Why do some wheat products give me heartburn and others not?
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Peter asked:
I’m fine with pasta, flour tortillas and about half the foods I eat, but bread almost always gives me heartburn. What could it be?
I’m fine with pasta, flour tortillas and about half the foods I eat, but bread almost always gives me heartburn. What could it be?
February 11th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
try whole wheat bread? I dont know maybe ask your doc that is a tough one
February 13th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
That’s a good question, surely if you were allergic to wheat then you would react to ALL the foods that contain it……According to Dr. James Breneman, past president of the American College of Allergists, persistent heartburn from a particular food is a reliable symptom of allergy to that food. Food allergies stimulate histamine release, which stimulates stomach-acid secretion. Most common offenders are cow’s-milk products, wheat, eggs, corn, beef, soy, and some citrus fruits…..Something i did notice about the examples you listed of wheat pasta and tortillas not giving u heartburn but wheat bread almost always does…….bread has yeast to help it rise but pasta and tortillas don’t……maybe the foods that give you heartburn have an ingredient in common other than the wheat……or maybe they are processed in a different way….which could explain why not ALL wheat containing foods cause a problem ; ]