
Avoid foods that can trigger reflux e.g.Maintain a healthy weight as being overweight can put pressure on your stomach.Do not eat within three hours of bedtime and avoid lying down or reclining just after eating.Bending from the waist can trigger reflux as you are squeezing your stomach. Bend down from the knees, not the waist.Wear clothing that is loose around your waist and avoid belts, tight stockings and corsets.Ask your doctor about your local stop smoking clinics. Smoking can cause reflux, likely following every cigarette. The following suggestions can help reduce your symptoms of reflux:


Choking or coughing particularly at night.Irritating Cough – more so after eating or when lying down.Images courtesy of Lucian Sulica, MD, What are the symptoms of silent reflux? Normal voice box and affected voice box which appears red and swollen. It can damage the delicate structures inside your voice box, making them red or swollen. Your throat and voice box are very delicate and contact with stomach acid can cause irritation, discomfort and sometimes pain. Reflux does not always cause heartburn or indigestion so you may not know that you have it. This is different from the reflux and heartburn you may be familiar with (Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux / GORD), which usually stays within your food pipe and does not reach your throat. Laryngo-pharyngeal Reflux (LPR) is when stomach acid comes up your food pipe (oesophagus) all the way to your throat and into your voice box (larynx).
