Heartburn from Tuna ?

I already added a comment quite a while ago re heartburn associated with albacore (or any) canned tuna but since I just received a notification that someone commented on this thread, it appears to still be active and I wanted to share that I have great news! I've discovered that Wild Planet canned tuna does not cause this issue. Starkist, Bumblebee, Chicken of the Sea... every one of them causes severe heartburn/GERD symptoms for me. So much so that I completely eliminated all canned tuna from my diet. While at Costco one day, another shopper was adding several stacks of Wild Planet to her cart and we started talking about the subject. She insisted that Wild Planet does not cause heartburn because it is free of everything that the others are processed with. I tried it and it really is true - it's amazing and NO GERD symptoms, I swear!

It is more expensive than the garden variety canned tunas out there but if you've always loved (but had to eliminate it from your diet due to the horrid heartburn) - Wild Planet is the answer.

I have had this problem for years. It doesn’t matter what brand I eat. I eat it alone, out if the can, and I still have the issue. I wonder if it would help to thoroughly rinse it in a colander before eating it. I may try this because I miss eating it so much!

Wow! I am glad I am not the only one who is experiencing this. I have always had stomach issues, acid reflux on and off for many years, and especially in the middle of the night, where it wakes me up and I have to sleep sitting up until it settles down. I used to take Gaviscon, but I don't like taking anything so I try to drink as much water as I can, or have a light snack like a granola bar, which will usually aid in settling it down. I guess I will just have to avoid Tuna for the foreseeable future, even though it is one of my favorites.

Tuna is high in omega 3 which is a fatty acid. So since you have heartburn and or Gerd.adding fat or acid is a horrible thing to do I have Gerd also and it upsets me when I eat tuna or any kind of Omega Rich fatty acid fish. it also happens when I eat avocados sometimes.hope this helps

I was searching for tuna/heartburn and found your posting. Like you, my partner and I love tuna! However, it gives both of us severe heartburn if we do not take an anti acid. We also only buy white albacore in water and have the same reaction from all brands we have tried. Hence, only eat it on occasion and only at lunch with a Pepcid first. I also know this didn’t help, but to let you know there are far more then just you with this inconvenience.

Im commenting because I ate tuna fish today and now I have bad heartburn. I googled it looking for answers, cause I'm on a diet and tuna is on the list but now I have to rethink it,, because I have GERD and that's part of why I'm eating right and dieting

I have experienced the same (mysterious) heartburn symptoms when consuming albacore tuna packed in water (specifically Chicken of the Sea) for the last few months. I typically mix with Best Foods mayo and a little sweet pickle relish. I just want to emphasize that this is not minor irritation and haven't noticed with (any) other foods other than pepperoni-type foods which I no longer consume. No help but at least you aren't alone!

I had never heard of such a thing so it got my curiosity going. For some reason the phosphate additive stuck with me so I went offsite to peruse different things and here is what I found, verbatim: Phosphate salts can irritate the digestive tract and cause stomach upset, diarrhea, constipation, and other problems. I sincerely hope this helps. I was guessing when I thought that possibly the mercury from the fish doesn't mix well with the added phosphate, but came up empty handed on that. Hope this helps and happy tummy days.