Eating raw vegetables or fruits give me really bad heartburn. Any ideas why this is?

Additional info: This condition has affected me most my life, but has gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. It started when I was around 7 and I am now 24 years old. Almost any uncooked fruit or vegetable gives me heartburn. This includes both highly acidic and highly basic fruits and vegetables (everything from oranges to bananas). The heartburn is incredibly debilitating. Often times, I find myself feeling extremely nauseous and produce immense amounts of very thin saliva.

Most the time, if it is cooked or preserved or frozen, the food does not cause me heartburn.

Also, foods which normally give people heartburn (caffeine, spicy foods, greasy foods, etc.) do not affect me in a negative way.

I am currently taking 600 mg of ranitidine everyday. It helps sometimes, but I can’t really count on it to help all the time.

I really want to get back to eating healthy as I feel the lack of fruits and veggies is taking its toll on my body.

Please help!

One Response to Eating raw vegetables or fruits give me really bad heartburn. Any ideas why this is?

  1. To be honest I am not sure why you are getting heartburn from raw vegetables because generally raw food is actually mostly digested in the small intestine. However a very common all natural treatment for heart burn is apple cider vinegar (Organic is best, don’t worry its cheap). Simply dilute two tablespoons into a glass of water and drink after a meal. It also helps with lots of other common ailments. Also make sure to consult a doctor as this may actually be something worse.
    Good Luck

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