Anything from stress to an overactive bladder to the barking puppy next door might keep you awake at night. When it happens throughout the night, acid reflux or “nocturnal heartburn” is a frequent sleep disruptor.
Do you get sick of grabbing for antacids or holding your chest when you wake up in the middle of the night? What if changing your bedroom arrangement was all it took to alleviate acid reflux and the sleep disturbance it causes? Shilpa Mehra Dang, M.D., a gastroenterologist and internal medicine practitioner at Medical Offices of Manhattan in New York City, explains as part of a group of doctors that if you suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lying flat might cause acid to reflux back into your throat. Read the article.
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