An Unmistakeable Journey

As you may be aware, I've recently been diagnosed with reflux induced esophagitis. I've been on reflux meds for years, with the exception of when I was pregnant. So I figure its about time to change my diet. No one ever told me that there was a better diet for people with reflux, so I probably just aggravated my symptoms. Looking back, most of the things that bothered me most when I was pregnant are on the reflux no-no list. Now with my esophagitis, I did a little research, and decided its about time to cut out the things that make reflux flare.

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I always knew I had a problem with chocolate. I never really quite understood why until now. Tomatoes while I was pregnant drove me INSANE and faithfully I threw them up.

So here's what I cut out that I can remember at the moment:

Oranges

Orange Juice

Cranberries

Cranberry Juice

Anything tomato related.

Chocolate

Mint

Spicy foods

Dairy products (a lot in part cause of my allergy/intolerance)

Many raw fruits and veggies

Bacon (I know sad day!)

Pepper

My favorite okay foods

Cooked spinach

Applesauce

Those baby puff things, I obsess over the sweet potato flavor

Hummus (with baby carrots or pretzels)

Baked potatoes

Apple Juice

Water

Rice Milk

Carob

Cantaloupe

What I miss?

Honestly there isn't a whole lot I miss. I stopped missing eating the cheap food items almost three years ago when I started eating gluten free, so I don't miss that. What I miss is eating tomatoes and black pepper. I miss some of the spicy foods sure, but honestly there isn't a whole lot of those that I miss. I miss having bacon. And I miss eating spaghetti!

What I don't miss?

This is an easy one. I don't miss the sore throat, the hard time swallowing, the constant feeling of something being stuck in my throat, the heartburn, the days where I feel like I'm gonna die. I don't miss the unexplained coughing either.