What side you sleep on?

[3NUMBAS]

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If you’re anything like me, you’ll find sleeping in a position other than your fave pose as nothing less than an assault on your identity. I AM a front sleeper; I have tried to change my ways, but no medical fact has been as compelling as the sweet comfort of belly-down kipping. 

That is, until I got acid reflux. The painful condition is seriously common ― Cleveland Clinic reckons it happens to “almost everyone” at one point or another. You probably already know that elevating your head while you sleep helps to prevent that 4 AM wakeup-inducing burn, but recently, I learned from Dr. Karan Raj’s TikTok that the side you sleep on matters, too.

The doctor, who’s known for debunking medical myths and sharing health tips on the app, recently reacted to an influencer claiming that lemon juice helped her acid reflux (side note ― don’t do that). In the video, he explained how acid reflux works, and mentioned that the side you sleep on can seriously affect its potency.

[blaze master]

Is your back not destroyed from sleeping like that ? 

[scottiejohn]

57 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/sleeping-left-side-benefits_uk_64d207b7e4b0b9c9f3e32019/
 

 

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find sleeping in a position other than your fave pose as nothing less than an assault on your identity. I AM a front sleeper; I have tried to change my ways, but no medical fact has been as compelling as the sweet comfort of belly-down kipping. 

That is, until I got acid reflux. The painful condition is seriously common ― Cleveland Clinic reckons it happens to “almost everyone” at one point or another. You probably already know that elevating your head while you sleep helps to prevent that 4 AM wakeup-inducing burn, but recently, I learned from Dr. Karan Raj’s TikTok that the side you sleep on matters, too.

The doctor, who’s known for debunking medical myths and sharing health tips on the app, recently reacted to an influencer claiming that lemon juice helped her acid reflux (side note ― don’t do that). In the video, he explained how acid reflux works, and mentioned that the side you sleep on can seriously affect its potency.

Why the huge font?

[scottiejohn]

Lie on your side and place a pillow either between your legs or under the legs at the knee joint!

[John49]

As a side sleeper, I’ve always had a problem with ‘placing a pillow between my knees’ – basically uncomfortable. Even tried pillows and cushions of different sizes.

 

My solution is to leave the lower leg straight, bend the upper leg and put the small pillow under the knee of the bent upper leg – much more comfortable.

 

The legs, or rather the hips, are ‘parallel’ – that is the point about ‘putting the pillow between the knees’.

[3NUMBAS]

You can buy a knee pillow which is specially created for the use

[KhunLA]

Pillows ... oh please

 

I use the wife, if she's not using me.  Then if she's generating too much heat, I'll roll over to lay on my other side, and use the dog 

 

Till she's had enough, will get up, and use the back of my legs for a pillow. 

 

Then we all re-adjust & repeat after a couple hours.  If we're not constantly waking up to each other, including the dog, snoring.  

 

With all that ... may need to add 2 more bedrooms to the house 🙄

[Hummin]

Spooning all night

[KhunLA]

28 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Spooning all night

Especially some of these chilly nights lately.   

Thank you MMGM 

[JimHuaHin]

Both sides.

[IsaanT]

Side?  On back.

 

Problem solved.

[Dionigi]

when on right side, right leg straight, left leg bent, right shoulder back to bed so the spine is corkscrew twisted.  mirror image when on other side.

[WDSmart]

I rotate when I sleep at night.

[Surasak]

On 2/6/2025 at 6:14 PM, 3NUMBAS said:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/sleeping-left-side-benefits_uk_64d207b7e4b0b9c9f3e32019/
 

 

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find sleeping in a position other than your fave pose as nothing less than an assault on your identity. I AM a front sleeper; I have tried to change my ways, but no medical fact has been as compelling as the sweet comfort of belly-down kipping. 

That is, until I got acid reflux. The painful condition is seriously common ― Cleveland Clinic reckons it happens to “almost everyone” at one point or another. You probably already know that elevating your head while you sleep helps to prevent that 4 AM wakeup-inducing burn, but recently, I learned from Dr. Karan Raj’s TikTok that the side you sleep on matters, too.

The doctor, who’s known for debunking medical myths and sharing health tips on the app, recently reacted to an influencer claiming that lemon juice helped her acid reflux (side note ― don’t do that). In the video, he explained how acid reflux works, and mentioned that the side you sleep on can seriously affect its potency.

Acid reflux can be caused by the food you eat and at what time before bed. Spicy and acidic foods are the worst. I have barrettes oesophagus and occasionally suffer acid reflux. However, I know most of the foods which cause me problems and can usually avoid them. I keep a little bottle of One Gurd on the bedside table for the odd times it wakes me.

[quake]

Raise the head of you bed 6" on blocks.

see if that helps.

 

I suffer with serious acid reflux, I have a hiatal hernia and the top sphincter muscle  is partly open.

diet, weigh loss, made no difference.

I now take Mir-Acid every 36 hours,  ( Omeprazole (Miracid) is a proton pump inhibitor )

problem gone away.

Life back to normal

 

Maybe get checked out to see what your cause of acid reflux is.

[soalbundy]

any side that's free

[Ralf001]

On 2/6/2025 at 7:12 PM, scottiejohn said:

Why the huge font?

 

cause he cut and paste... too lazy to write his own posts.

[quake]

On 2/12/2025 at 5:11 PM, KhunLA said:

Pillows ... oh please

 

I use the wife, if she's not using me.  Then if she's generating too much heat, I'll roll over to lay on my other side, and use the dog 

 

Till she's had enough, will get up, and use the back of my legs for a pillow. 

 

Then we all re-adjust & repeat after a couple hours.  If we're not constantly waking up to each other, including the dog, snoring.  

 

With all that ... may need to add 2 more bedrooms to the house 🙄

 

Dog farts in the bed,  No way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kimothai]

On 2/7/2025 at 4:50 AM, John49 said:

As a side sleeper, I’ve always had a problem with ‘placing a pillow between my knees’ – basically uncomfortable. Even tried pillows and cushions of different sizes.

 

My solution is to leave the lower leg straight, bend the upper leg and put the small pillow under the knee of the bent upper leg – much more comfortable.

 

The legs, or rather the hips, are ‘parallel’ – that is the point about ‘putting the pillow between the knees’.

After having a total knee replacement (in 2017 at 70 years old) on one knee my Chiropractic Surgeon (at Bumrungrad) recommended sleeping with a pillow between my knees.  He said it would help my knees and also posture.  I've become so use to it that I can't hardly sleep without the pillow.  When I was younger, I never used a pillow so maybe as one ages the pillow just becomes more comfortable.  I certainly sleep better with it.

[bunnydrops]

I read somewhere that for the heart it is best to sleep on your left side. I mostly sleep on my right, a pillow helps. I had GERD bad for months years ago. I did most of the things that were supposed to help, I took over-the-counter meds, and prescription meds, ate bland foods, and started sleeping in the LazyBoy. None of it helped. Then  a nurse told me to stop taking the meds and just carry a bottle of water with me and just SIP throughout the day. I don't know why but in around 3 weeks it was gone and never came back.