You'd be surprised as to how very many Pakistani's are suffering from acid reflux. I myself suffer from chronic acid reflux, due to which I had a very hoarse voice until I got it under partial control.
Diet with desi foods. Well.. First and foremost try to understand what causes the acidity and acid reflux in the first place.
From a Pakistani diet's perspective, our foods have a lot of oil, spices, and acidic ingredients.
Now, no one is saying that start eating salads and greens only.. There's a way to do everything. Moderation is key!
If everyone in your house prefers spicy food, have some cooked for yourself separately with low spice levels. Not just the mirch, but also the other flavorsome spices. Furthermore, most desi saalans are primarily comprised of tomatos and onions, both of which worsen your case.
Apart from that, off the top of my head, a list of food items that will worsen acid reflux:
- Milk
- Caffeinated drinks. Coffee in particular will make things really bad for you. Common source is drinking lots of tea at workplace. That happened with me before I left tea almost completely.
- Citrus fruits and citrus fruit juices
- fatty and/or deepfried foods.
If you must, replace milk and yogurt with skimmed/low fat milk and yogurt.
Other things, the inclusion of which, that have helped me include but are not restricted to:
- Oatmeal
- Isphaghol in water
- Bananas. It's a win win for me. I use them as a preworkout and postworkout source of carbohydrates. Their basicity help my acidreflux.
- salads and leafy greens
- fish!
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Furthermore, there are also a few other things, keeping in mind which, will help.
- Drinking ample water
- Last meal should be 2-3 hours before you go to sleep
- Sit upright/stand/move around for a little while after a meal
- Don't overeat!
- Sleep with your body on the left side
- Elevate the head of your bed by 15 degrees. Usually, putting a pillow under the mattress will achieve this adequately. The pillow should be under the mattress, not under yourself.
And finally. What medicine are you taking to curb your acidity?
I'm currently consuming a drug called esomeprazole. It is sold under the name, most commonly, 'Nexum' in Pakistan, as far as I am aware.
It's one of the most commonly used drugs and a very effective one. I'm finding it hard to believe that it's not helping you. It has to be taken 30-60 mins prior to a meal.
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I know your question asked for something different, but I've tried being exhaustive. Hopefully you can pick up some new things from this.
Me, personally, I'm living in Turkey at the moment, so spicy foods is not a problem for me.
That being said, I do love them, and I occasionally cook them. However, there's a way to cook them such that your body won't be cursing you for putting yourself through it. Have your food cooked in bare minimum oil, with less spices, and preferable less tomatos. Don't have raw onions. Try to eliminate tea/coffee from your diet.
And, if you smoke, now might be a good time to consider quitting.
If you're fat, now might be a good time to consider losing weight.
If you're under a lot of stress, now might be a .... oh who am I kidding. I myself have AR primarily due to stress. I'm losing hair too, rapidly and there's nothing I'm able to do about it haha.
If possible, try to reduce your stresses by having a calmer approach to things. People around me can immediately spot during my high roller weeks when I'm super overworked and stressed that I am so, because, they can hear me constantly clearing my throat.
Finally, try seeing a gastroenterologist (or even ENT).