I always try to sleep on my left side. Right side gives me heartburn.
left.
I suffer from acid reflux(Take prilosec and Zantac) I sleep on two pillows on my right side.
To help control this unpleasant condition [acid reflux], put your arms in front of you and lie on your right side, says this doctor from Russia.What horrible advice. He must be plumbed the opposite from me.
But in a 2011 story, EverydayHealth says "don't sleep on your right side."That's more like it. From what I can visualize, you esophagus plugs into you stomach on the right side. Lying on your right side makes the sphincter work against gravity, and allows acid to leak down into the esophagus. Lying on the left side, the acid has to flow upwards to get to the esophagus, against gravity.
Bkmrk.
I have bulging disks, stenosis, and scoliosis in my neck and upper back.
Not fun.
I have complex sleep apnea and use a bipap machine - I switch sides during the night probably three or four times.
I used to acid reflux....bad.
Always slept on my left side to try and avoid it.
Lived on Prilosec daily to keep it under control.
Then, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and have to use a CPAP machine.
My acid reflux went away!! No more Prilosec needed. The CPAP machine kept the air passage open with positive pressure rather than a vacuum which is what was drawing the acid up. I no longer regurgitated stomach acid.
CPAP machine can be a kind of a pain in the butt at times, but the positive benefits have far out-weighed the “pain in the butt” side of it.
Too much mucous. I used to wake up choking. Started sleeping upright in an easy chair and the problems instantly stopped. Surrounded by dogs on pillows, of course. The only major problem is that the larger dog wants to look out the window and as soon as I settle in for the night, climbs up and sits on the chair top, essentially sitting on my head. Cracks husband up. Eventually dog gets bored looking out into the darkness, climbs down and we can both get some sleep.
Been a hell of a day. I just got back home from the emergency room, an hour away since we no longer have one in our small town. I squatted down this morning to pick-up a handful of pine straw. Something in my pack pinched and almost passed out trying to get up. It took me three or four minutes to walk 120’ to the house. Got to the house and realized I left my phone in the shop. Had to go back out to retrieve the phone to call someone to come get me to take me to the doc. Now I have to fight the VA to get them to pay for it even though they told me to go, the VA is two hours away. Got x-rays, a shot and meds and not much else.
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Not trying to be a smart ass, but I must be supernatural. I’m 56 and have done physical labor since I was 12 years old. I sleep 7 hours a night, like a rock. I eat good food, cause my wife makes it. She works with me everyday. My siblings complain about their knees and backs and always ask about mine. I respond that I use them each and every day! I repeat, I use them every day! My advice, quit eating crap and get off you ass!
thank you for posting this.
Mostly the raccoon sleeps on the left side of me, rarely on the right. This gives me a constant heat source and a back massage all night, even if if I roll right or turn over. Raccoon rigamarole works, never a backache. Sometimes he wants a big chocolate donut in the middle of the night. Sometimes when he sleeps in the van he`s rolling all over the bed.
Do you blog pimp on your left or right side?
Why did you not just post the rest? It’s your own blog, plus it’s just a reprint of another blog.
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But there is another reason for back pain, which few people have thought of: sleeping habits. Or rather, your sleeping position.
According to research, sleeping in certain positions affects how the blood circulates in the body, how joints work, and ultimately, how your back is affected.
In addition, scientists believe that a person’s sleeping position can cause the development of other health problems. This is bad news.
However, the good news is that, in order to improve health, you can simply change your sleeping position. Here, for example, are some health problems and the sleeping position which may help to ease them.
Back Pain
Lie down on either side - whether it’s right or left - but with slightly bent knees. Keep your arms in front of you. Here are several strategies for coping with chronic back pain.
Acid Reflux
This is the name of a condition where stomach contents go back up into the esophagus. To help control this unpleasant condition, put your arms in front of you and lie on your right side, says this doctor from Russia. But in a 2011 story, EverydayHealth says “don’t sleep on your right side. For some reason, this seems to prompt relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter — the tight ring of muscle connecting the stomach and esophagus that normally defends against reflux. Do sleep on your left side. This is the position that has been found to best reduce acid reflux.”
Nasal Congestion
With this kind of trouble, the worst thing you can do is fall asleep on your back, especially during the winter. Lie down on your side and keep your head on a large pillow - doing so helps decrease mucus, and at the same time, will increase the outflow of excess fluid.
Premenstrual Syndrome
Lie on your back and put a pillow under your knees. This position relieves pressure.
Neck Pain
Sleep on your back and keep your neck as straight as possible. Check out this story linking neck pain to sleeping position.
If you suffer from any of these conditions, try sleeping in one of the suggested positions. Let us know how it works for you.
Reference: KP
Side sleeper. Both sides..switch during the night
My aunt (age 70 now) had acid reflux for years, and a hiatal hernia that used to make her wake up choking on regurgitated stomach contents. Then she got a bad case of flu, lost 25 pounds or so over a couple of months...and suddenly didn’t need antacids anymore. Then maybe a year later she noticed the hh wasn’t so bad and she could eat solid food again. She swears by simple stretching exercises and maintaining a normal weight.
It’s probably smart not to eat before bedtime, too. Don’t smoke. (She quit that because of the flu.)
I guess people should sleep like Beldar and Prymatt Conehead.