@heathert Yes, my local pulmonologist believes that's how I got bronchiectasis and MAC because he asked me if I slept on my stomach and I said I always sleep on my stomach and had for years. Well, I don't really anymore because apparently the reflux aspirates into your lungs in the middle of the night if you're on your stomach. And I was tested for GERD and have it and also have a hiatal hernia and I swear I remember some gastro doctor who was just a friend saying to me that if you have reflux you will always have it. And especially with a hiatal hernia. It's like it's an open gullet to your stomach. So I sleep on a wedge now with a couple of pillows and start off sleeping halfway sitting up but then before the night is over I get rid of a pillow. And I try really hard not to eat foods that cause reflux. But everyone is so different that different foods affect people differently. Like I figured out one night that I couldn't eat apples at night because I had terrible reflux. Imagine that. With apples. So if I eat apples I try to eat them earlier in the day. I also don't take the PPI drugs just because I don't like them so I basically try to eat as healthy as I can. My only problem is chocolate which also cause reflux for some people. I try and pretend it doesn't for me but I can never really tell. Every now and then if I know I've eaten something that might give me trouble I'll take a Zantac but that's only every once in a while. Nan

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