For those of us who suffer from acid reflux, eating may not be too much fun, especially if you are not sure which foods give you acid reflux, or which foods you should be eating to help reduce the effects of the stomach acid in the esophagus. Now, on the whole spicy foods cause the pain and discomfort of acid reflux , but they are not the only foods at fault. Because tomato based foods can cause the problem of acid reflux, foods like pizza get a double hit since greasy foods are often the culprit too. Spaghetti dishes that have tomato sauce in them cause a lot of problems for folks that suffer from acid reflux, but the only thing you need to do is to try each food to see how it affects your stomach. If after you’ve eaten an orange you get a lot of acid reflux, then may be you want to eliminate oranges from your diet for a while.

Now there are some foods that do help acid reflux, and they are thought to be healthy for you to eat anyway. Garlic helps some people, although I have seen that garlic causes reflux in others. What you Have to do is plan your meals so each is healthy, getting plenty of fibre enery day. Some say that a handful of almonds each day can assist digestion, although again, there are reports that some suffer with these as well.

Now, if we look at problems sleeping, acid reflux can stop you from sleeping well every night, but there are things you can try that can assist you. For a start, the acid reflux wedge pillow is designed for you to sleep on with your head always staying above your stomach, by keeping you more upright, whether you sleep on your back or your side. This position stops the digestive juices from going back up the esophagus. These wedge pillows pillows are made to raise your whole upper body, starting from the hip area, not just the neck and head. There are some wedge pillows that just fit under the head that just twist your neck in an effort to raise it, but these are not suggested. From all the reports I’ve seen the gradual incline from waist to head works very well. Of course there are various things to look out forfor pillow, wedge shaped for acid reflux sufferers.

The pillows do not all come in the same width, and to benefit more fully, 24 inches, or the normal width of a pillow is at least what is needed, so that you move around on the wedge pillow without your head dropping off it. The wedge pillows are of various depths, from a mere 2 inches up to 7 inches, and I think I’ve even seen some more than this. Most of the wedge pillows for acid reflux are suitable for you to use your own normal pillow on top of it, and generally speaking, these are full length wedge pillows about 30-32 inches from hips to the top of the head. Before you purchase, make sure you consider very carefully so you can be sure it will suit your needs.

So, there you have a few of the methods to reduce acid reflux, but another simple approach is to reduce the size of your meals, but eat more often. By doing this your stomach doesn’t have to digest as much all at once, your stomach isn’t as full so there is reduced to force it out of the stomach and back up the esophagus. Consider these suggestions a try and see if you can lessen some of the acid reflux medication you are presently taking.