[chickenfeed]

There's foods that trigger GERD for me, and I used to roll around the floor every night in agony, not knowing quite what was going on, as it was my norm.

To fix late night issues, I just have to eat before 6pm.

Chew properly. Soups kill me. And anything tomato sauced based is out.

Also weirdly oatmeal can trigger issues for me. But I can get away with it in the morning. I think it's also a chewing issue.

A huge amount of digestion happens in the mouth. So now I get my partner to pre-chew most of my foods for me.

[ThePowerOfFuet]

>So now I get my partner to pre-chew most of my foods for me.

Umm... what's stopping you from chewing them yourself?

[sergers]

Umm yea sorry, can you explain the pre-chew food.

Why not blend/mince the food if it's a digestion issue

[chickenfeed]

It was a joke, of course I don't get my partner to chew my foods for me. The blending is not so much the issue. It's the saliva being an important part of the digestive process that counts. Blended soups can upset my gut, probably as I don't chew.

[selimthegrim]

Brings a new meaning to Caves of Qud

[thelastparadise]

> pre-chew

Can you please explain this? I was following along nicely until this part.

[chickenfeed]

It's just play. Meaning that I'm too lazy to even chew my own food, so I get someone else to do it. Like on Ferenginar.

[meristohm]

You have a loving and supportive partner :)

I enlist yeast and bacteria to pre-chew some of my food, namely in sauerkraut/kimchi. Cooking also is a form of pre-chewing.

[justinclift]

> And anything tomato sauced based is out.

Does orange juice also cause issues?

[chickenfeed]

Yes.