Sleep on left side too???

I now see that for a pregnant woman, it is better to sleep on ones left side for blood circulation. So the left side would be more preferable than the right side. Any comments.

I started to label this post as, "You women have been holding out on us......" But who is surprised about that.

It's actually supposed to be better on your right cardiac-wise and after eating... if you're not preggers.

Maybe lying on the left puts pressure on the heart?
I prefer the left when it's noisy outside. My good ear is on the left.

purple wrote:I now see that for a pregnant woman, it is better to sleep on ones left side for blood circulation. So the left side would be more preferable than the right side. Any comments.

I started to label this post as, "You women have been holding out on us......" But who is surprised about that.

I have always been under the impression that sleeping on the left side was better for a number of reasons. One of which is that it puts the stomach entrance on the upper side and that is better for alleviating or minimizing "aerophagia". I'm not sure about the heart since it's pretty close to the middle of the chest, so I'm not making any recommendations in that regard.
FWIW, I'm predominantly a left-side sleeper.


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I just went over on PubMed's site and searched on some key words and found so much to read on the subject. Know what I'll be doing with my free time.

Wulfman... wrote:I have always been under the impression that sleeping on the left side was better for a number of reasons. One of which is that it puts the stomach entrance on the upper side .

uh?

palerider wrote:

Wulfman... wrote:I have always been under the impression that sleeping on the left side was better for a number of reasons. One of which is that it puts the stomach entrance on the upper side .

uh?

That's right! You have to look at where the stomach opening is. When you're on your left side, it's on the top side.

Damn image thing ain't working!


Den

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Maybe this will work.....



Den

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To reduce acid reflux you want to sleep on left side.........remember "Right is wrong"

If you're an A-Fib suffer (like me) the discomfort that can be felt with A-Fib is more noticable or intense feeling if you lay in bed on your left side, so for A-Fib purposes it is the opposite of what you should do for acid reflux.

I am not sure why A-Fib feels worse on left side, but I think my cardiologist said it had to do with the position of certain nerve bundles, so he explained that you don't agrivate the A-Fib if you lay on left side, but it will make the A-Fib more uncomfortable feeling to the patient.

If you are left handed, switch the directions.

kteague wrote:I just went over on PubMed's site and searched on some key words and found so much to read on the subject. Know what I'll be doing with my free time.

If you find some good links, please post them.


Den

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purple wrote:I now see that for a pregnant woman, it is better to sleep on ones left side for blood circulation. So the left side would be more preferable than the right side. Any comments.

I started to label this post as, "You women have been holding out on us......" But who is surprised about that.

It's mostly nonsense. This position is recommended for pregnant women who are on bedrest, or have certain complications. Not necessary for anybody else. It's like applying a bandaid to everybody because one person's thumbnail bleeds when they bang it.

Midnight Strangler wrote:If you are left handed, switch the directions.

*LOL*.

Doc said something about sleeping on the right put pressure on the Vena Cava, whereas on the left, the aorta can not be closed off. The why of all that is beyond me.

However: All this came about because for ten months I had severe tendonitis in my right arm, so I had to sleep on my left. After ten months, I felt that my heart was beating more strongly, as if the extra pressure made my heart stronger. I am guessing that is wrong. My heart was stronger because it got more rest. ???????? I dunno. Interesting point though. I am starting tonight on my left side.

Wulfman... wrote:

kteague wrote:I just went over on PubMed's site and searched on some key words and found so much to read on the subject. Know what I'll be doing with my free time.

If you find some good links, please post them.
Den

Can't say I found anything profound or surprising, but here's a few things I read.

Effects of posture on cardiac autonomic nervous activity in patients with congestive heart failure.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11401112
Effect of left and right lateral decubitus positions on Doppler mitral flow patterns in patients with severe congestive heart failure.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8679241
Effect of lateral positioning on gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and underlying mechanisms in GER disease (GERD) patients and healthy controls.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23190417
Mechanisms of gastro-oesophageal reflux in the lateral decubitus positions.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10050257
Posture and gastro-oesophageal reflux: a case for left lateral positioning.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9135268
Effect of different recumbent positions on postprandial gastroesophageal reflux in normal subjects.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11051341