Precautions for reflux esophagitis

Reflux esophagitis is a disease that is more common in the West, while there are relatively few patients with reflux esophagitis in our country. However, in recent years, the number of patients with reflux esophagitis has been increasing year by year. Therefore, we must understand some dietary precautions that patients with reflux esophagitis should take, which will help to take good care of patients with reflux esophagitis.

Reflux esophagitis is generally more common in obese people. Patients with reflux esophagitis are generally middle-aged people. To prevent reflux esophagitis, we must quit smoking and drinking.

What are the dietary precautions for reflux esophagitis?

1. Avoid eating before going to bed. Going to bed right after eating can easily cause reflux symptoms and aggravate esophageal reflux. Do not eat spicy foods, as they can aggravate the inflammatory response of the mucous membrane.

2. Avoid eating too cold, too hot, hard and rough food, because too hot food will irritate or burn the esophageal mucosa, too cold food will cause vasoconstriction and ischemia of the esophageal mucosa, and hard and rough food will easily cause friction and aggravate the damage of the esophageal mucosa, so they should not be eaten.

3. Avoid drinking coffee, chocolate, and alcohol, because these drinks can easily increase gastric acid secretion and increase the irritation of the esophageal mucosa by the regurgitated fluid, so they are not suitable for drinking. In addition, smoking can increase gastric acid secretion and aggravate the condition.

Reflux esophagitis diet

1. Avoid eating high-fat foods. A high-fat diet can promote the release of cholecystokinin from the small intestinal mucosa, which can easily lead to reflux of gastrointestinal contents.

2. Avoid drinking and quitting smoking. Nicotine contained in tobacco can reduce the pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter, making it relaxed and aggravating reflux. The main component of alcohol is ethanol, which can not only stimulate gastric acid secretion, but also relax the lower esophageal sphincter, which is one of the causes of gastroesophageal reflux.

3. Pay attention to using less fat, butter and cooking oil in your diet.

4. Avoid eating fried foods.

5. Use less irritating foods, and use less or no foods that can cause a decrease in the tension of the lower esophageal sphincter, such as strong tea, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, fresh lemon juice, fresh orange juice, tomato juice and other sour drinks and irritating condiments, such as curry, pepper, mint, chili, etc.

Above we introduced what reflux esophagitis is. We know that the number of patients with reflux esophagitis in China has been increasing in recent years, so we need to know how to care for patients with reflux esophagitis. We give some precautions for reflux esophagitis in our article.