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Heartburn Foods: Tips To Avoid Heartburn On Game Day

First Posted: 01/23/11 10:18 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

Tailgates bring picnic tables' worth of tempting snacks. Though different foods aggravate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in different people, there are some universal trigger foods you want to limit -- citrus fruits, fried foods, liquor, and fatty meats.

Always opt for the high-fiber, low-fat options, but if you're really craving football fare, try these swaps to keep GERD at bay.

If You Want A Bloody Mary...
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Choose beer instead. Bloody Marys contain acidic tomato juice and vodka -- two heartburn no-no's. Though all alcohol can trigger heartburn, the National Heartburn Alliance ranks beer as your best choice. Just sip slowly and don't combine it with any other GERD-aggravating foods.

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Tailgates bring picnic tables' worth of tempting snacks. Though different foods aggravate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in different people, there are some universal trigger foods you want ...
Tailgates bring picnic tables' worth of tempting snacks. Though different foods aggravate gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in different people, there are some universal trigger foods you want ...
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calimom123
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02:27 PM on 01/30/2011
Tip #1: don't eat any of this garbage and you won't get fat or sick.
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Prateek Panchal
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11:52 PM on 01/23/2011
After seeing those images i can not resist having one of them.

Quite tasty blog.

Thanks for sharing.

http://www.healthyskinguide.net
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provgrays1
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10:38 PM on 01/23/2011
The only way to have these GERD friendly things is to host the party yourself and your guests will probably want the things you can't eat.
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Djin
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06:10 PM on 01/23/2011
Wow other than the Beer the rest is on my do not eat list because of the ole heartburn
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