What foods can i eat with a hiatal hernia?

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Hiatal hernias form where your diaphragm meets your stomach. Hiatal hernias can cause certain types of food and acid to get pressed down into the esophagus causing heartburn, nausea, chest pain, excessive burping and vomiting.

Diet Advice

Improving your dietary standards is one excellent way to reduce the amount of acid that gets pushed back down into the stomach.

Accepted Foods

It's very important that you choose foods that contain little to no acid. Try eating more apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, lean meats, and fish, wheat, whole cereal grains, seeds, nuts, and sprouted alfalfa. Rice milk and soy have a significantly lower acidic level than dairy.

Acidic Foods

In order to maintain a healthy lively body, stay away from foods that can cause acidic build-up such as lemon, grapefruits, tomatoes, oranges, dairy, onions, potatoes, white bread, sugar, cakes, and over-processed foods. Make an effort to reduce your consumption of beef and steak. On top of that, avoid coffee and strong teas which contain a great deal of caffeine and acidity.

Symptoms

Small hiatal hernias cause little to no signs or symptoms. The larger ones can cause heart burn, belching, chest pain, vomiting, and nausea.

Other Lifestyle Changes

According to The Mayo Clinic, lifestyle changes can help to control the signs and symptoms of acid reflux caused by a hiatal hernia. They suggest that you avoid alcohol, eat smaller meals throughout the day, avoid foods that kick off heartburn (chocolate, spicy foods, and citrus fruit), limit the amount of fatty foods, stop smoking, eat three hours prior to going to bed, and lose weight if you're overweight.

Source:

The Mayo Clinic: Hiatal Hernia

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: Hiatal Hernia

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Wellsphere: About Acid Reflux

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