Anti-reflux pillow: when you need it
Gastroesophageal reflux is more common than you think. Across Europe, it is estimated that at least 15-20% of the population suffers from it, with all its consequences. And while this disorder affects both men and women indifferently, it is true that it is increasing exponentially in the more mature population, although lifestyles and improper diets are also increasing its incidence among younger groups.
Gastroesophageal reflux can be caused by poor diet and wrong habits, but also by taking medications, emotional stress, and anatomical and functional factors, which cause acidic stomach juices to return from the stomach to the esophagus. And because the walls of the esophagus are not designed to withstand the corrosive action of such juices, gastroesophageal reflux causes a whole series of annoying symptoms, which during the night, due to the horizontal position assumed by the body, worsen significantly.
At that point, the only possible remedy for resting well is to rely on an anti-reflux pillow, which, by keeping the head properly elevated relative to the trunk, counteracts the rise of gastric juices.
Anti-reflux pillow: what symptoms it relieves
A reflux pillow is essential not only to relieve the main symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, but also to prevent some of them from turning into far more serious conditions. You must always keep in mind, in fact, that the gastric juices that cause pain are the same ones that corrode the gastric mucous membranes, with unpredictable consequences.
An anti-reflux pillow, because of the support it provides, thus enables you to reduce the following symptoms:
- acid regurgitation - this occurs when acidic material rises from the stomach up the esophagus. Sometimes, it can even reach the throat, leaving a bad taste in the mouth.
- gastric burning - sometimes very painful, heartburn is caused by contact between the mucous membrane of the stomach, now lacking the indispensable mucus barrier, and the gastric contents, which are by nature acidic. The burning sensation can be so intense that it even affects the neck and radiates over the entire chest.
Even when such phenomena are mild, to the point where you have learned to live with them, you should never underestimate them, but should seek the help of an anti-reflux pillow. In the long run, in fact, gastric contents can tear and even perforate the mucosa, creating ulcers of varying degrees of severity.
In addition, gastroesophageal reflux can damage the mucous membranes of the stomach and esophagus to such an extent that they can reach a dangerous precancerous stage.
It's really not worth getting to this point if you can solve the problem with an anti-reflux pillow!
Anti-reflux pillow for infants: how to use it
In addition to young people who follow bad habits, such as eating right before bedtime or overdoing alcoholic and carbonated drinks, and the elderly, who for various reasons are the most affected, there is another category of individuals who often suffer from gastroesophageal reflux: infants. You know the regurgitation of toddlers? There, that's one of the symptoms of infant reflux.
In their case, however, it is not a real pathology, but only a kind of immaturity of the digestive system. In fact, normally, around the eighth month all infants stop regurgitating and resume sleeping peacefully. But what to do until then? A reflux pillow for infants is resorted to, which not only prevents bothersome regurgitation, but also ensures their safety during sleep. For it is clear that by regurgitating milk while sleeping, the baby could also suffocate and risk death, just as it is now established that regurgitations are a concomitant cause of pharyngitis, tonsillitis and, in rare cases, pneumonia.
The anti-reflux pillow for infants, therefore, is an excellent solution, as long as it is used as instructed by pediatricians: it should always be placed under the sheet, i.e., between the mattress and the crib or crib sheet, and the baby should be positioned there so that the head always remains a little higher than the shoulders and, especially, the chest.
All the functions of the Pharmaflex Reflux pillow
Granted that the only way to counter gastroesophageal reflux is to keep your head elevated while you sleep, be aware, however, that using several pillows, one on top of the other, is never a good idea. Because while it is true that you need to keep your head elevated, it is also true that in any case you need to ensure that your spine has the correct alignment of the vertebrae.
In this sense, the Pharmaflex Reflux antireflux pillow optimally fulfills all your needs, both that of counteracting gastroesophageal reflux and that of keeping the spine in the right position. In fact, the functions of the Pharmaflex Reflux antireflux pillow are threefold:
- support function - thanks to its 17 cm height, the Pharmafelx Reflux anti-reflux pillow ensures that you have the correct inclination, so that the gastric juices cannot back up along the esophagus. At the same time, its special shape takes care of your vertebrae and muscles, preventing them from contracting abnormally.
- anti-cervicalgia function - the density of the material adopted adapts perfectly to the natural shape of the head, so as not to cause any spinal imbalance. You will, therefore, have the right support to combat reflux, but at the same time take care of the neck.
- thermal function - the perforation of the anti-reflux pillow ensures continuous air recirculation, so that even in the hottest months you don't have to suffer the heat. During the winter months, it also adapts to your body temperature, ensuring your infinite well-being.
Pharmaflex Reflux: the best anti-reflux pillow for adults
There is a very specific reason why Pharmaflex Reflux is considered the best anti-reflux pillow on the market: because its 4-layer technology offers different densities, related to the functions that the layers have to fulfill, thus the anti-reflux and the anti-cervicalgia one.
It took a good 5 years of study, research, analysis and field testing before we arrived at such technology, but today we are proud to present to you an effective anti-reflux pillow. Which not only takes care of your stomach, but also makes sure your neck is safe. Choose Pharmaflex Reflux and enjoy the pleasure of a peaceful sleep.
