Does a wedge help with nighttime acid reflux?

Posted by cblue @cblue, Dec 10, 2022

My regular G.I. doctor has been following me for what appears to be some loss of or total loss of esophageal function. Differential was achalasia. I had consult with endoflip and bravo. Ph results Suggested fundoplication might be necessary. First wants change in medical intervention (recommended early dinner, ichange in meds.Also wants wedge 20 degree angle .
Main question to group: he suggested a wedge how to I don’t know how to find a wedge really works to help with the nighttime acid reflux. my temporary wedge using something for my husband‘s back surgery doesn’t seem to be working though I think I’m doing it correctly. Saw an ad for med Klein reflux reflux relief relief system. Expensive but looks like it might be more comfortable any news about that or any suggestions about what type to buy?

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ripley | @ripley | Dec 31, 2022

I bought a wedge pillow by Sleepnitz on Amazon. It's very comfortable, 7.5" high at the highest end.

BeBold | @bebold | Jan 22 10:57am

Adjustable bed cured me of sleep gerd. I also know to not eat pnut butter or ice cream after 5pm. Discovering triggers was huge. I had chemical pneumonitis once from inhaling hydrochloric acid from one severe heart burn attack when asleep. (Woke me of course but by then I had inhaled some.)

cpd54 | @cpd54 | Jan 23 5:56am

I have an adjustable bed…life saver!!!
I’ve learned not to eat 4-5 hours before going to bed. But in the rare cases I do, I tilt the head up and the GERD is gone.
Something else that helped me was having a food sensitivity test done and eliminating all foods that I was sensitive to. I’ve slowly introduced them and don’t eat the ones that cause me to have GERD.

shooei | @shooei | Jan 23 9:09am

In reply to @cpd54 "I have an adjustable bed…life saver!!! I’ve learned not to eat 4-5 hours before going to..." + (show)

Could you share where you got a food sensitivity test?

cpd54 | @cpd54 | Jan 23 9:51am

In reply to @shooei "Could you share where you got a food sensitivity test?" + (show)

My functional medicine doctor ordered it. The name of the lab is
The Great Plains Laboratory , LLC. Of course I had to pay for it, as well as the FMD.

dancing1 | @dancing1 | Jan 24 7:57am

Stopped taking the medication after suffering for years with awful acid reflux. Have bed raisers under the box spring and always keep upper body raised. Finally after years of suffering the gerd has disappeared.