Eating before bedtime can increase the risk for night-time acid reflux when your stomach is struggling to digest food while you lie in bed, the pressure of food metabolizing can result in the loosening of les (lower esophageal sphincter), allowing undigested food and stomach acids to travel back up the esophagus. Acid reflux and eating late. Acid reflux is an epidemic affecting as many as 40 percent of americans in addition to heartburn and indigestion, reflux symptoms may include postnasal drip, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing.
acid reflux and eating late
If i eat late and go to bed i get acid indigestion so i eat slow and watch what i eat and wait at least 3hrs for bedtime linda on october 25, 2019 at 3:15 pm i have a hiatal hernia that causes my acid reflux problems. It creates acid reflux. according to experts, eating late at night (especially heavy foods) and going to sleep shortly after is a key contributor to acid reflux.. The effect of the speed of eating on acid reflux and symptoms of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. turk j gastroenterol. 2013;24(5):379-81. harvard medical school. what to eat when you have chronic heartburn. updated october 22, 2019. national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. treatment for ger & gerd.
