Steve, you have my sincerest sympathy - I get it and it's no joke. I have raging heartburn (to a point where eating is extremely painful), and I wake in the night choking when the acid's crept up my oesophagus and into my windpipe - can't breathe and it burns like hell!

Like you, I was advised by my doctor to cut back radically on alcohol, tea and coffee consumption (no problem losing the coffee and alcohol but reducing tea consumption's a real bummer!) and avoid fruit juices (damn!) and eating fatty foods in the evening. I usually drink a glass of water and take 'Rennies' before bed, that seems to control it.

And yes Liz, Mrs. Johnny assures me that I can snore for England!

Apparently it's a common problem, more so than you would expect.

Johnny :0)