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From: fam
Remote Name: 170.215.122.26
Date: 09/15/02
Time: 06:11:22 PM
Dr. Koop explains it this way: lying on the left side puts the stomach lower than the esophagus so the acids are less likely to come back up. It's sort of like the acid would have to climb uphill to get into the esophagus.
I too found this out by accident.
Fam