Nutritional avoidance

Dietary avoidance

・ Food that are acidic or otherwise irritative

・ Citrus fruits

・ Tomatoes

・ Onions

・ Carbonated beverages

・ Spicy foods

・ Foods that can cause gastric reflux

・ Fatty or fried foods

・ Coffee, tea, and caffeinated beverages

・ Chocolate

・ Mint

Nutritional addition

Probiotics

Lifestyle

Smoking cessation

・ Weight reduction for patients who are overweight (BMI 25.0 - 29.9) or obese (BMI > 30.0) or whose onset of symptoms was concurrent with weight gain within normal range (BMI 18.5 - 24.9)

・ Reduction in alcohol consumption

Nighttime symptoms

・ Avoidance of eating within 3 hr before bedtime

・ Elevation of head of bed

Post prandial symptoms

・ Consumption of smaller and more frequent meals

・ Avoidance of Lying down after meal

Abdominal obesity

・ Avoidance of tight garments