Heartburn minus food

You must discuss it with your dr.  A scope of your esophagus can tell if it's weak.

I personally am doing the Shaker exercise to help strengthen the LES.  My dr says it won't work but doctors have been wrong before.  Go to the website http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907444461.html and you can read about it.

I raise my head for one minute and then rest a few then raise again for one minute, then again.  Do this 3 to 4 times a day.  Might as well try it and in 6 weeks maybe there will be a difference. 

We have to do all we can to try and get off meds.  All the best....

What works for me is 30mg of PPI in the morning and that then lasts all day. I tried taking 15mg in the morning and 15mg at night and that didn't control my symptoms which my dr said would most likely happen.

I find its really important to eat regularly even taking the medication so what you say doesn't surprise me at all. Today I wonder how much discomfort I would be in if I didn't take the medication.

  I have found with me, that I have to eat every 3-4 hours, or the acid in my empty stomach makes the symptoms worse.  I also can not eat large amounts of food at one sitting anymore.  I try to eat more often, but smaller portions.  When my condition is acting up, I eat alot of a certain food that agrees with me, that may be higher in calories, but I dont care at this point.  With me, its macaroni and cheese, or grilled cheese sandwiches.  It doesnt seem to give me heartburn, it has some calories in it too.  I am not sure about a diabetic diet...but, experiment and see what works for you.