I take Gaviscon Cherry, not Peppermint, and try pH balance water. pH has to be more than 8.5:to work. Try white vinegar in water or take vinegar pills. I don't recommend baking soda for daily use, but you can try that sometimes. Try these one at a time to see which works. Diet, acidic foods, sauces, coffee, gassy foods, spices, fried and oily food, bread are all by for Gerd . don't eat anything or drink anything 4-5 hours before going to bed. sleep on a wedge, 8" high if you are not sleeping on one. sleep on your left side and put a pillow behind your back. PPIs and Pepcid never helped. Wear loose clothing, and don't bend over 2-3 hrs after you eat. Lose lots of weight...I was 156, now I am 126, lost this weight within 4 years. No sweets or junk food.

Omg! I have SIBO and gerd, and NEVER connected the two! And no one ever mentioned it! I’m down to 20mg famotidine twice a day, and totally forgot about alkaline foods and water.
Haven’t had a SIBO issue for 4 years, but recently a new little one started. At least I know what it is now-took two years last time to get a diagnosis.
I attribute this attack to eating-this summer we had the best watermelon vendors around the corner, and ate it every day…baaad thing for SIBO, I forgot…
Anyway, I take a pre and pro biotic, and will now start adding a bit of baking soda to my water.
Thank you!!!