Does chocolate upset your stomach?
Today I stopped at Dilly Deli (love that name) for two, warm Ultimate Chocolate Chip cookies. I rarely do that. Devoured them while driving. Yum.
Immediately got an upset stomach.
"I have bad news for you," my doctor said years ago. "You need to stop eating chocolate. Cocoa relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, causing acid reflux."
My heart sank. I love dark chocolate. Pass the Tums.
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Thankfully no. But citrus foods and alcohol can and/or does.
demifeministgal
Level 8
Mar 25, 2019
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I take a pill that allows me to eat all this stuff, I choose not to with the exception of Chocolate and an occasional beer or Scotch.
dalefvictor
Level 8
Mar 25, 2019
2
Doesn't bother me any. If I had a big bar of dark chocolate I would most likely eat the whole bar. The strange thing is that my doctors have me on a med that they say helps you with acid reflux and I do not have acid reflux. It's plain old Ranitidine and this must be a "doctor thing." Do I get indigestion and take this stuff. Yes, but it does not happen often. I eat or drink all of the stuff shown in that picture. I can also eat hot peppers and hot chili with no bad effects.
DenoPenno
Level 9
Mar 25, 2019
1
I remember eating an entire giant bag of peanut M&M's at Star Trek III in 1984. I was fine for an hour or so after arriving home. Then, not so much, lol. I've never eaten that much chocolate at once ever again.
greyeyed123
Level 7
Mar 25, 2019
1
Do you have your gall bladder?
AmmaRE007
Level 7
Mar 25, 2019
1
Yes, I have a gallbladder. Why do you ask?
Looks like my usual diet.
jerry99
Level 8
Mar 25, 2019
3
What looks like your usual diet?
@LiterateHiker The picture of foods causing heartburn. 
OTOH They're not helping with my weight problem.
I must have a cast iron stomach. I never have heartburn.
wordywalt
Level 9
Mar 25, 2019
1
Lucky you!
Mmmmmm dark chocolate!
Charlene
Level 9
Mar 25, 2019
2
My sentiments - exactly.
I used to get heartburn now & then, but never from chocolate.
I’m a huge dark chocolate fan. 72% cacoa is where I like it.
indirect76
Level 7
Mar 25, 2019
2
@indirect
My sweet spot is 46% high quality, dark chocolate. From Australia, Karen brought me a big bar of exquisite dark chocolate.
Stuck it in the cupboard and forgot about it. Delightful discovery.
@LiterateHiker,
i don't think anything below 50% is considered high quality dark chocolate. when i occasionally pick up a bar it's 87% cacao. i've had 95%, which must be the limit.
Why are you so argumentative? To each his own.
@indirect76 i enjoyed reading this, and i thought your arbitrary self superiority was totally in-line, since i also enjoy darker chocolates.
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