About 7 million of men and women in ?America, generally up to their 40?s are suffering from acid reflux, a disease of the digestive system that consists of a backflow of acid from the stomach up to the esophagus, damaging the inner lining of this organ.

Usually confused with heartburn, this is actually a symptom of acid reflux that usually happens after meals. Acid reflux becomes a clinical condition when the acid can produce a severe damage on the esophagus. Other consequences of acid reflux are tooth decay, vocal chords damage, and sinus contamination that can lead to asthmatic ailments.

There is also certain confusion with hiatal hernia, which is a dislocation of the stomach through the hiatus (upper part of the stomach) into the chest. This condition gets more severe over time. However, hiatal hernia and acid reflux are not necessarily related.

Other symptoms of acid reflux disease along with heartburn, which is a burning feeling behind the breastbone, difficult in swallowing and regurgitation of acid stomach contents into the mouth.

Acid reflux disease or Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) as it is also referred is produced due to a transient relaxation of the sphincter or lower end of the esophagus that allows the entrance of foods and liquids into the gullet.

Since this is a disease produced by the intake of food and drinks with high content of acids the first recommendation from your doctor will be avoiding as possible these foods and drinks, lying down after eating, wearing tight clothes, and doing straining activities as bending over and sleeping over a wedge pillow that elevates your head, shoulders and chest to make gravity work preventing the acid flux gets up to your esophagus and have that acid taste and heartburn in your mouth when you wake up the next day.

Unfortunately there is no definite cure for acid reflux disease, so it depends much on your diligence and perseverance on following the heartburn prevention recommendations of your physician, which are basically changes in your lifestyle, especially in your nutrition habits. Invasive acid reflux treatments include acid reflux surgery or fundoplication and the consumption of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) to block acid secretion. 

Using wedge pillows is what gastroenterologists called ?positional therapy?, used to moderate the symptoms of acid reflux, which usually get acute at night time. According to this therapy, it is necessary to elevate your upper body and not your head only. Despite it will be hard for you to get used to this new sleeping position, you will feel gratified by the reduction of the acid reflux symptoms and acid-free taste in your mouth every morning.

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