Sleeping on my left side is what really helped me.
The esophagus approaches the stomach from the right side, then hooks in to meet it. When you sleep on your right side, and the sphincter muscle is weak, the fluid just goes down like a drain. When you sleep on your left side, even if the muscle is weak, the fluid would need to go up, or the stomach be entirely full, to get into the esophagus.
The esophagus approaches the stomach from the right side, then hooks in to meet it. When you sleep on your right side, and the sphincter muscle is weak, the fluid just goes down like a drain. When you sleep on your left side, even if the muscle is weak, the fluid would need to go up, or the stomach be entirely full, to get into the esophagus.
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