I love mornings.
It is only in the mornings when I feel 100% normal, almost every day since my GERD struggle begun. I generally feel light, like perhaps I'm ok. Better yet, perhaps today will be a symptom free day. I feel so good!
So why are my mornings better?
I've looked online and can only guess that it's because of my behavior at night.
1. I stop eating 3-4 hours (preferably 4+ hours) before I go to sleep. I don't get into bed unless I feel my stomach is already empty.
2. No more snacking after dinner. At most, I drink water. I know this is hard but every time I put something in my mouth, I wonder how it will affect my GERD.
3. I have changed my diet, I'm now on a paleo diet.
4. I stop drinking glass fulls of water before going to sleep.
5. I try to sleep on my back, this helps to eliminate pressure on your esophagus.
6. I raised the head of my bed 5 inches from the ground. This makes my bed look quite funny but it does help; it's also better than buying tons of pillows.
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Do u feel short of breath or heart pounding when gerd attacked?
ReplyDeleteIt's shortness of breath. I generally have to sit down and take deep breaths for about 10 minutes. I feel discomfort around my stomach area, and just below my rib cage, so I know it's not my heart.
ReplyDeleteAlso, since I've been able to get a handle on my GERD, I haven't had any issues.
I'm now down to 4 little omeprazole pellets, and continue to do Hot yoga 4-6x a week. Now I eat everything, like I'm normal again. I do try to control things, can't fall back on old habits that lead me to GERD.