[drzaiusapelord]

>my body doesn’t naturally produce enough “good” acid.

Most acid reflux is due to mechanical action of a sphincter not working correctly. This, if correct, is an edge case.

This is most likely an evolutionary flaw that can't be fixed short of genetic engineering. I also have this my experience is your opposite. Carbs cause excess acid for me and that means my leakage rate is higher. Eating more meats and veg helps a lot. As others have stated, the traditional human diet is relatively low carb, so our modern diets are things our bodies are fairly unequiped to handle (carb crashing, obesity, celiac, etc).

I'm glad you found something that works for you, but most reflux sufferers don't have a "good" vs "bad" acid problem, they have a sphincter problem.

[klipt]

Yeah I assume my sphincter problem is genetic since several family members have it too.

I use a simple mechanical solution - go to sleep on a wedge pillow. Works way better for me than H2 blockers (which would last for 6 hours of sleep, then I'd wake up with horrible reflux because they'd worn off and thanks to the rebound effect, my body was making even more acid to compensate).

By comparison, now if I wake up later in the night now I can usually remove the wedge pillow and go back to sleep with no problem.