Warm bowls can mislead. A glass of lemon water beside rice or millet porridge suggests gentleness, yet a stomach prone to gastroesophageal reflux may read that menu as an acid signal rather than relief. Comfort is not universal. For people with reflux or dyspepsia, citrus can provoke heartburn, sour regurgitation, or nausea when gastric acid already irritates the esophagus. Lemon water is no cure....More