WebMD Video Tells Viewers How To Replace Antacid Medicine Like Zantac With Healthy Diet Choices

Avoiding fatty and fried food is the first step in preventing heartburn and acid reflux pain

Saturday, April 24, 2021 - On April 1, 2020, over 15 million Zantac and other ranitidine users were left in the lurch, unable to find their favorite heartburn and acid reflux medicine, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled the drug. Thousands of former Zantac users have filed lawsuits accusing the drug of containing high levels of NDMA and causing stomach, bladder, and esophageal cancer. Since then, users who are unwilling to change their eating habits have relied on temporary solutions to heartburn like taking Alka-Seltzer, Tums, and Rolaids, all of which can help for around 30 minutes. Medical experts warn, however, that those medicines are not intended for long-term use and the side effects can be worse than the underlying condition. Nutritionists agree that heartburn and acid indigestion pain can be avoided if certain foods are eliminated from the diet. Doctors at WebMd.com have put together a list of such foods. Not only that, people who wish to avoid heartburn pain should avoid eating foods that have been fried.

Foods low in acid help the esophageal sphincter open and shut and keep acid in the stomach where it belongs, according to WebMD's "Best and Worst Foods for Heartburn." The video's producers recommend eating lean meats like turkey and chicken, and low-acid fruits like apples and pears. Low-acid vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, and green leafy lettuce are also recommended to lower stomach acid production. These foods also digest better and allow the stomach to naturally empty itself and the esophageal sphincter to close shut. Low-acid vegetables have a natural acid that can help to curb acid reflux, according to the video.

Also on the heartburn relief recommended foods list are root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and such because they are low in acid. Doctors recommend trying to eat fennel and ginger to release bile and relieve heartburn symptoms. Foods to avoid are citrus fruits and vegetables like lemons, tomatoes, and oranges. The esophageal sphincters' can also be partially paralyzed by mints, chocolate, caffeine, and alcohol and allow stomach acid to rise into the other parts of the digestive tract where they do not belong. The video also tells of fatty foods "hanging around" longer in the stomach as they take longer to break down, forcing the stomach to produce more acid.

Diet changes aside, a person should see their doctor right away if making these positive dietary changes do not produce the desired, long-term pain relief. Persistent heartburn could be a sign of esophageal cancer that was caused by stomach acid burning the delicate non-insulated tissues of the esophagus, the tube in between the throat and the stomach. Esophageal cancer is linked with obesity as overeating can physically force the esophageal sphincter to remain open and stomach acid to escape. Studies show that obese people are six times more likely to develop cancer of the esophagus in people with no family history of the disease.

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