I heard of this remedy from a friend, and I thought he was full of it until I tried it. For years I took Prilosec, Acifex, Nexium, etc. for GERD. I have it mostly under control from diet, but every now and then, I'll have an attack. Just take a teaspoon or two if you're feeling brave of straight vinegar. Works like a charm! It tastes awful for a few seconds, but it takes the burning in your throat away immediately.

If you think about it, it all makes sense. When you get heartburn of acid gurgling up your throat, it's because the acid has nowhere to go. Whatever you ate is too difficult to digest, or you just don't have enough acid, so it comes up your throat. By increasing the acidity of your stomach, you're able to digest that food and send it on its way.
cptcannabis Reviewed by cptcannabis on . GERD - OMG this sucks! Please advise. Hi everyone, Okay. So. I have bursitis that I was taking a lot of Aleve for... and I developed an ulcer/hyperacidic stomach from it. For that, my doctor put me on Prilosec. I took the Prilosec for about a week and then when I stopped taking it I developed GERD (self diagnosis; I understand it's a common rebound effect of the Prilosec?). During this time I was also taking Tramadol as needed for the bursitis, and I was also prescribed Celebrex, which made me bleed (bloody stools), "perhaps Rating: 5