Quite a while prior to discovery of my tongue tumor, I was starting to suffer from GERD aka heartburn and was doing the usual recommended things like not eating or snacking for a few hours before bedtime and also putting a couple of 2x4s under the head of my bed so my head end was higher (actually, I live in a small RV, so I put the 2x4s under one wheel to get the same effect).

Interestingly, on GP Doc's advice I went on a low-carb diet to reduce cholesterol (it did) and I noticed that my GERD also went away, but if I slipped off the low-carb diet, the GERD came back immediately -- I happened to be talking to another RV couple, one of whom had recently been diagnosed with diabetes, so they both went on low-carb diet -- The other person, a GERD sufferer, also noticed that the GERD went away as long as he stuck to the diet.

I haven't yet gotten into the nitty-gritty details of the various meal replacement concoctions that are available, but one of my goals will be to choose ones with lower carb percentages. Food for thought.

Pete