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Be careful how you prepare your food

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Did you know that certain cooking techniques could trigger heartburn? Foods cooked in oil or butter can remain longer in the stomach and can cause digestive problems. Try cooking methods such as roasting, baking, broiling, poaching or steaming.

Recipes and Food Preparation
Recipes that will help heartburn-sufferers prepare food that will aide in good digestion. It isn't just the foods you select that help you with the heartburn. It is also important how the foods are prepared.

Dining Out Guide For Heartburn Sufferers
Just as at home, eating certain foods in restaurants can trigger heartburn. There are methods you can use to use to limit acid reflux. Acid reflux sufferers need to make heartburn-friendly food choices, know how the food is prepared, select beverages and portion sizes that will prevent the acid reflux.

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