Managing Acid Reflux Symptoms While Sleeping - Changing Your Life For The Better

When you suffer from indigestion or acid reflux, getting good nights sleep can be very difficult Heartburn or nausea may keep you awake and nighttime is one of the most common times people battle acid reflux.

Getting good nights sleep can be very difficult when you suffer from indigestion
or acid reflux. Heartburn or nausea may keep you awake, or tossing and turning.
Nighttime is one of the most common times that people battle acid reflux. If you
are one of those people, you have become aware just how important a restful
night of sleep can be. So, how do you relieve the symptoms of acid reflux so you
can get the night of sleep you need and deserve. Following are some thing so to
keep in mind during the day.

Eating After 6pm

Doctors say that if you suffer from acid reflux, you should
push your dinnertime back. Try to eat no later than three hours before bedtime.
What happens is that you eat at eight o'clock, but then go to bed at ten
o'clock, and your body does not have time to digest dinner. That is
understandable because you get home from work about six o'clock, eat at seven
and are in bed by nine so you can get back up at six and go to work. To top it
off, your diet is probably not the best. Give your body a chance to digest your
dinner by going to bed at ten. You maybe surprised that even tough you stay up
an hour later, the sleep you get will be more restful.

Raising Your Body

Elevating your head and upper body is another thing you can do
to get better sleep at night. By placing blocks under the legs of the bed, you
can successfully raise the top of the bed without having to think about it. The
nice thing about that is your partner may not even notice the difference. But
you will!

Another way to raise your body at night is to place some pillows under your
head, neck and chest. The higher you can raise the top of your body, the better
you will feel. There are also pillows made in a wedge shape so you don't' have
to worry about the pillows slipping out of place.

Medication Times

Medication is also an important piece of the puzzle. Keep in
mind, however, you need to e careful with the timing of that as well. You want
it to be most effective while you are trying to sleep. Check with your doctor or
pharmacist to determine when the best time is to take the medicine. This can be
figured by how long it takes for the pill to start working once you have
swallowed it, and then you will know how much time to give it to kick in. This
may or may not be effective for you, but it is an option.

Acid reflux and indigestion are very controllable conditions. It may take some
trial and error before you find a system that works for you. But keep trying. I
will be worth it when you find a way to get good nights sleep. It may be a
combination of a few techniques. It is worth finding what works best for you
because the more restful your sleep, the better you will feel in the morning,
and the more productive your day.

Jill Seimer talks healthy living at RefluxLife.com and reported on acid reflux disorder symptoms from her experience using on natural cures for heartburn.