Acid Reflux: Prescriptions not helping: What works for you?

Usually acid reflux doesn't give stomach aches, so I'm wondering if you have something else but related. Maybe slow digestion. So you can try to take probiotics to aid digestion. Eat almonds. Chew your food thoroughly. Ask the doctor how to treat if it's not reflux.
You shouldn't have any seltzer or soda. Eat and chew very slowly and thoroughly, with your mouth closed. (less air in your stomach, better digestion) Drink water from a cup and not a bottle. Don't drink with your meals. Only drink up to a half hour before and an hour after, to allow your stomach to digest the food. You can chew gum (or just chew) at any time you feel symptoms because the saliva aids digestion.
Stop completely caffeine (in coffee and tea) and chocolate. (these keep the sphincter open)
After eating, try to stand and walk around.
Don't slouch, especially during and after eating, and stretch your chest and shoulders back
If you're not already using it, try Gaviscon at night or after a meal. It minimizes the acid effects
Best of luck

Hi! Have you considered getting allergy tested! Symptoms are similar to a wheat gluten allergy! I also chew on ginger "bites" or drink ginger ale (even tho it has no ginger in it!) or club soda. I have found sometimes I just need to have a big burp! And stay away from vinegary or spicy things and stop eating several hours before bedtime. Sometimes i have issues if I take my magnesium pills before I lay down to sleep so now il take them maybe an hour before I go to sleep.

Thank you very much. Your advice is very helpful to me.

Research Kefir. It's amazing !

I tried to find out a little bit about this and I think what I understand is that as we age, the muscle that keeps acid in the stomach from leaking up into the esophagus just gets weaker, like all our muscles do. The main recommendations everyone seems to make are to cut out coffee and alcohol, stop smoking if you smoke, and avoid high-fat foods. Probably you've already done all of that.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/uncontrolled-gerd-with-burning-sensation-on-tonguemouth/
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-restrictive-diet-usually-not-necessary-to-control-symptoms-of-gerd/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/gerd/expert-answers/heartburn-meds-and-b12/faq-20348628

Have you tried a FODMAP elimination diet? It is time consuming but well worth the effort. Have you eliminated gluten? If there is a food you no longer digest well it can cause acid reflux. If your stomach is not emptying quickly enough that can cause reflux too. Ginger caps after a meal help me with digestive motility. Things to consider, everyone is so unique you have to find the source of your problem, not just treat the symptoms. best of luck!

No. I have foginess each day in fits and starts...some days I don't feel pain, but I feel like burping and belching.

I don't have allergy symptoms. I do eat ginger. But I will try your suggestions and I thank you.

I found the hard way that sometimes less is more. Ask ur Dr about taking Nizatidine for a few days only, not along w/something else. GO by ur Dr's Orders.

I am not sure what medications you are taking for your acid reflux, Prilosec can cause vitamin B12, vitamin C, calcium, iron and magnesium deficiencies.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110863/
If you have supplemented with zinc carnosine to help your stomach heal, it can tie up your copper. Low copper levels cause brain fog. Hope this helps!