Increased acidity of the stomach: how to eat properly

The increased acidity of the stomach, in the first place, is due to the presence in it of a large amount of hydrochloric acid. Normally, this level should be about half a percent of the total amount of gastric juice. To reduce the amount of this acid, in addition to taking medications, you must follow a diet that has its own characteristics. From the correctness of nutrition depends largely on the recovery of a person and a further full life.
Foods with increased gastric acidity should include foods that do not require a large amount of gastric juice for processing. Therefore, from the daily menu, it is necessary to delete the pickles, sauces, spices, onions, cucumbers, garlic, fried dishes, fresh bread, strong tea, and also alcoholic beverages( especially beer and wine).
A person who wants the increased acidity to recede, and also the unpleasant symptoms have disappeared, should be clearly aware that a curative diet is one of the main conditions for recovery.
In case of abnormalities of the stomach, it is necessary to observe gentle nutrition. It is important to exclude the possibility of mechanical damage to its mucosa, as well as reduce the formation of juice. Dietary nutrition includes the use of weak tea, homemade cottage cheese, low-fat cooked meat, boiled fish, berries and sweet fruits. An important condition is the consumption of food without bread, which is allowed to eat only in dried form( only white) and only as it recovers.

If increased acidity develops, the following tips for cooking should be followed. During cooking, it is necessary to remember that fried foods can excite gastric secretory functions, and boiled - on the contrary, soothe. Drinks should be warm, and in no case not hot. When improving the condition, it is allowed to eat unprocessed cooked food. In this case, meat and fish should be eaten in separate pieces, which should be chewed as long as possible.
As general recommendations it is necessary to say that you can not overload the stomach with a lot of food, especially at night. Eating should be done every five hours.
When worried about heartburn, belching and acidity, a diet is simply necessary. However, this does not mean that you will completely abandon a varied and tasty meal.
In case of acute symptoms, products should be avoided whose balance( pH) is less than 5. They can trigger a more severe exacerbation. Such prohibited products include citrus fruits, tomatoes, fruit and vegetable juices, mustard, sausages, hams, carbonated sweet drinks, chocolate, butter.
At high acidity, the following alkaline products are recommended: salads, liquid cereals, turkey, boiled eggs, chicken meat, legumes, oat flakes, potatoes, pasta, agave, olive oil, honey, chamomile tea, ginger.
With proper organization of the diet, high acidity and accompanying unpleasant symptoms will pass without taking medications.
A diet can become weight loss, as saturated fatty foods are excluded.

The disadvantages of a diet with increased acidity is that it is necessary to exclude many foods from food, especially when acute manifestations. Most of the recommended products have a high enough cost. Some meals will require extra time.
Observe the correct diet and diet with increased acidity is necessary until the symptoms of the disease disappear completely, and then continue it for a couple of weeks. After this period, food can be gradually included in small quantities.