The correct way is to lie on your side, facing left. Because prevents gastric acid in esophagus.
edit for clarification: This method is efficient primarily when the lower esophageal sphincter (I had to Google the correct name) is not functioning as intended.
When will these bugs be fixed? I prefer to face to the right and would also like to be able to sleep on my stomach
The GitHub human branch maintainer peaced out forever ago, all attempts to establish communications aren’t going so well and the issue tracker is piling up…so probably never
This woman is dead. Her stomach is coming out of her body and her arms are under her esophagus
False. The correct way to sleep is on a 7-11 sausage roller set to high speed.
- The heat lamp creates warmth which you normally substitute with a dangerous choking blanket
- the high-speed spinning flings off your sweat to keep you cool using Bernoulli’s Principle instead of energy-hungry and dangerous fans or AC units
- the constant flow of vomit and other effluvia helps you maintain a healthy figure instead of ridiculously augmenting your life with the high-risk activity of “exercise.”
The throat anus, for those not used to the medical terminology.
Upper bunghole, if you’re nasty
I’m curious how accurate this is considering there’s rarely ever air in your stomach so what is the point when it’s effectively vacuum sealed.
As a side sleeper with GERD. It’s accurate as fuck. Before I found a medication that worked properly, I always slept on my left side.
Thankfully Omeprazole keeps me from choking on my own acid now, but yeah, that sucks.
I’ve got gas in my stomach somewhat frequently…
Have I got a solution for you!
You sleep on your left side to avoid gastric acid in the esophagus.
I sleep on my left side because sleeping on the right side angers up my sciatica.
We are not the same.
What’s wrong with gastric acid being in the esophagus? I sleep on my right-side a lot.
Most people don’t have issues with acid reflux. However, for those that do, it’s important to try to control acid reflux.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/barretts-esophagus/symptoms-causes/syc-20352841
Dumbass DNA. Why make a human capable of eating a baconator if doing so melts your body from the inside.
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.
It’s corroding you from within.
I’ve always been a left side sleeper, so this makes me feel happy
Same. Yay us. For once my random behaviors are correct without even knowing it. :)
Occasionally, I bumble my way into a good life decision!
Conversely, sleeping on your side isn’t very good for a lot of your joints. For instance in your diagram, that position is very bad for her hips and compressing her lungs. I still sleep on my side because it’s my preferred position but I have to have a knee pillow to keep my hips and knees aligned, and I try to have a pillow hugged to my chest to keep my spine and shoulders from crunching lol.
can confirm. As someone with acid reflux, sleeping facing right is hell
Isn’t it fun when you go to sleep on your left side and roll over in your sleep, only to wake up in the middle of the night sick and ready to vomit from heartburn? It’s like my body is actively working against me when I sleep.
Weird. I have to sleep on my right side or else my stomach gets upset.
Wait, I’ve heard the opposite. Lay facing right to aid your stomach in digesting things and pushing it out of the stomach, instead of letting it lay in the stomach and potentially gurgle it’s way up
Bacta-tank is the best
Floating in the diaper tank
…blessly
I thought that was just to bring his internal temperature up to get Luke warm.
That’s what a passionate kiss from his sister was for.
Fantastic
Don’t sleep, it’s bad for you . Just keep working.
-*CEOs
*Typo fixed.
CEOs*
No apostrophe in a non-possessive plural noun
Go ahead and cc everybody on this one, it’s needed.
Living is a disease at this point.
Terminal, in fact.
Bold of you to assume I can control how my body moves while I’m asleep.
I sleep suspended in a vat of gel medium.
NOT RECOMMENDED
Where can I purchase this?
Zero-G or go home.
You know what’s fun? The post-surgery “you always sleep on this side? Learn to sleep on the other one because you’re going to be this way for weeks, motherfucker” sleeping position.
Approved:
A guy died in a cave from being stuck in this position.
Sounds a bit nutty
That’s one way of putty it.
she cute
Sleeping on my back is soooo relaxing… when I can fall asleep. For some reason I have the hardest time falling asleep on my back, but when it does happen it’s bliss.
I literally can’t fall asleep on my back lol. I can lay there for an hour and then the minute I roll over on my side or stomach I’ll fall asleep.
Exactly!! My body literally rejects sleep if I’m on my back. And sleeping on a plane semi reclined? Forget it
If I sleep on my back I get the most vivid and long nightmares, and, if I fall asleep in another position and then wake up from a nightmare, I’m almost always on my back. Not sure what it is, fiancée says I don’t snore or sound like I have trouble breathing.
Yo same. I have so many pillows that I have to arrange specifically to cradle my neck in a certain way or I’ll wake up with a headache and stiff neck. My neck is most comfy when I’m on my back, but the rest of my body disagrees.
Step 1: Tape ypir neck to the bed while on your back.
Step 2: Turn the rest of your body on the side.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit
i don’t sleep on my back because it causes frequent sleep paralysis. i find it more comfortable than my side usually but i don’t want to be attacked by the jack o lantern horse guy while i’m in my bed
I have managed to sleep on my back once in my life. It was also the only night that I slept with my eyes open because I was so exhausted
Just don’t sleep and you won’t have that problem.
My hourly Monsters are purely for the benefit of my health.
I don’t really get what you mean.
It’s so they don’t have to sleep and ruin their spine.
Ah
I sleep best when I have a girl sleeping on me, I since bought a weighted blanket but it’s not the same
How heavy was the girl? Do the weights match? Where was the weight?
She was normal build? 55-60 kg maybe ?
Sleep walking is where it’s at.
RESTERCISE
I just keep rolling untill I fall asleep. Trying to sleep in a specific position is near impossible. Even the best one gets uncomfortable pretty quick. Only thing I try to avoid is sleeping on my right side as it seems to be the cause for my rhomboid pain
What’s the furthest you’ve made it?
Don’t you worry about traffic?
They see me rollin’. They hatin’. Trynna catch me sleeping dirty.
Optimal sleeping position depends on where the dog is in the bed.
Is… Is that an euphemism?
Not to a dog owner…
I find it difficult to sleep on my back. I used to sleep on my side but I think that lead to a bit of QL aggravation.
Super cosy sleeping on my front though.
QL ??
sorry - quadratus lumborum. A deep abdominal muscle which tends to cause complaints of lower back pain when its tight.
quadratus lumborum
Holy shit that’s the bastard that hurts and tightens when I don’t walk around enough or I lay on the sofa too long on my back.
When I get up my back will be bent forward and tight. It feels so tight round the back and inside it feels like I’m shorter at the waist. Weird, horrible feeling. It goes away if I pivot round on my hips and walk round a bit.
I’ve found what aggravates it most is if I’m on my back and have my legs up. Basically the more L-shaped my body is on it’s side or back (legs up) the worse it gets. If I do lots of walking or running it loosens it up.
Motherfucking QL - I see you now you bastard. I know where you live! I know what you look like! I’m gonna fuck you up!
Glad you have it figured out!
I’d recommend checking in with a professional (GP, physiotherapist, sports masseuse) if you need to get that tightness worked through. You can try get at it yourself with something small and firm like a lacrosse or golf ball but it’s pretty tricky to get at this muscle yourself given how deep it is. I’ve managed to relieve it on occasion lying on my back with a lacrosse ball wedged under. I move it around the area in a gentle circular motion for a little while, then bring the knee of the tight side to my chest, then extend it again.
Tight hamstrings and sleepy glutes exacerbate the issue, and I’d recommend a short routine of lower body static stretches (28-30s each) for your QLs, hams hips and so on before bed (and maybe some shorter, more active mobility exercises when you wake up too). kinda boring on its own but pretty great with a podcast on.
And as you’ve already found, staying mobile helps a great deal. if you work behind a desk, it could be worth looking into something adjustable so you can stand whenever you’d like.
I’m not a doctor, but some combination of deadlifts and running have saved my lower back. I notice a huge difference in my back pain if I don’t workout for a while – these last few weeks of snow mean I’m not running as much, and the pain of NOT moving sufficiently is different and worse than the soreness from weightlifting! It’s surprisingly noticable.
Appreciate it but I’ve always found “lifting heavy” sssssoooooooooo fecking boring!!! I’d sooner do 30-60mins of intense Ashtanga yoga, a JJ class or even a quick run. The thought of lifting heavy objects puts me to sleep.
I used to own a load of weights and a rack. I spent hundreds on a home gym but after 6 months I wanted to murder everyone and myself! It was SO frustrating. I dunno how people do it cos it just isn’t for me. I’m getting on a bit (40) so I defo need to do something to keep myself active. I may go back to yoga. Ashtanga has lots of static bodyweight holds & lifts so it’s not just stretching.
I hear that, and fun music is how I enjoy it. I listen to a lot of reggaeton and cumbia. Knowing that I’m getting stronger, and improving my future living standard, are also plenty motivating. Like I said, back pain and then no back pain? I’ll do it.
It also scared the shit out of me to realize that some people my age couldn’t do an air squat… I don’t want to get old like that!
But, movement and strengthening in general is where it’s at. This works for me, but whatever keeps you interested. I don’t mean to make this an ad for my exercise routine!
Ah right, thank you, I got someone to read up on n now also, thank you :)
no worries. definitely worth looking into & looking after.
