What Causes GERD?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
3. Certain Foods
Different people are able to handle different types of food in different ways to others. Some people, for example, can handle very spicy food no problem. Others will have some very uncomfortable side effects even after eating a mildly spicy food. We tend to know which ones we can handle, and we also tend to know which ones cause GERD.
Spicy foods can cause GERD in quite a lot of people, as can some fatty foods. Other people will have problems with onions and/or tomato, and chocolate can cause the symptom for some unfortunate people. Keeping a diary of what you eat can help you to recognize which food you should avoid.
