How To Avoid Acid Reflux While Sleeping?
Going to sleep soon after eating greatly increases the risk of acid reflux, says a report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease retiring within three hours of a meal were almost eight times as likely to suffer an acid-reflux attack as those waiting four or more hours.
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