famnd

I'm new here & have had acid reflux & hiatal hernia for about 25 yrs. At first I just took Mylanta or something similar until I just gagged on it one day. That was the beginning of my learning to manage my acid reflux. I tried raising the bed & ended up in a ball at the foot of the bed. So I started experimenting with food etc. I noticed that I had less reflux if I slept on my left side. Like the previous poster I found it was easier to eat earlier in the day to avoid the problem all together. So I started eating like a Queen at breakfast, a Princess at lunch & a pauper at supper. Switching to a vegeterian diet really helped because meat needs more digestion. The fat in meat seemed to cause more acid reflux too. At supper I try to have something that will go through the stomach fast. I usually just have 16 ounces of milk in the form of hot chocolate which helps my lactose intolerance too. I use fat free powdered milk (Carnation instant which has a creamy taste). I'll usually have a salad with a little dressing. I can eat this about 3-4 hrs before bedtime & still get a good nights sleep. Eating out is mostly off limits for me because of the fat, spices etc. This poses a problem socially but I just take my hot chocolate & salad & tell people that I would love to eat but my acid reflux issues prevent that. Fam