Snack Ideas for GERD Patients

When stomach acid continually rushes back into the tube between your mouth and stomach (oesophagus), it causes gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Your esophageal lining may become irritated by this backwash (acid reflux).

Many people occasionally have acid reflux. However, chronic acid reflux might lead to GERD if it occurs frequently over time. GERD can usually be controlled with medication, such as Omeprazole. Making just a few, simple modifications to your current diet is often enough to help reduce the discomforts of GERD. 

If you have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), snacking and mealtimes might be stressful. The treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes a GERD diet.

The GERD diet focuses on cutting out foods that may cause acid reflux in the oesophagus, which is uncomfortable and possibly harmful to your health.

It might be beneficial in the following ways:

• Reduce the strain on the esophageal and stomach muscles
• Reduce the rate at which food passes from the stomach into the intestines
• Boost stomach acid

Fibre is one of the items the GERD diet advises you to eat more of. The muscles between the oesophagus and the stomach are affected by food. Low-fat and low-acid diets will prevent these muscles from opening. You can avoid painful reflux by doing this.

Nuts, Seeds or Trail Mix

You'll be fine as long as your trail mix doesn't include chocolate, dried citrus fruit, or high-fat yoghurt bits. To give yourself a tasty energy boost, eat some nuts and seeds. Use these snacks in inventive ways; sprinkle them over toast with peanut butter or mix them into your cereal. 

Whole Grain Crackers With Low-Fat Cheese

Despite the fact that crackers are excellent, few people prefer to eat them plain. But those who get heartburn need to be cautious about the toppings they use on their crackers. For instance, choose lean meat and low-fat cheeses to top your crackers; this will help you avoid a later uncomfortable acid reflux episode.

Apples & Peanut Butter

Slice some apples (honeycrisps and granny smiths are both nice options), then top with your preferred nut butter. The apple's crispness, tanginess, and juiciness perfectly offset the nut butter's saltiness. Additionally, this snack will provide some protein for you.

Whole Wheat Toast with Jam

This is a risk-free snack as long as you avoid jams and jellies that are totally or mostly made of citrus. Although the majority of people add butter below their jam, you might wish to stay away from the high-fat spreads. If you want to prevent heartburn symptoms, pick a low-fat buttery spread.

Smoothies

You likely know enough at this stage in your acid reflux journey to avoid citrus fruits. However, it's crucial that we bring it up, particularly when discussing smoothies. In actuality, smoothies make a fantastic snack—as long as you don't add the incorrect ingredients. For instance, a tasty snack to get you ready for your next activity is a strawberry banana smoothie with low-fat yoghurt. Yoghurt and bananas also have the added benefit of reducing acid reflux flare-ups.

Veggie Sticks With Hummus

This classic is delicious, crispy, and reflux-free! Try to put a variety of vegetables on your snack plate by cutting your vegetables into matchsticks. Sweet peppers, broccoli, cucumber, and carrot are all excellent vegetables to start with. Vegetables go nicely with red pepper hummus, which is simple to acquire at the grocery store.