Food Psych #296: What If You Have Heartburn?
Christy answers an audience question about how to manage acid reflux without dieting or eliminating foods, and without jeopardizing your recovery from disordered eating.
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Study showing that restrictive eating, binge eating, and compensatory behaviors are associated with heartburn, acid regurgitation, and esophageal issues (Content Warning: weight-stigmatizing language and detailed descriptions of disordered-eating behaviors)
Study showing that regularly eating beyond fullness is associated with nearly triple the risk of GERD (CW: food- and weight-stigmatizing language, nutritional minutiae)
Evidence that reflux is more common with strenuous exercise (CW: exercise types and durations mentioned)
Evidence for cutting out foods is quite mixed and limited (CW: food- and weight-stigmatizing language, nutritional minutiae)
Research has found that for most patients with GERD, stress exacerbates their symptoms (CW: weight-stigmatizing language)
Increased anxiety levels are associated with significantly worse heartburn and pain
H2 blockers are associated with a much lower risk of adverse outcomes than PPIs