Brief Answer: gastroesophageal reflux disease Detailed Answer: HI, thanks for using healthcare magic It sounds as though you are suffering from GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). This is normally associated with symptoms such as : (1)bloating , excess burping, (2) pain in the upper stomach and chest usually burning but can be a sticking feeling in some persons (3)acid taste in mouth (4)excess salivation (5)nausea and vomiting (6)cough GERD can be made worse by some foods such as the 2 you mentioned. Other foods you should avoid are: mint, spicy foods, tomato and other acidic foods (oranges, pineapple, grapefruit,lemons), fried or fatty foods,alcohol, sodas. In addition you need to use small meals, small meals would reduce acid formation. There is also medication that can help you such as prilosec, prevacid, nexium. These would reduce your symptom and help you to feel a lot better. As you mentioned, weight loss would help because it would reduce the stress or pressure on the stomach and there fore reduce the reflux of food. There are different dietary changes either low fat/low calorie diet or low carb diet. The low cab normally has the faster response. It would involve reducing carbohydrate intake such as rice/pastaa/bread/biscuits/potato/sweet potato/sodas/high carb vegetables. Meals would consist mainly of protein with salad or vegetables Water intake would need to be increased I hope this helps,feel free to ask any other questions

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