I comfort beds and Barrett's Syndrome

I went to the Dump with a friend and we tried out the split king beds.  They had about 5 different kinds and I liked the first one we tried that had a cool top... the second hardest.  The wonderful salesman noticed I was wearing a livestrong bracelet and when I said we needed an adjustable bed for medical reasons.  (He said he was a five year survivor of lung cancer, so we bonded a little)  Anyway, he asked if I had heard of a zero gravity bed, I hadn't.  Icomfort calls the beds where the feet come up a zero gravity feature.  I really liked it and with the head up and feet up,  I didn't slip down, didn't feel like I needed to roll over though I was encouraged to roll to my side and that was good too.  I felt like I ddn't need the pillow between my knees to get comfortable.  Now to drag him to the store to check them out.  They have a California King split bed that is four inches longer and four inches narrower... that might be good for someone with a long torso.  It's interesting how when the head comes up (with a remote of course) the mattress appears to extend beyond the base. (Not so on the Ikea bed's we have)

By having elevated feet,  I think one would not slip down like he does in his La-z-boy chair.  And that is not a good thing if you are trying to keep gastric juices out of your esophagus so you don't get Barrett's syndrome.  His gastroenterologist says he has it, that's why his throat is sore. 

So Dr. Weil of Tuscon is the only person who gives some suggestions to help,
http://www.drweil.com/drw/ecs/headtotoe/head_to_toe_print.html

• Get a vaporizer (88 cents a gallon distilled water)
• Licorice, camomile, aloe  (Celestial seasoning's carry throat tea with these ingredientts
• DGL   Deglycyrrhinizinated Licorice (bought it at Sunflower)

The Pharmacist at our favorite Walgreens said he could try antacids to help coat his throat.  I bought him soft chews... he hasn't  tried it.  He won't drink the throat tea. So I put the vaporizer on,  maybe I should add Licorice to it???

Another antacid that I couldn't find anywhere was Maalox.  It was probably due to it being pulled from the shelves because the US FDA said the different kinds looked similar.  Read more about it here.  http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/maalox-problems-product-confusion-8365/