Below are a few tips if you wake up in the middle of the night with heartburn:

. Sleep with your head and chest elevated by raising your head of the bed by 4
. to 6 inches. You can also lift the top end of the bed by sticking blocks
. underneath or by lying on special wedge pillows designed to help you sleep on
. an incline.

. Try sleeping on your left side. Some studies suggest that sleeping on your right
. side seems to aggravate symptoms of heartburn.

. Eat meals two or three hours before you go to bed. Also try to avoid bedtime
. snacks.

. Chew gum during the evening as it increases the production of salvia which in
. turn neutralizes stomach acid.

. Avoid the following: alcohol, chocolate, coffee, carbonated drinks, citrus fruits
. and juices, tomatoes, peppers, vinegar and spicy or fatty foods.

. Don't wear tightly fitted clothes as this also aggravates symptoms of
. heartburn.

. If you are a smoker, attempt to stop.

. If you are overweight, try to loose some extra pounds.