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[–] lawrence@lemmy.world 159 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (67 children)

The correct way is to lie on your side, facing left. Because prevents gastric acid in esophagus.

edit for clarification: This method is efficient primarily when the lower esophageal sphincter (I had to Google the correct name) is not functioning as intended.

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (8 children)

What's wrong with gastric acid being in the esophagus? I sleep on my right-side a lot.

[–] FirstPitchStrike@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

To go a tad further, if you have chronic reflux there is the obvious discomfort caused by the feeling of acid creeping into your esophagus. Overtime, the acid can also do damage to the cells of your esophagus causing a condition called Barrett's Esophagus. This is not dangerous in and of itself but is considered a precancerous condition and requires monitoring.

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