It works for me. Except, I use braggs apple cider vinegar. I put 1 tablespoon diluted with a bit of apple juice and a little dash of honey and a splash of hot water. I take it in the afternoon in between breakfast and lunch. I learned the hard way never to take it on an empty stomach. Also, remember to rinse and spit because the acid is bad for your teeth. And wait at least 15 minutes before you brush your teeth with a fluoride toothpaste. Funny thing is I have lost 35 pounds in the last 6 months since I started doing this regimen. So whether it taste good or not I kinda like it! Lol.

Here is a link for more info! I included the one on weight loss because, if you are overweight, losing weight helps a lot with GERD. My life used to be miserable before ACV! Now I take an occasional tums or pepcid.

Also, you might want to do only 2 tsps at first. Some people do it right before they eat each meal, that never worked for me. You have to figure it out with trial and error. But, if you go to the links below there are tons of testimonials and how they did it. That helped me figure it out quickly. Hope this helps!!

For Reflux Recipes and testimonials:This is a link to a bunch of recipes and how it helped people(very helpful on how to do it!).
It has links and is great for recipes:

http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/acvinegar.html#DRINKACV
http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/apple-cider-vinegar-and-weight-loss.html

You just have to get passed the taste. There are NO side effects to this,except it might make you super "regular" and you might experience some weight loss!

Will try anything! I do not really need to lose weight, but do need to control acid reflux, and would like to get off the PPIs in the process. Do you think apple cider vinegar can actually prevent the reflux before it gets into the esophagus?

This explains how it works for GERD:
http://www.apple-cider-vinegar-benefits.com/vinegar-and-acid-reflux.html

I used to take PPIs for years. They lead to vitamin deficiencies making things worse later in life.

My gastro doc said there were no natural ways to handle things. Well most docs aren't trained in nutrition, but, how to write a prescription. You can't write a script for a healthy diet! lol.

it isn't easy getting off them. You will get bad rebound at first. It goes away. I started ACV for a few weeks then start to try to get off the PPIs. It took me about two months to be PPI free. I went gluten free, cut back on dairy, and cannot have chocolate or large quantities of any foods or alcohol, reg coffee(I cold brew, it removes the acids), etc. So def. find out what your triggers are and eliminate them. If you want to do it, you need to change your lifestyle.

For me the PPIs stopped working. So I had to do something totally different. I did a bunch of research and met with a nutritionist and did an elimination diet to figure what my triggers were. Soooo worth it, and oddly my insurance covered-since it was for GERD.

A word of warning: garlic can be a GERD trigger. I can't eat foods heavy in garlic anymore, it gives me horrible reflux!

Ginger can be good for reflux though :)

Yes, thanks . . . I noticed that the expensive guaranteed Amish Acid Reflux Remedy contains garlic, so am being super conservative with it. Maybe the Amish folks have stronger stomachs!

Fresh garlic is terrible for me. But cooked or powdered is ok. Ginger is great tho. I love Ginger chews candies too. Also chewing gum or candy is good too because it makes you salivate-saliva is good for reflux.

Thanks . . . on our way to Trader Joe's to try a few more things!