Is ice cream bad for acid reflux?

Ice cream feels cooling but is usually high in fat and sugar, and chocolate or mint flavours add their own triggers.

Tips

• Keep portions small and avoid it late at night.

Try instead

Frozen banana "nice cream" or sorbet (not citrus)

Is it a trigger for you?

Reactions vary a lot between people. Log ice cream in the symptom diary for two weeks: it shows how often each food is followed by symptoms. Then try two weeks without it and compare.

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