I had gurd, and acid reflux real bad for a while. Went to a specialist, put me on something. Later went to an allergy doctor. He did extensive testing, and I found out I was allergic to certain foods. Avoided the foods, and got rid of the problem, no medicine. For instance tomatoes caused me to have heartburn and gurd really bad, especially after eating spagetti or lasagna (wife's Italian). She cut back on the tomatoe sause, and I limit how much I eat to avoid the problem, eat it at lunch but not at night. Never drank, so never had a drinking problem.