Eat enough to sleep can you get esophagitis

Eat enough to sleep may get esophagitis.

After eating, lie down immediately or sleep, easy to cause gastric acid and digestive juice reflux into the esophagus, gastric acid has a stimulating effect on the esophageal mucosa, long-term exposure to gastric acid will cause inflammation of the esophageal mucosa, resulting in esophagitis. At the same time, the digestive function of the stomach may weaken, resulting in food in the stomach stay longer, increase gastric secretion and gastric pressure, increase the risk of esophagitis.

Therefore, it is generally not recommended to eat enough to sleep. Appropriate activities are recommended to promote gastrointestinal motility and improve esophagitis.