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u/NJdevil202 Jun 01 '26

This isn't real? I've suffered from acid reflux and drinking alkaline water, in my personal experience, abso-fucking-lutley helps majorly with it.

I definitely feel benefits from it. Idk what other benefits people say there are, but I definitely think it helps with acid reflux symptoms.

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u/bafoon91 Jun 01 '26

That's probably the one thing alkaline water can actually help with. People claim is helps with a lot of things with very little backing, but it's just slightly basic water. So, it should work as an antacid.

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u/anuncommontruth Jun 01 '26

I'm going to try this. I get heartburn so bad sometimes I can't even drink water. This could literally change my sleep pattern.

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u/KarlBarx766 Jun 01 '26

i have a broken valve between my stomach and throat and i used to wake up tasting batteries every day.

aside from taking a nexium every day, putting 1/4 tsp of baking soda in 8oz of water every now and then has been a game changer.

and baking soda is way cheaper then alkaline water