| As someone who as been taking these for 3+ years and is utterly scared of these news I would just like to add a few data points regarding my experience that might help others: - an endoscopy revealed level 1 oseophagitis - triggers for me include: coffee, tea or any other source of caffeine, fried and high fat foods, alcohol, acidic fruits, high protein foods. - an experiment with betaine HCL + pepsin was very painful. After that I learned that pepsin is as bad or worse to your oesophagus than stomach acid. - cider vinegar: same result as betaine HCL + pepsin. - digestive enzymes: no change. - pro-biotics, including kefir: no change. - cutting gluten, dairy and sugar: no change. - ranitidine: works but effectiveness drops rapidly. - on-going experiments: liquorice and low-fodmap diet, no conclusions yet. |