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using a wedge is very helpful, I sleep with many pillows and yes, they tend to "sink" in during sleep unlike a foam wedge. I am almost 66 now and have a very bad back so I usually am a left side sleeper which is better for my back as well as my gerd. thanks for the head's up on the cookbook! I will definitely look into it. I will ask my gastroenterologist about the script for Prilosec I was not aware it came in higher dosages. as for the caffeine, I've not had any reactions to the "JET ALERT" brand but maybe because it contains so little caffeine and I only take it in the morning with food
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I did better with a dark roast coffee beans that I ground myself. Then I had thumb pain and thumb surgery to help relieve the pain. . I still have pain in my thumb but not unbearable like before surgery. The pain and not being able to grasp as I used to .. arthritis is getting worse throughout my hands … makes it difficult to operate some kitchen gadgets. I could probably find a better coffee grinder. I cannot get my husband to buy me the already ground coffee that is not so acidic. Some decaf coffees have more caffeine and acid than a caffeine dark roast coffee. I compared them one time..l need to do it again and insist more fervently for my husband to buy the coffee I want. .. he does the shopping.
A little article on coffee: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/coffee-giving-you-tummy-trouble-try-these-low-acid-options/
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Good luck. I just turned 78. Still can't believe it! I see my Gastroenterologist at the beginning of August, before I go on a cruise in Oct. I want to get dispensation to have a few things, like decaf capuccino. I also read that, while wine is too acidic, vodka & gin are okay, depending on what we add to it. It's a shame to have a drinks package on a cruise and be able to use it just for bottled water! Keep me posted, and I'll do the same.