react differently with different children. For adults, high fat diets, chocolate, pop, fruits with high acidity are known to aggravate reflux. But the causes of adult GERD are typically different then the causes of pediatric GERD and are often related to obesity, unhealthy eating practices, or co-morbities. In children, reflux is often related to an immature LES, or food allergies or intolerances. We have seen many different dieticians through this journey with Hailey and none have ever made the recommendations above, except for some specific to Hailey involving dairy and specific fruits. I do believe that there is definitely a diet connection, but that the best way to know which foods to avoid is to keep a careful log and note which foods cause reactions or worsened symptoms. That’s just my opinion.
April 25, 2007 at 1:23 pm #31426Inactives&h’s mum wrote: I personally don’t believe that there is a “GERD DIET” that can be gerenalized to all children. Different foods react differently with different children. For adults, high fat diets, chocolate, pop, fruits with high acidity are known to aggravate reflux. But the causes of adult GERD are typically different then the causes of pediatric GERD and are often related to obesity, unhealthy eating practices, or co-morbities. In children, reflux is often related to an immature LES, or food allergies or intolerances. We have seen many different dieticians through this journey with Hailey and none have ever made the recommendations above, except for some specific to Hailey involving dairy and specific fruits. I do believe that there is definitely a diet connection, but that the best way to know which foods to avoid is to keep a careful log and note which foods cause reactions or worsened symptoms. That’s just my opinion.
lori that is so true. thank you for explaining that. my mil keeps nagging me to take trace off ppi ‘s and put him on probiotics and enzymes alone. i know this will not work for Trace. i think that it can work, but i think it is more for what you said:
But the causes of adult GERD are typically different then the causes of pediatric GERD and are often related to obesity, unhealthy eating practices, or co-morbities”.
she is more into natural living which many of the things i agree with, but this i just know would not work for Trace. i am having a hard time explaining this to her, but what you said is a pretty good rundown.
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