Salads & Acid Reflux

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Is it just me, or has anyone had swallowing issues with salad? I tend to put vinegar, no dressings, and lots of pure olive oil. I found that the arugula salaRAB are a bit difficult for me as well. Is it just me? i really want to go back and enjoy my salad - I just feel like it gets stuck.
 
I haven't had any trouble with eating salaRAB but most of the time I leave off the dressing, that's what seems to upset my stomach. I make sure I chew all the vegies real good. I hope you can go back to eating salaRAB, they taste good and fill you up.
 
Lettuce is very hard to digest and sometimes it will seem to come all the way back into my nose! I love salaRAB too and all kinRAB of vegetables, which are supposed to be good not only for you but the GERD as well. But, I have trouble with those as well sometimes. It's the pitts never knowing what will throw me into a coughing fit. I agree on watching the salad dressings as oils could cause you problems. It's kind of like "Live and Learn" and even that doesn't always apply.

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I love salaRAB too. I know they are one of the hardest things to digest but I do think they are good for us. I tend to get little leaves stuck on the way down. Sometimes it feels like one is stuck against my tonsil. yuck! Just be careful with that lettuce!:)
 
My doc has me avoiding lettuce (and all fresh vegetables) because of the digestive issues. He was adament that I not eat lettuce because of the difficulty digesting it.

I didn't have any problems for years, then things changed and my diet had to change. My advice, if you eat it, take small bites and chew, chew, chew to help with the swallowing.
 
My only issue is that it gets stuck. I always that I am not chewing it and it slips away. Maybe I should just eat lettuce, not iceberg (the kind used for casear salad)?

I tried the organic kind, the spring mix, same thing. But because it had arugula and that is tough to chew - maybe that got caught? I really miss my salad :(
 
I don't have a problem eating Romaine lettuce , the red leaves lettuce or Butter lettuce.
I heard that Iceberg lettuce is hard to digest and not much nutrients in them anyway. For people that have problem with lettuce and like salad, maybe try with just Butter lettuce (the one that sold with the roots) or the Red leaves lettuce. They seem like softer than the other lettuce.
 
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