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Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Mar 27 3:12pm | Replies (17)
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Hi@baguette. I’m curious about Gaviscon Advance. Having tried Omeprazole for years, but now on Pepcid, I was wondering if the Gaviscon with its sodium alginate better coats the stomach, therefore preventing the acid from coming up?

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baguette | @baguette | Mar 27 7:46am

The point of Gaviscon Advance is to create what is called a raft, i.e., a foamy plug at the top of the stomach that keeps the stomach contents in the stomach from two to four hours. I think it does coat the stomach (if I have irritation in my esophagus drinking GA soothes it), but the main point is to plug up the stomach. BTW, there is a difference between GA from the UK and Gaviscon produced in the US. The GA is better, and does not have aluminum. It is available on Amazon.

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