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FOOD ITEMS TO BE CONSUMED |
Grains
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Grains
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- Almost all the whole grains are good for this problem.
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- Brown bread
- Oat meal
- Brown rice
- Cereal
- Whole grains
Note – They are rich in fiber and thus good for acidity problems.
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Fruits
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Fruits
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- High citrus fruits should be avoided
- Oranges
- Grape fruit
- Cranberries
- Lemon
- All sour fruits
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- Watermelon
- Banana
- Musk melon
- Papaya
- Figs
- Apple
- Pear
- Guava
- Mango
Note – These are low citrus fruits and they don’t form the gas hence provide relief in acidity
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Vegetables
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Vegetables
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- Garlic
- Onion
- Capsicum
- Taro root (Arbi)
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- Asparagus
- Green beans
- Cauliflower
- Pumpkin
- All gourds are good to have like Bottle gourd, ash gourd, ridge gourd (ghiya, petha & tori etc)
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Mushroom
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Lentils
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Lentils
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- Black gram
- Kidney bean
- Chickpeas
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- Yellow lentil
- Green lentil
- Pink lentil
- Soya bean
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Non Veg
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Non Veg
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- Baked, steamed and grilled poultry and meats
- Egg white
- Boiled Egg white
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Spices
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Spices
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- Spices like red chili (lal mirch)
- Green chili (hari mirchi)
- Cloves (laung)
- Black pepper (kali mirch)
Note – These spices should be avoided in the acidity problem because they cause the heartburn and stomach upset.
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- Fennel (saunf)
- Carom (azwain)
- Fenugreek (methi)
- Cumin (jeera)
- Coriander (dhaniya)
- Mint (Pudina)
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Other Food Items
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Other Food Items
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- Caffeine
- Fast foods
- Carbonated drinks
- Alcohol
- High fat foods
- Spicy foods
- Hot drinks
- Smoking
- Tomato sauce
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- Herbal tea made from cumin-jeera, coriander-dhaniya and fennel seeds – saunf is good to have.
- Take Indian goose berry –amla powder daily after meal.
- Mixture of Indian goose berry, fennel and licorice powder in quantity of 1 tsp is good after each meal.
- Lentils can be taken which are light to digest.
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