As already mentioned, low acid whole food diet is a must. I also find relief chewing sugarless gum, and using Gaviscon Advance, the UK version. It's an alginate that plugs up the stomach to keep the acid/pepsin in its place. A lot of people use it at bedtime. I also use it before exercising. It is salty when first used it might sting the throat or esophagus. I found that after my throat/esophagus healed the alginate sooths when I have a spasm. It is available on Amazon. pricey but for me I don't use it as much as before (if I followed the diet religiously I might not need it at all, but I do love me some of those no-no foods).