I'm doing better but would like some tips on what I can eat right before bedtime so I dont wake up at 3 am ans stay awake starving

[danacetz]

for 4 hours till I can finally eat. I have the acid reflux so I dont know what to eat to make me not get an episode and to help me sleep through the night.

[zenabb]

Would cheese and biscuits help do you think? Something not acid nor spicy. But each one of us is different.

[living-the-dream-ssc-ray]

Mcvities (got to be McVities haha) rich tea biscuits usually sort this out for me !

[danacetz]

I am from the United States what are tea biscuits?

[Kuhu]

"Rich Tea" is the name of some English biscuits (cookies). They are quite plain and a bit sweet. No idea if you can get them in USA.

[nettie545]

I have indigestion problems as well. I know this sounds too simple, but a grated Apple right after your dinner will help your stomach to digest food quicker and the Pectin in it seems to help with Acid Reflux a lot. I've tried every medicine on the market I think, and an Apple is the only thing that really helps. I was prescribed Lansoprazole, it's a gastro-resistant medicine that lines your stomach before eating or taking other meds. This also helps a lot. Speak to your GP about it. You don't say why you have Acid Reflux. Hope this helps.

[danacetz in reply to nettie545]

I assume that its part of my CREST

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all the replies here are sensible ones which I adhere to myself. Not tried the apple but don't like them that much anyway. Rich Tea biscuits is a favourite of mine too just prior to bed. Not fatty and yet quite filling. They are made by McVities but store 'own brands ' can be available. I have also tried cornflakes with lots of milk. Toast with not too much butter. Rice pudding is a good one. I can also eat chocolate without a problem, but as said above, we are all a bit different with symptoms and food tolerances, so try different things. I take both Lansoprazole and cimetedine at bed time. And I also have a couple of Rennies to reach out for in the night .( I don't have to wake up now, my brain is on automatic pilot and I become a nocturnal robot who pops one into my mouth for me. lol. That's how it seems anyway.) Good luck. I can't sleep if I'm hungry either.

[Yorky]

A couple of ginger biscuits with some drinking chocolate seems to see me through most nights, but I also take Ranitidine at night as well as good swig of Gaviscon.

[cherylann]

Do you take omeprazole or any acid reducers? I take 40mg of omeprazole before bed to keep the acid down. A few saltine crackers before bed might help.

[birdieca]

I take medicine for the GERD and still have to watch what I eat because my esophogus doesnt move food down. So it acts like a lifeless tube and food does come back up.

On occasion, I found that apples and pears were good to eat.

Also, get one of those wedges and put it under the head of the bed to keep your body slanted.