Before I discovered it, I had to sleep sitting up in bed, and I would still be awakened throughout the night with reflux. I finally decided to buy Tums, which isn't ideal, because the calcium in Tums interferes with iron absorption, and few pregnant ladies have iron to spare. Fortunately, I discovered my new medication and I've never had to take the Tums.
A couple of days ago, I found that I was completely out of my meds, so that evening, my husband went to the grocery store and bought enough "medicine" to last through the end of my pregnancy (2 weeks!).
So what's my miracle medicine?
An apple.
A friend told me about it through Facebook, and ever since I started eating an apple at bedtime, I have no nighttime reflux. Reflux really doesn't bother me during the day, or I'd eat them all day long as well.
In fact, a bedtime apple works so well that last night, I pigged out on slices of fresh pineapple immediately before bedtime. This would've meant reflux doom prior to discovering my apples. But I took my "medicine," an apple, and had no reflux problems whatsoever last night.
Apples will also work for folks who aren't pregnant. The friend who shared this trick with me isn't pregnant, and said that she hasn't had to take any reflux medication now that she's eating a nightly apple. And eating apples is a win-win. It cures the reflux and it's healthy for you. My favorites are organic. In fact, with my bloodhound nose and tastebuds, thanks to pregnancy, I can actually taste chemicals in some apples, so I'm pretty picky about my fruit.
So next time you hear a pregnant woman talking about awful reflux, suggest a bedtime apple. She'll thank you for it!
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