Is cake bad for acid reflux?

Cake is usually high in fat and sugar. A small slice is often fine, but rich, creamy or chocolate cakes are more likely to cause symptoms.

Tips

• Choose a small slice of a plainer cake, like sponge, and not late at night.

Try instead

Plain sponge or a slice of malt loaf

Is it a trigger for you?

Reactions vary a lot between people. Log cake 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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