| If you regularly suffer from heartburn, you know | | | | grocer.Grains: Garlic bread, granola cereal, and many |
| that there is not much worse in life than the pain of | | | | types of muffins may cause an attack.Meat: Beef, |
| an acute attack. Perhaps you have paid your druggist | | | | fish, tuna, ham, hot dogs, egg, and chicken salad can |
| a visit in search of help or you have seen your | | | | cause heartburn. For some folks chicken by itself is |
| doctor, yet you still suffer intermittent attacks. What | | | | just fine, but added ingredients such as mayonnaise |
| more can you do to get relief? Overhaul your diet! | | | | can cause heartburn.Sweets and Desserts: Low fat |
| You may not need to make extreme changes in | | | | cookies. You may save on calories when eating low |
| what you eat, but you must be attentive to which | | | | fat cookies, but the artificial ingredients contained |
| types of foods can trigger an attack. The following | | | | within them can set off heartburn.Vegetables: The |
| list underscores which foods may trigger an | | | | big triggers in this category are onions, leeks, garlic, |
| attack:Beverages: Beer, colas, and nonalcoholic wines | | | | scallions, and sauerkraut.Besides avoiding certain |
| are some causes of heartburn.Dairy: Yogurt, frozen | | | | types of foods, there are medications that can stop |
| yogurt, milk, certain types of cheeses, and cottage | | | | heartburn including Nexium and Prevacid. Alternatively, |
| cheese.Fats and Oils: Ketchup, especially spicy | | | | some heartburn sufferers have found relief through |
| ketchup.Fruit: Many berries can cause problems | | | | natural remedies such as Acidgone.By drinking plenty |
| including blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, and | | | | of water throughout the day, some heartburn |
| strawberries. Other triggers include: orange juice, | | | | sufferers have found relief. In addition, avoid |
| peaches, grapes, and apple juice/cider. For orange | | | | excessive use of caffeinated products, alcohol, and |
| juice lovers you can still drink your favorite beverage, | | | | nicotine. Finally, by selecting smaller food portions and |
| but select low-acid orange juice when visiting your | | | | eating less you can thwart future attacks. |