How do I disable swiping gestures in read view?

When I'm in read view, I sometimes unintentionally swipe right as I'm scrolling. (I'm very uncoordinated and clumsy due to a developmental disorder.) This returns me to the home screen. I would really prefer to disable this because I never intentionally use this feature and it's mostly a nuisance that interferes with my reading experience.

I am not sure whether I am articulating this well, so I apologize. But a search for this only yielded instructions on swipe customization which doesn't seem to address the issue I'm referring to.

If it helps, I'm using Reader 8.6.3 on Android.

Thank you in advance to anyone who assists with this.