Tell Me What to Eat if I Have Acid Reflux, Revised Edition: Nutrition You Can Live With

Tell Me What To Eat

by Elaine Magee

Heartburn isn--t just a minor inconvenience--it is very painful and can inhibit your sleep, affect your work, and make you feel miserable. Of course, if you are one of the 60 million Americans who get heartburn at least once a month, you already know this.


Heartburn happens when the lining of the esophagus comes in contact with too much stomach juice, which can produce a burning pain and injure the esophagus. There is a valve that connects the end of the esophagus with the stomach, which normally functions to keep the stomach acid where it belongs--in the stomach. But in people with frequent heartburn, this valve relaxes too frequently, allowing the stomach acid to splash up into the esophagus.


Tell Me What to Eat If I Have Acid Reflux begins with an overview of acid reflux. Readers get a detailed yet completely understandable explanation of how and why this condition begins--an explanation that is based on the latest medical information. The majority of the book is dedicated to all the ways that diet and lifestyle can bring relief and decrease heartburn, including an entire section with specific tips and recipes to help you during the worst times of the year for heartburn sufferers--the holiday season.


Tell Me What to Eat If I Have Acid Reflux offers dozens of healthful, practical, tasty recipe options for foods you never thought you could enjoy again, plus heartburn-savvy tips on navigating the supermarket, cooking in your kitchen, and eating out.

Genres: Health, Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Ali Di · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am disappointed by this book. The main problem is that it says things over and over again that are already clear. In different parts of the book, the author tells the same things more than 5 or 6 times, which is boring. By taking out the parts, the pages will go from 160 to 80–90. It looks like the author tried to turn a small pamphlet into a big book. About half of the information can be found on simple sites and blogs.

The categorization of the reasons for acid reflux is a positive feature. However, the food recipes lack variety and are overloaded with unnecessary details. Much better books are written on acid reflux disease than this one.

[Kristin Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good over-view for someone who was new to acid reflux, but it didn't tell me much more than what I had already learned over the last 5 years.

I was surprised (scared?) that they said just because you feel better, doesn't necessarily mean that you ARE better...it could mean that your stomach tissue is now growing in your esophagus so that it no longer hurts...but this could cause cancer down the road. Great.

They said that chewing gum (but NOT mint gum) for an hour after a meal can help you produce more saliva which can help reflux, which I've heard. They also said sweet pickles can help. Never heard that one before!

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good basic primer in understanding how to manage acid reflux. She had a few recipes that were decent, although I didn't try them for myself.
I would recommend looking around Goodreads and asking your gastroenterologist or ENT doctor for other book suggestions for specifics on what to eat, as well as other patients.
You will probably find that it's going to be a lot of trial and error to see what foods set you off, as everyone's digestive situation is unique unto themselves.

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good little book on how to manage Acid Reflux. Learned more from it than I ever did from a doctor or nutritionist.

[Sara Goldenberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really learned a lot and liked it very much !

[Amanda Linehan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't say that Mark is following the good advice in this book per se, but it's not a bad read! Helps understand why certain pills do what, and how you can help yourself avoid heartburn and acid reflux, no matter what kind you currently have. Recipes in the back are not bad, either!

[Larisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah, hiatal hernias suck ass more than you can imagine. This book really didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.

[Katie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was not helpful at all. The information provided was information I already knew.

[Amita · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm newly-diagnosed with GERD, so this was informative. However, the author's writing style was very repetitive. I am looking forward to trying some of the recipes.

[Sabrina]

Very repetitive, but being new to GERD, I found it helped a bit. I definitely need a different book to read on the subject.

[Aj · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doesn't help much when the person with reflux is an UNDERWEIGHT child and not an OVERWEIGHT adult. But, there was good information to start us off on a journey to helping our son.

[Colleen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Recipes with trigger foods galore. Come on! This book disappointed me when I was really desperate for help and recipes.

[Denni · Rating 1 out of 5]

Contradictory. Recipes worthless to me.