I totally get it. Mine started out like wood glue. I’m over the hump now and it’s more sticky, not as thick. And yes I had a PPI prescribed which reduces acid and it did nothing. And I was told to eliminate basically all the good stuff: coffee, sugars, fats, wheat,etc, and I did. I found that it didn’t matter what I put in my mouth and swallowed the same horrors started up immediately. So I just reduced how much I eat. I find that fasting helps. An apple or yogurt as a bridge until a main meal. A lot of water ( I drink alkaline water). And I take Betaine HCL with a meal. Sometimes diluted apple cider vinegar throughout the day (in a tonic or a tablespoon mixed into 1/4-1/2 c of water. And I chew a lot of gum, especially right after s meal got a couple of hours! Look it all up. I did and it’s working!