How to Sleep with Acid Reflux

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Get an over-the-counter antacid.. Take H2 blockers.. Try Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs).

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1

Get an over-the-counter antacid.

Step 1

Get an over-the-counter antacid.

2

Take H2 blockers.

Step 2

Take H2 blockers.

3

Try Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs).

Step 3

Try Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs).

4

Look for foam barrier tablets.

Step 4

Look for foam barrier tablets.

5

Identify any food triggers and avoid them.

Step 5

Identify any food triggers and avoid them.

6

Eat smaller meals and chew your food slowly.

Step 6

Eat smaller meals and chew your food slowly.

7

Do not smoke two hours before bedtime or quit smoking.

Step 7

Do not smoke two hours before bedtime or quit smoking.

8

Chew gum after a heavy meal, especially at night.

Step 8

Chew gum after a heavy meal, especially at night.

9

Raise the entire head of your bed.

Step 9

Raise the entire head of your bed.

10

Do the "heel drop" 15–30 minutes before bed.

Step 10

Do the "heel drop" 15–30 minutes before bed.

11

Have ½ cup organic aloe vera juice one to two hours before bed.

Step 11

Have ½ cup organic aloe vera juice one to two hours before bed.

12

Consume organic apple cider vinegar in water one to two hours before bed.

Step 12

Consume organic apple cider vinegar in water one to two hours before bed.

13

Have an apple one hour before bed.

Step 13

Have an apple one hour before bed.

14

Drink ginger tea, fennel tea, or chamomile tea one to two hours before bed.

Step 14

Drink ginger tea, fennel tea, or chamomile tea one to two hours before bed.

15

Dissolve mustard in water or have mustard on its own.

Step 15

Dissolve mustard in water or have mustard on its own.

16

Consume slippery elm one hour before bedtime.

Step 16

Consume slippery elm one hour before bedtime.

17

Have licorice root.

Step 17

Have licorice root.

18

Drink baking soda dissolved in water an hour or so before bedtime.

Step 18

Drink baking soda dissolved in water an hour or so before bedtime.

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