Aspirating stomach contents during sleep  

I may need to get a hospital bed. I had one before I moved here, and let it go back. I am in a flat bed. I may need to get a hospital bed again.

So far, there is no aspiration pneumonia.. I'm not running a temp or anything. I couldn't see the doc today... had my appointment confused.. it was yesterday and not today.. so now I have to go back tomorrow. This is new with the aspirating.

Well I wish you lock in finding what is causing it and why it is happening. Might just need a acid reflux pill because your body is producing to much acid or you will have to cut back on foods that cause the acid reflux to get worse.good luck.

I don't know why it has started all of a sudden with the aspirating. I haven't been doing this. I'll be going to the doc tomorrow.. I went today and it was actually yesterday that I was supposed to go... so much for that.. it's been very frustrating today.

You can also try to sleep in a reclined position so you are not laying down flat, that will keep the reflux to a minimum or not at all.

I had a gastric bypass in 2001, so my stomach doesn't hold a lot. I often eat around 8 pm because I will be hungry if I don't.. my stomach only holds 4 to 6 ounces.

none the less, try eating things with low acid...

I always sleep on my left side.. it still happens. My left side is the only side I can sleep on. I only turn to my right side to give my left side a rest... it gets sore so I have to change.. but I can't sleep that way.

My doc may order a sleep study. I don't have a cpap machine.. I have oxygen.

Hi moon.. thank you for your support up above with that mean person. I don't know what I said to cause him to respond that way. I wear oxygen at night because I could die at any time during my sleep.. and now to have stomach contents go to my airway when I am sleeping.. I am even more scared that I was. This is new to me.. so i don't know why it is happening. I just know that sleep apnea has something to do with it. I'll see the doc tomorrow.. I went today but it was the wrong day.. it was actually yesterday, but I got confused. I suffer from oxygen loss to my brain from sleep apnea. Thanks again for your support of me.

Any time Oreo, what he said was uncalled for and just plan wrong.
I also have sleep apnea. This other thing is a whole different problem dear. I've had it awhile back really bad. I still do but not as bad.
When you see the doctor mention the test, and upper GI. It's a simple test. You'll drink a thick drink that they can watch going down to your stomach with an x-ray. The test result will come in usually the next day and they will tell you what they saw.
They will then give you Nexium or something for the acid in your stomach and tell you what I said before. They had me to elevate the head of my bed, I had to put a board at the end to keep me from sliding off. lol All of the things we did and 6 months of medicines did not help me. But I had more than one or two problems too.
You may not need any more than the medicine. But I had to have a Nissan Wrap. You can probably look it up on the net.

Gee, Sliterturn, making an insensitive remark.. not a joke.. inviting me to choose to die by choking on my own vomit isn't a joke. (this is what the discussion is about, by the way, in case you haven't caught on. Hope it never happens to you.) Hope you are more sensitive to your family members. Hope no one makes fun of them if they suffer from an illness that will take them out. Hope you won't encourage them to choose an ugly sort of death.

Enough said.. we really need an ignore button on our discussions.

I can see why and hope I don't cause any further offense to you. I didn't negative rep your comment either so yeah..I am not this person you speak of either. I have never used mylot and my harmless joke must have offended so I will stop doing so and being lighthearted. Sorry about any offense.

Pye is right. I have went and read some of the other things you wrote. I have been being cordial to you. But reading what you have wrote I see you are not respectful of other people. If you expect respect you have to give it.
People that do what you have done here do not stay here. The people that are here we all are like family and are here for each other.
If you intend to stay here at ML then you must play nice with others.
It's okay to joke around but at the appropriate times.

Lets be serious here. I made a silly joke that was inappropriate. I would have deleted it but I couldn't. Then 5 or so of you jumped on me and began insulting me and acting like you owned the place. I am not rude to anybody and if I am it is unintentional. Sorry but I know now to avoid this specific group of people who are a tightly knit "clique" of elders who have seniority both in real life and on this website. I will stick to my age group and others to crack my jokes so I don't offend.

It was inappropriate because I forgot that some people 60+ or so used this site and that was wrong of me. You see, I'm used to dealing with my age group so jokes like that aren't personal and don't cause drama. I know now and it won't happen again.

I also want to thank the moderators for removing the hate filled spam I received and also removing my bad taste original comment. It is nice to see fair treatment and understanding moderators.

Good job mylot.com

Yes, mylot is very prudent when it comes to do what they need to. They are fair, always.
This does not have anything to do with the age of the people involved in the discussion. I have just as many younger people in my friend list as I do older ones.
It's just that we do what is appropriate at any given time.
We joke around as much as the next person, but when it's concerning someone asking a serious question about a serious condition.
You do realize this was uncalled for and inappropriate, but do understand it has nothing to do with the ages of those in the discussion.

The age comment is just another jab, but I am overlooking it. When a person grows up, and we all do unless we die early... we learn what is appropriate treatment of others. It takes a few lessons sometimes to learn that everyone don't find humor in death. All that said, I'm done with it, and I accept the apology that was given.
We are not to use the rating system as a weapon to punish people, but it can be used when rules are broken.. such as flaming and insulting comments. I didn't rate you at all, and I thought about reporting the comment, but I let it go because I know that you don't know me from Adam's house cat.

My age has nothing to do with anything.. I'm a very young 60. I like to have fun just like everyone else, but I don't make insensitive comments to people who are posting about serious medical conditions. All I can say is it takes awhile to learn how to treat people online. You eventually learn what is offensive and what isn't. Good luck.

**edit** the "don't" should be "doesn't) in ....everyone don't find humor in death.

Hi Jill. I get up to potty 2 or more times a night also.. but that is normal for me. I take a light water pill for my blood pressure. I'm concerned because this aspirating is something new. I have sleep apnea and had it for many years.. but never had this reflux during sleep.

Hi coffeebreak,

I used to have a hospital bed, but when I moved here, I let the hospital bed go back because I have a plush queen. Trouble is there is no way to elevate.. tried the bricks under the bed, but it really doesn't help, because I toss and turn so much that I end up at the bottom of the bed with my legs hanging off the end or the side. I wish I could just get into a position and sleep, but I thrash all night long. It's involuntary... I just can't lie still and sleep. I just sleep in naps, is more like it because the rest of the time I am turning back and forth. It is very frustrating. I may have to get the H bed back. I go back to the doc next month for a re-check.. so if I am still having problems I will ask her about it. I still trashed a lot with the hospital bed too.. I remember that.

Try the pillows. I toss and turn too, but if I make hte pillows just right, it is really comfortable. I also have a head trauma which prevents me from laying on my left side so back and right side is all I have to choose from. And I hate laying on my back, but if I get those pillows just right at a slant/incline it is really comfortable. Also helps me if I lay on my right side, to hug a pillow with my left arm. Keeps the weight from my arm from "smashing" my chest and aggrivating the issue.

I have to eat right before I go to bed or else it is guarenteed I'll have the acid problem and be up in pain. I just watch what it is,,, usually bread something or another. Cheese and crackers works to and of course a glass of milk.

Hi Argytrans.. it's not an ache or a hurt.. it's my stomach releasing liquids into my respiratory tract. I wake up suddenly coughing because fluid has entered my windpipe. That part is painful because it burns my windpipe and the coughing is relentless... I will be seeing my doc tomorrow for a physical.. hope i can address this with her also.