Diet Beats Meds for Type of Reflux (JAMA)

Plant-based Mediterranean diet with alkaline water tops PPIs in laryngopharyngeal reflux
by MedPage Today Staff September 08, 2017

A plant-based, Mediterranean diet plus alkaline water may be an effective alternative to meds for laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms, a new study found.
Proton pump inhibitors — the current standard of care — did not perform significantly better at reducing reflux symptoms compared to dietary interventions, Craig Zalvan, MD, of New York Medical College, and colleagues reported in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Patients actually had greater reductions on the Reflux Symptom Index with the dietary intervention, they found.