Ulcer Diet Addendum
Updated 7/20/07
According to
CDC, nearly all seafood-related deaths in the United States are caused by
a bacterium
called Vibrio vulnificus. It is a tissue-destroying disease, actually a
flesh-eating
bacteria.
People
can be infected by contaminated seafood. Raw shellfish, particularly oysters,
pose the greatest risk, the agency says, especially if it comes from the Gulf of
Mexico during the summer months.
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Chewing gum
Studies show that chewing gum after a meal can significantly reduce the severity
of heartburn.
Heartburn, or reflux, is fluids in the stomach
traveling up into the esophagus. The saliva stimulated by chewing neutralizes
acid and drives fluids back to the stomach.
In 2005 The Journal of Dental Research published a
study in which researchers fed 31 people heartburn-inducing meals and then had
certain random ones of them chew sugar-free gum for 30 minutes. Acid levels in
them were lower compared to the control subjects.
In 2001 a similar study found the beneficial effects
last up to three hours.
A study published in 2002, by scientists at the
non-profit Oklahoma Foundation for Digestive Research, found that chewing
antacid gum was more effective than chewable antacid tablets after eating.
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