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Some of you guys with gastroesophageal reflux disease other wise known as gerd have experienced waking with some symptoms, especially heartburn. Below I have listed some tips to get rid of it so you can sleep soundly at night.

1. Elevate your head 6 to 8 inches to have gravity help you in keeping the contents in your stomach down. This will help a lot.
2. Try not to sleep on your, especially if you’re overweight as the pressure will allow the contents back into your esophogus and wake you up
3. Don’t sleep on your right but do sleep on your left side. Studies have down to show that this is one of the best ways to reduce symptoms as well as following the Gerd Diet. The reasoning is that by sleeping on the right side. It relaxes the muscle between the stomach and esophagus allowing contents to go straight back into your esophagus.