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For those people suffering from acid reflux, eating may not be too much fun, more so if you are not sure the cause of your acid reflux, or what foods are recommended to help reduce the effects of the digestive juices in the esophagus. Now, it is generally considered spicy foods cause the acid reflux problems , but there are other foods that cause heartburn at fault. Since tomato based foods can cause the problem of acid reflux, foods like pizza get a double hit because greasy foods are often the culprit too. Pasta dishes that have tomato sauce in them cause a lot of problems for many people that suffer from acid reflux, but the only thing you need to do is to try each food to see whether it causes acid reflux. If after you’ve eaten an orange you get a lot of acid reflux, then cut back on the number of oranges you eat for a while.

You will be pleased tonhear that there are some foods that do help acid reflux, and they are thought to be healthy for you to eat anyway. Garlic helps some people, although I have seen that garlic causes reflux in others. What you Have to do is plan your meals so each is healthy, getting plenty of fibre enery day. Some say that a handful of almonds every day can assist digestion, although again, there are reports that some have a problem with these as well.

Now, if we look at problems sleeping, acid reflux can stop you from sleeping well every night, but there are things you can do that can help. For a start, the acid reflux wedge pillow is specially designed for you to sleep on with your head always staying above your stomach, by keeping you more upright, whether you sleep on your side or your back. This position stops the digestive juices from flowing back up the esophagus. These specially designed pillows are designed to raise your whole upper body, starting from the hip area, not just the neck and head. There are some wedge pillows that just fit under the head that just twist your neck in an effort to raise it, but these are not given any consideration. The gradual incline from waist to head works well from the many, many reports I’ve researched. But there are various things to watchout forfor a wedge pillow for acid reflux.

The pillows do not all come in the same width, and to benefit more fully, 24 inches, or the normal width of a pillow is at least what is needed, so that you can turn over on the wedge pillow without your head rolling off it. There are various depths of wedges, from a mere 2 inches up to 7 inches, and I think I’ve even seen some more than this. Most of the acid reflux wedge pillows encourage you to use your own normal pillow on top of it, and for the most part, these are full length wedge pillows about 30-32 inches from hips to the top of the head. Before you buy one, make sure you check the measurements very carefully so you can be sure it will suit your purpose.

So, there you have a few of the ways to reduce acid reflux, but another easy thing to do is to make your meals smaller, but eat more often. This way your stomach doesn’t have to digest as much at the same time, your stomach isn’t as full so there is less pressure to force it out of the stomach and back up the esophagus. Give these suggestions some consideration and see if you can lessen some of the acid reflux medication you are presently taking.