Heartburn
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Prevention
Heartburn is associated with stress, unhealthy diets and over-eating. As well as being particularly common during pregnancy, you are more likely to suffer from heartburn if you have a busy lifestyle, you are a smoker or you are overweight.
Therefore simplelifestyle changes, such as a sensible diet, can help to reduce the frequency of heartburn. Some ways to help prevent heartburn include:
- Eat and drink in moderation.
- Avoid rich or spicy food
- Avoid 'trigger foods' such as citrus fruits, onions, beans and pulses, as well as perhaps unexpected culprits: cabbage, tomatoes and cucumber
- Avoid fizzy drinks, wine and neat spirits
- Cut down on caffeine as this may relax the muscular valve between the oesophagus and the stomach
- Eat your evening meal at least two hours before going to bed, giving your meal a chance to digest
- Raise the head of the bed by a few inches
- If you're overweight, it will help to lose a few pounds.
