Diet

[Baed]

Does anyone know how long you're supposed to wait before bringing back "trigger" foods into your diet. My doctor said I can do it by the end of this month, but I am a bit nervous because I don't know how to go about doing this. I know I'm not supposed to bring them all back at once but do I just eat a trigger food then wait a few days? I don't get it. I am concerned that if I even eat one trigger food, my esophagus will swell up again. Has anybody started incorporating trigger foods into your diet? Also, I am concerned because I don't usually FEEL reflux. It is more silent, I think sometimes.

[selmaS]

  Hi.,..u may want to keep a journal and only try one item at a time so u can keep track and see which foods are ok...and slowly add them to other foods as it can be the way  more than one food  item ur body is reacting to....

Did u have surgery?

I wait till I feel ok and then I have one item but I take my meds with that food be it pizza, or some type of pasta....and I try to only have it once in a week so as not to cause a flare....but u need to start slowly and keep track of what u tried and how u felt.

Good luck

[Baed]

No, I did not. I just am trying to start incorporating more foods again. So, you only try one food a week and see how it works for you?

[selmaS]

  Yes, bcuz if I tried more how would I know which one caused the issue....I still try to watch what I eat and how much each week to try and keep things balanced that way I do not need the meds....

I do tend to need the GERD meds when my IBS flares they seem to go hand in hand, but if I can keep each calm I can go with out meds for long periods of time. and that is with watching my diet as well.

[Baed]

I tried some trigger foods, and it didn't bother me but 24 hours later, I had a bit of heartburn. That wouldn't be from the trigger food, would it?

[selmaS]

  It could be this is why for a full week I only introduce one new food....many with GERD can also have a very slow motility so, for some reflux or heart burn can occur a good day later after eating something that was a trigger food.