Silent Reflux or LPR

I have osteoporosis and had started drinking a bottled water that has a ph of 8. I noticed my reflux drastically decreased with just this simple action.

It helps me too. It has to have a ph of 8.5-9. to work.

Per Mayo, it is also good for people with bone diseases, although, they say more research is needed.

For LPR take Gaviscon Plus from Amazon. It has algae and anise. It covers your throat and chest so acid does not damage them..

Do you also have a lot of mucus in your chest and throat? I do while sleeping at nighr. Nothing helps i have to stop eating and drinking water five hours before going to bed. I have a wedge too, but does not help with mucua.

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.

Wow. So many things to try and to eliminate. I guess you have to keep at that for a while to see any results. I heard of gaviscon from Dr Jamie Koufman. She says that’s better than ppis.

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!!!

Don’t drink white vinegar in water. Very acidic on the throat and esophagus. Bad advice.

For silent reflux it is recommended that you sleep at a 30 degree incline (or more). This may be a silly question, but as a side sleeper how do I keep from sliding down? I have some plastic wedge risers under the mattress that are about 5 inches high and I still slide to the flat part of the bed-even though that is not even thirty degrees. The wedge pillows did not work for me. My throat definitely hurts more when reclining.

Thank you for any tips!
Cindy

I don't mean to laugh, but I have the same issue. I spend several times during the night hoisting myself back up to the head of the bed. I believe the only answer is to have an electric bed with not only head elevation, but also knee elevation which helps the slide down process. Or some nights I sleep in my lazy- boy chair. I am a side sleeper, so it is difficult .You can buy a foam piece to put under your knees also.