Say Goodbye to Nighttime Heartburn with This One Trick

Описание: The moment you lie down, heartburn hits. Acid in throat, burning. Can't sleep. Here's why this happens to seniors and the simple fix.

Why seniors get heartburn lying down:

Lower esophageal sphincter weakens with age:
Muscle between stomach and esophagus
Supposed to stay closed, keep acid down
Loosens over time, doesn't seal properly

Gravity helps when upright:
Acid stays in stomach
Lie flat = gravity stops helping
Acid flows backward up into esophagus
Feel it burning

Hiatal hernia common in seniors:
Part of stomach pushes through diaphragm
Makes acid reflux worse lying down
Anatomy already compromised

Eating too close to bedtime:
Stomach full, producing acid to digest
Lie down = all that acid flows up

The solution:

Elevate head of bed:
NOT pillows under head (bends body wrong)
Elevate ENTIRE head of bed
Put blocks under legs or get wedge pillow under mattress
6-8 inches elevation
Gravity works for you again

Sleep on left side:
Stomach anatomy favors this
Entrance to stomach on right
Sleep on left = acid stays down better

Don't eat 3 hours before bed:
Give stomach time to empty
Less in stomach = less acid to reflux

Avoid trigger foods at dinner:
Tomatoes, citrus, spicy food
Chocolate, caffeine
All make acid reflux worse

If elevation and timing don't help:

Talk to doctor:
Medication can reduce stomach acid
Make sleep possible again

Heartburn at night is fixable.

You don't have to sleep sitting up 💜🌙

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