Tips to help me through severe symptoms

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Hello;

I have been suffering with achalasia for approximately three years. I have

managed to minimize pain by chewing properly and always having liquid(water,etc)

with my food intake.

Recently ,however, I have had a hard time to get a good night sleep as I have

regurgitated food/liquid while sleeping. Other times the regurg has caused me to

cough repeatedly.

I go to bed about 11:00 PM usually, so I have stopped eating about 8:30-9:00,

however I still have sleep problems due to my regurg.

I have placed a call to my specoialist for an appointment to discuss possible

surgery but in the meantime was wondering if anyone can suggest steps I can take

to aleviate/minimize my severe symptoms.

I very much appreciate your help...

Ben in Ontario, Canada