Gardening time is here, but this year we have a problem. The wife has acid
reflux disease. We planted tomatos, peppers, green beans, lettuce, spinach,
zuccini, and a few other things in the past. We were really big into
tomatos and peppers..would you believe :-( Can anyone suggest different
varieties that have a low acid content or some ideas about vegetables to
plant that would be more tolerable for the wife. TIA.
TomC

"TomC" writes:

Gardening time is here, but this year we have a problem. The wife
has acid reflux disease. We planted tomatos, peppers, green beans,
lettuce, spinach, zuccini, and a few other things in the past. We
were really big into tomatos and peppers..would you believe :-( Can
anyone suggest different varieties that have a low acid content or
some ideas about vegetables to plant that would be more tolerable
for the wife. TIA.

I used to have terrible acid reflux, bad enough to wake me up at
nights. I completely eliminated it by eating a low-carb diet. It's
like flipping a switch -- a couple days of low-carb and the burning
was gone; a couple days of popcorn and ice cream and it's back.

As long as I keep my diet free of high-carb items like sugar, bread,
potatoes, and corn, I can eat all the vegetables I want, including
acidic ones like tomatoes and peppers. Vegetables taste better and
are more nutritious anyway.


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Aaron

White/pale yellow tomatoes are milder, there are also 'burpless'
cucumbers. I find drinking lots of water and eating oatmeal helps
more than looking for low-acid vegies. Hope this helps...

On 08 May 2003 11:02:08 -0500, Aaron Baugher
wrote in part:


I used to have terrible acid reflux, bad enough to wake me up at
nights. I completely eliminated it by eating a low-carb diet. It's
like flipping a switch -- a couple days of low-carb and the burning
was gone; a couple days of popcorn and ice cream and it's back.

As long as I keep my diet free of high-carb items like sugar, bread,
potatoes, and corn, I can eat all the vegetables I want, including
acidic ones like tomatoes and peppers. Vegetables taste better and
are more nutritious anyway.

My wife's, sisters', and a friend's experiences are exactly the same -
low carb results in no heartburn. Many other people following Adkins'
diet advice have made the same observation.

Harold

The lowcarb diet is something we tried a few years ago to loose some
weight. I did, but she didn't and she wasn't a happy camper :-(. I'll pass
on your experiences and see if she wants to try it again.
Thanks for the replys!
TomC

Harold Olivier wrote in article
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On 08 May 2003 11:02:08 -0500, Aaron Baugher
wrote in part:


I used to have terrible acid reflux, bad enough to wake me up at
nights. I completely eliminated it by eating a low-carb diet. It's
like flipping a switch -- a couple days of low-carb and the burning
was gone; a couple days of popcorn and ice cream and it's back.

As long as I keep my diet free of high-carb items like sugar, bread,
potatoes, and corn, I can eat all the vegetables I want, including
acidic ones like tomatoes and peppers. Vegetables taste better and
are more nutritious anyway.

My wife's, sisters', and a friend's experiences are exactly the same -
low carb results in no heartburn. Many other people following Adkins'
diet advice have made the same observation.

Harold

On 8 May 2003 14:54:36 GMT, "TomC" wrote:

Gardening time is here, but this year we have a problem. The wife has acid
reflux disease. We planted tomatos, peppers, green beans, lettuce, spinach,
zuccini, and a few other things in the past. We were really big into
tomatos and peppers..would you believe :-( Can anyone suggest different
varieties that have a low acid content or some ideas about vegetables to
plant that would be more tolerable for the wife. TIA.
TomC

Is she being treated for it? With Prilosec or something similar?

If so, she should be able to eat a reasonable diet.

Please respond if she's under treatment; I'm concerned.


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Polar

Yes, she's under a doctor's care and is taking prescription meds. Yet, if
she eats acidic foods, it comes back to haunt her. Thanks for your concern.

Polar wrote in article
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On 8 May 2003 14:54:36 GMT, "TomC" wrote:

Gardening time is here, but this year we have a problem. The wife has
acid
reflux disease. We planted tomatos, peppers, green beans, lettuce,
spinach,
zuccini, and a few other things in the past. We were really big into
tomatos and peppers..would you believe :-( Can anyone suggest different
varieties that have a low acid content or some ideas about vegetables to
plant that would be more tolerable for the wife. TIA.
TomC

Is she being treated for it? With Prilosec or something similar?

If so, she should be able to eat a reasonable diet.

Please respond if she's under treatment; I'm concerned.


--
Polar

"TomC" wrote in message news:01c3156c$dd074bc0$LocalHost@default...
Gardening time is here, but this year we have a problem. The wife has acid
reflux disease. We planted tomatos, peppers, green beans, lettuce, spinach,
zuccini, and a few other things in the past. We were really big into
tomatos and peppers..would you believe :-( Can anyone suggest different
varieties that have a low acid content or some ideas about vegetables to
plant that would be more tolerable for the wife. TIA.
TomC

I don't think that the acid content of the foods has very much to
do with it. My mother gets it with eggs, I get it with carrots,
caffein and orange Gatorade, and my sister gets it with some other
foods. Tomatoes don't bother me in the least as most other acid foods
including oranges and murcots don't either.
I think that experimenting around and finding out just which
foods cause the problem and avoiding or reducing the intake those
particular foods will reduce the discomfort more than avoidance of
acid foods unless it is a particular acid food that is causing the
problem in the first place.

"James Mayer" wrote

I don't think that the acid content of the foods has very much to
do with it.

As an addendum, there's really no such thing as "low acid" tomatoes. USDA
studies have found that tomatoes of different colors, sizes, etc. are all of
(roughly) the same acidity. Differences in "bite" come from other compounds
and sugars in the fruit.

Jason

A great low acid tomato is the White Wonder or the White Bianca (at
www.pepperjoes.com Tell him Carla Goodloe sent ya.) He may have some
low acid peppers too. Just email him. He does respond pretty fast. I
believe the Golden variety of tomatoes such as Golden Boy or Golden
Ray are lower in acid than red varieties. A good red variety that I
enjoyed was the Striped Marvel. It is highly sweet and delicious and
I didn't get indigestion from eating it. Hope this helps!

Carla


"TomC" wrote in message news:01c3156c$dd074bc0$LocalHost@default...
Gardening time is here, but this year we have a problem. The wife has acid
reflux disease. We planted tomatos, peppers, green beans, lettuce, spinach,
zuccini, and a few other things in the past. We were really big into
tomatos and peppers..would you believe :-( Can anyone suggest different
varieties that have a low acid content or some ideas about vegetables to
plant that would be more tolerable for the wife. TIA.
TomC

Water makes bile rise up in my throat when I drink it on an empty
stomach. So watch out for that too. I can't eat oatmeal; it makes me
gag. I prefer grits or cream of wheat or cheerios (for oats) with
blueberries in them.

Good response. Makes for great conversation!

Carla

(Pen) wrote in message . com...
White/pale yellow tomatoes are milder, there are also 'burpless'
cucumbers. I find drinking lots of water and eating oatmeal helps
more than looking for low-acid vegies. Hope this helps...

I did not know that. But it's been awhile since I've read much on
gardening. I just garden my way out back. I haven't had much time to
read about gardening. Too busy reading other stuff and catching up on
books now that I am out of school.

www.eou.edu has a great agricultural program. Wish they'd get some
organic classes going. They also have Distance Education and that's
how I graduated with a BS while living in Calif. and Alabama when the
school is in Oregon.

Carla

"Jason Quick" wrote in message ...
"James Mayer" wrote

I don't think that the acid content of the foods has very much to
do with it.

As an addendum, there's really no such thing as "low acid" tomatoes. USDA
studies have found that tomatoes of different colors, sizes, etc. are all of
(roughly) the same acidity. Differences in "bite" come from other compounds
and sugars in the fruit.

Jason