• shadowSprite@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    How does that work for laying flat? If your stomach sphincter doesn’t close, do you have issues with reflux coming back up if you lay flat/try to sleep too soon after eating, or does the backwash stop it enough that it doesn’t matter your position? Either way, it sounds awful.

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      1 year ago

      I do have to be cognitive of bending over after swallowing something because I can feel it trying to make it’s way back up.

      For about a year, I used a husband pillow behind my pillow so I would sleep upright. Eventually, I figured out what works best for my body which is basically just make sure I don’t eat at least 2 hours before bed.

      Other than that, the fundoplication takes care of preventing stomach contents from coming back. Here’s a quick video!

      https://www.mayoclinic.org/fundoplication/vid-20084708