Choking during sleep?

[New girl 0]

For the past month or so I have had problems sleeping while laying down. I have had to prop myself up on a bunch of pillows in an upright position. As soon as I am asleep in a normal position, I start choking on liquids and have to run to the toilet. Has anyone else had such problems?

[so done with it all 1]

I had it last spring and we thought perhaps I was too tight but it turned out I had a huge hiatus hernia. I tried a defill first but that didn't work so the doctor did a barium swallow and it was a hiatus hernia.

Are you not eating or drinking hours before bed so everything has time to pass through to the lower stomach?

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

That sounds like acid reflux to me....and a hiatal hernia can cause reflux but isn't necessary to cause it. Talk to your doc. Reflux can be a sign you are too tight, too.

[New girl 0]

I will try not eating 4 hours or so before I go to bed to see if that helps in the meantime.

[JosieK 120]

hi new girl

yes i had the same problem. my band was too tight and i ended up getting aspirational pneumonia from regurgitating in my sleep and it going back down the wrong way. i couldnt even drink Water at night

it was not fun since i then had to go on antibiotics for the pneumonia.

my band needed to be loosened and i was better.

taught me a good lesson

good luck

josie