• Gigan@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    What’s wrong with gastric acid being in the esophagus? I sleep on my right-side a lot.

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      9 months ago

      To go a tad further, if you have chronic reflux there is the obvious discomfort caused by the feeling of acid creeping into your esophagus. Overtime, the acid can also do damage to the cells of your esophagus causing a condition called Barrett’s Esophagus. This is not dangerous in and of itself but is considered a precancerous condition and requires monitoring.

    • 🐍🩶🐢@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Until you have woken up choking on acid that went in your lungs, you will not understand. I have EOE, and it really really sucks. I highly recommend not damaging your esophagus. I have spent years barely being able to eat without choking, though this latest round with the new doctor has been the best I have been in over a decade. Once your esophagus narrows to under 10mm, eating is a chore. Worst I ever got down to was 5mm. It was around ~7ish back in November…

      I keep things under control pretty well, but I was always taught to sleep on my left side growing up if your stomach was upset or you were having trouble breathing if you were sick.