Healthy safe alternatives to tums / rolaids for indigestion?

Have you had the test for gluten sensitivity ? Celiac disease can develop at any age and is very tricky to diagnose, do you have low iron and low calcium ?

When I ask google if turmeric is good for Gerd it says yes, when I ask if it's bad for Gerd it says yes. AI says maybe to both? I haven't had a problem with it myself.
I get it at Whole Foods.

I have a reaction to turmeric and stay away from it. Although it may be mildly anti-inflammatory for some people, it is high in oxalates which is bad for bones and bad for kidneys.

A lot of people recommend turmeric for various things based on what they read online, rather than on proper research. From a Healthline article:
"Although many studies have explored the medicinal properties of turmeric and its extract curcumin, there isn’t any research focused on acid reflux. Overall, there isn’t enough evidence to support the use of turmeric for any health condition."
and
"Although anecdotal evidence suggests that this natural remedy relieves acid reflux, there are few clinical trials to prove these claims.... Some people report that turmeric worsens their symptoms of acid reflux."

Hi, had an endoscopy in March and a follow up in May. I was checked for celiac and results were negative.

I swear, Google is the devil! I’m starting to think it could be responsible for my gut problems as well as everything else. I’m giving myself anxiety checking symptoms daily. I know it’s not healthy, but I still do it.🤦‍♀️

Information like this is why I ask real people for opinions. Thank you! Almost everyone I know takes melatonin and I drank a cup of melatonin tea for the first time a few days ago. I felt like I was back in the 70s again with an out of body experience. It was the weirdest thing ever! Things just don’t hit me the way they do others and turmeric scares me a little.

Melatonin tea includes other ingredients which may have caused your reaction. Sleepytime melatonin tea includes: Chamomile, catnip, spearmint leaf, lemongrass leaf, hawthorn berry and only 1mg Melatonin. Any of those ingredients could be a problem for some people. I take 1-2mg tablet of melatonin each night to replace the melatonin robbed from me by a blood pressure medication. I have no problem with it, but would not try the tea with all those other ingredients. As you say, some things affect some of us more than others.

Another thing that has helped my GERD issues is not eating after 4-5pm and no sweet treats in the evening. Also only drink decaffeinated Green tea after 10am. Alcohol is a thing of the past, haven't been able to tolerate it for the last 10 years.

After drinking, I read about this tea. It should have the other way around! I read catnip and thought WTH?? I did read further and the explanation seemed reasonable but still very odd to me. It was the Celestial Seasonings Well melatonin tea. Tossed it in the trash right away👍🏻

@noti
I used to be on rx Tagamet for my GERD, then my doctor had to switch me to Pepcid AC because of a drug interaction. I buy the generic at Costco.
I also don’t eat close to bedtime. Another thing that works for me is drinking bottled Alkaline water. If I feel any burning sensation coming up from my stomach I just drink this and it stops. It’s just purified water that has the pH adjusted to 9.5+ to make it alkaline over acidic.