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@dancing1. this sounds just awful . I have some questions for you: Have you consulted with your dentist? Is a rheumatologist following you for your autoimmune diseases, and what does he/she say? Have you researched your medications to see if they could be the culprit?
Two days ago @colleenyoung posted some good resources on this topic. Be sure to read them.
Please keep me posted on what you may learn. Will you do that?
Anyone who has acid reflux should sleep with the entire upper part of the body raised by about 8 inches. This can be achieved by raising the head of the bed by putting a couple of bricks or books under the head of the bed, or even better buying a mobile bed where you can adjust the height of the head and foot ( Budget permitting). Acid reflux can eventually lead to esophageal cancer if not attended to. I use 3 medications to control it but sleeping with the head of my bed raised was essential for treating my condition. Also eating SMALL portions at mealtime. Snacking is a good thing because it helps ensure that there is something in the stomach. That reduces the burning acidic feeling of an empty stomach, thus preventing the stomach acids working on the stomach lining. However if, at mealtime, I take in more than my stomach can comfortably handle no medicine will help.
So sorry for all of my spelling errors my fingers are very swollen.