Mamashealth.com Home Digestive Health Appendicitis Celiac Disease Children With Ulcers Cholecystitis Constipation Crohn's Disease Digestive Bleeding Diverticulosis EG Esophageal Ulcer Fecal Impaction Fecal Incontinence Food Poisoning Gas Gastritis Gastroenteritis Gastroparesis GERD GERD and babies Heal Ulcers Heart Burn Hemochromatosis Indigestion IBS IBS Help Lactose Intolerance Liver Cirrhosis Mega Colon Menetrier's Disease Pancreatitis Peritonitis Proctitis Rapid Gas Emptying Reduce Gas Smoking effects Stomach Flu Stomach Ulcer Stomach Ulcer Diet Treating Ulcers Ulcerative Colitis Whipple's Disease Zollinger-Ellison Links Email Mama Gastric bypass surgery Gastric bypass surgery risks Gastric bypass surgery: afterward After tummy tuck surgery Tummy tuck surgery Tummy tuck surgery risks Sign up for the MamasHealth Newsletter	Diets for Stomach Ulcers? This diet is a guideline that may help to decrease gastric irritation and excessive gastric acid secretion. This diet may also help prevent uncomfortable side effects such as heartburn. ***This is only a guideline. Before changing your diet, please consult your doctor. Eat three small meals and three snacks evenly spaced throughout the day. It is important to avoid periods of hunger or overeating. Eat slowly and chew foods well. Be relaxed at mealtime. Sit up while eating and for 1 hour afterward. Avoid eating within 3 hours before bedtime. Bedtime snacks can cause gastric acid secretion during the night. Cut down on caffeine-containing foods and beverages, citrus and tomato products, and chocolate if these foods cause discomfort. Include a good source of protein (milk, meat, egg, cheese, etc.) at each meal and snack. Antacids should be taken in the prescribed dose, One-hour and 3 hours after meals and prior to bedtime. This regimen is most likely to keep the acidity of the stomach at the most stable and lowest level. Milk and cream feedings should not be used as antacid therapy. Although milk protein has an initial neutralizing effect on gastric acid, it is also a very potent stimulator. Hourly feedings of milk have been shown to produce a lower pH than three regular meals. Caffeine-containing beverages (coffee, tea, and cola drinks) and decaffeinated coffee cause increased gastric acid production but may be taken in moderation at or near mealtime, if tolerated.	Featured Book
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