Many people think heartburn is about food. They’re wrong.
For millions, the real trigger starts after the lights go out.
Doctors say a simple shift in how you lie in bed can decide whether acid stays in your stomach—or burns its way up your throat all night. One side protects you. The other may be quietly worseni… Continues…
Acid reflux doesn’t just begin at the dinner table; it often peaks in the dark, when gravity no longer helps keep stomach acid where it belongs. Research shows that lying on the left side can position the stomach opening above its contents, making it harder for acid to surge upward. On the right side, that same opening may sit lower, giving acid an easier path into the esophagus for some people and intensifying burning, coughing, or a bitter taste that ruins the night.
