Americans are eating at home in record numbers these days, with many who have never been that comfortable in the kitcehn suddenly forced to cook — and to shop in food stores with limited supplies.
Finding it all spells some indigestion for you? Well maybe it’s not your cooking so much as what you’re cooking and eating these days. Cooking Light ran this insightful story on eight types of foods that can cause indegestion. Some of these may surprise you, others you should know you shouldn’t overdo.

Top of the list is fried foods, no surrpise there. “They can lead to tummy aches and diarrhea for some, or possibly contribute to reflux for those who experience it,” Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN, and author of The Protein-Packed Breakfast Club, says in its article.
A surprising one might be raw vegetables but I know from experience they can be a killer depending on your stomach and how it reacts to them.
Other items on the list:
- Sugar-Free Packaged Foods
- Chewing Gum
- Coffee
- Garlic and Onions
- Soft Cheeses
- Legumes
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