I can only suggest to lay off the soft drink and caffine if your having any and possibly skipping the chips. Hosp food always seemed to have chips.

I noticed my heartburn flared up after coke (which i love) and also chips/steak with fat. I layed off for a week,taking mylanta as a prevention before bed (only seem to get in the middle of the night). After that week it was heaps better. Have had a mild case which i managed to head off.

I would be complaining as i told my husband my first heartburn attack was as painful as labour. The pain was so bad i threw up which made it unbearable. I was laying on our back stairs naked (cause i'd been down for a shower to wash off spew) moaning like a woman in labour. Funny in hindsight but not at the time.

I normally can't sleep sitting up but found i was able to nod off sitting up using a beanbag behind my head/back.