Acid Reflux Diet Tips

Use these acid reflux diet tips for good digestion everyday

If you have acid reflux, you can make a few diet and lifestyle changes to keep your digestive system healthy and functioning well. Here are some diet tips that you can put into practice everyday that can reduce acid reflux symptoms.

Acid Reflux Diet Tips

As part of a diet for those with acid reflux, eat small portions at each meal. It's better to have 4 or 5 small meals a day than to eat 2 or 3 large meals.
Keep a list of foods that aggravate your heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux disease, and avoid such foods. Also, try to avoid some of the foods that tend to be bothersome:
- citrus fruits
- chocolate
- drinks with caffeine such as coffee or soda
- fatty and fried foods
- garlic and onions
- peppermint
- spicy foods
- tomato-based foods such as spaghetti sauce, and pizza

Lifestyle

Avoid smoking, which may contribute to acid reflux and is harmful to your overall health.
Avoid tight clothing, which can put extra pressure on your stomach and worsen symptoms of acid reflux.
Watch your weight. Extra pounds can increase pressure on your stomach.

Sleep

Try sleeping with your head elevated. Insert a wedge under your mattress. By keeping your head higher than your torso, you can help to keep stomach acid from flowing back into your esophagus and help avoid nighttime heartburn.
Wait at least 2-3 hours before going to bed after a meal. Lying down soon after a meal can cause stomach contents to flow back into your esophagus and cause acid reflux or heartburn.
Try sleeping on your left side. Research shows that this position can help with acid reflux.

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Product Description
ZEGERID^® contains omeprazole, a proton pump inhibitor (PPI), and sodium bicarbonate, an antacid.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS TAKING ZEGERID

What is ZEGERID for?
ZEGERID is indicated for the treatment of heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux disease. ZEGERID is also used to treat and maintain the healing of erosive esophagitis, which may result from acid reflux. ZEGERID is also indicated for the short-term treatment of active duodenal ulcer and of active benign gastric ulcer.

Remember, only your doctor can diagnose your condition and tell you whether a prescription for ZEGERID is right for you.

Ask your doctor if ZEGERID is right for you
Only your doctor can tell if you have acid reflux disease. And only your doctor can prescribe a treatment for you. Take notes of your symptoms. What symptoms do you have? When do you have them? Then ask your doctor if ZEGERID is right for you.

How to take ZEGERID¹
ZEGERID comes in capsules or a powder for oral suspension that you mix with water. Both the capsule and the powder are immediate release, in 40 mg and 20 mg strengths.

ZEGERID should be taken once a day on an empty stomach. You should wait at least one hour after taking ZEGERID before having a meal.

Side effects¹
Side effects of ZEGERID include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Contact your healthcare professional if these or other side effects persist or become bothersome. Relief of your symptoms while on ZEGERID does not rule out other serious stomach conditions.

Sodium content¹
ZEGERID Capsules contain 304 mg of sodium. ZEGERID Powder for Oral Suspension contains 460 mg of sodium. These amounts are comparable to the amount of sodium in an ounce of corn flakes (350 mg). A single capsule is 13% of the American Heart Association's recommended daily intake of 2,300 mg of sodium. A single dose of powder for oral suspension is 20% of the American Heart Association's recommended daily intake of 2,300 mg of sodium. For people with heart failure, the American Heart Association's recommended sodium intake is no more than 2,000 mg per day. These amounts should be taken into consideration by anyone on a sodium restricted diet. People with metabolic alkalosis and hypocalcemia should not take ZEGERID.

Due to the sodium content in ZEGERID, two 20 mg doses should not be used in place of one 40 mg dose.

ZEGERID should not be taken by anyone with a known hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation.

Pregnant women and nursing mothers¹
There are no clinical studies of ZEGERID in pregnant women or nursing mothers. Women who are pregnant or nursing should talk to their physicians before using ZEGERID.

Reference: 1. ZEGERID Prescribing Information. Santarus, Inc. January 2010.

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