Suggest Diet To Avoid Gas And Acid Reflux During Pregnancy

Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2014

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Question : What are the non Gassy food that I can provide my 17wk pregnant wife who is suffering from GERD/Acid reflux.

Answered by Dr. T Shobha Deepak (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: Avoid oily/spicy food Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Namasthe Dear Mr XXXXXXX I do understand your concern about the right diet to be given during pregnancy to prevent / aggravate GERD. I would advise the following which will definitely help as has helped many of my patients 1. Good diet habits: Regular intake of meals. Small quantity frequent meals is preferable. Three large meals a day causes sudden distension of stomach and may induce reflux. Its advisable to split the meals into 6. Let there be fixed time for eating and in between whenever she is hungry she can have small snacks. I would suggest the following * Adequate water intake: Water if consumed along with food may provoke reflux. Follow rule of 1: 1 glass of water 1 hour before and 1 glass of water 1 hour after meals will ensure adequate intake of water which is very much essential especially during pregnancy. It will also not affect nutrition. * Avoid following: Spicy , Oily food, Legumes like dhal, Caffeinated beverages/carbonated beverages. Avoid junk food like chips, popcorn, chocolates, pizza and Burgers, cheese, Butter. * High fiber diet: 2 servings of Vegetable salad a day * Fruits: Two servings of fruits preferable one should be a citrus fruit. Avoid juices(they do not contain fiber and any liquid food will provoke reflux). I hope this helped. Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you. Wishing you a happy Parenthood. Take Care Best Regards Dr T Shobha Deepak MBBS,MD

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. T Shobha Deepak (7 hours later)

Thanks Dr. T XXXXXXX XXXXXXX This is helpful. May I request you to few more items name that should be good? For example her diet so far was mainly rice & potato & okra & parwal - All boiled. But I recently found that potato is gaseous and also that everyday having the same diet is not helping as it converts into unbalanced food and she is loosing more wait. So I would oblige if you can provide me a balanced diet plan. Thanks in anticipation! Tanks & Regards XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. T Shobha Deepak (6 hours later)

Brief Answer: Green leafy vegetables very beneficial Detailed Answer: Hi Dear Mr XXXXXXX I would suggest the following 1. Breakfast: Cereal like Wheat porridge(dalia or lapsi as its called). Oatmeal, Omelette, thick tomato soup. Serving of fruit and also Milk ( Do include Milk + Pro PL powder) 2. Lunch: Green leafy vegetable like Spinach,lettuce . Include Chapathi( I am sorry i am not aware of your cultural background) . Vegetable salad: Cucumber, Beetroot , Cabbage Fish and chicken will also be helpful 3. Dinner: Fresh green peas, Drumsticks, Beans, Also include curds/yoghurt in breakfast I hope this helped. Take Care Best Regards Dr T Shobha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar