My friends's GERD is becoming from bad to worse. What can he do for relief?

He takes one Nexium pill a day but it just doesn't seem to be working anymore. The type of symptoms he's experiencing is trouble swallowing, lower back pain, burning sensation, difficulty breathing etc. What he do for some relief? Is there any home remedies that work? At this point he's ready to try anything. He's been under a lot of stress lately.

Go see a physician and seek medical treatment. If he continues to go untreated he's risking a perforation or hole in his esophagus/throat or stomach which is a medical emergency. He will end up at the doctor one way or another. Treatment is usually maintained by taking a daily pill, but he may need an antibiotic first, so do your best to get him in to see a doctor preferably a scheduled visit. Oh, and last but not least the stress has got to go, you can cover up the symptoms but hes gotta manage the stress some how.

He needs to go to a doctor, obviously. He may have an ulcer. If he does, it needs treatment now, before it begins to bleed.
He needs to call his doctor ASAP.
I have severe gerd I tried everything what realy works is protonix the best if he doesnt have insurance it cost about 120.00dollars for 30 pills it really works and if im on vacation and forget my pills at home or run out I use pepsid maximum str. they are ok but proxonix you can streach them to 1 every other day I know how he feels its the worst feeling I even thought I was getting a heart attack one time it was so bad .good luck he will love protonix.
he can take two nexium but he will need more than in his present prescription, doctor will have to okay this advice!
Drink water. Sounds simple but not always so easy. Bottled water and tap water are usually acidic. You need to get an alkaline water like Penta or Smart water from a health food store or make your own.
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Making sure the water has both calcium and magnesium to balance the acid will help as well. Try to eat an alkaline diet for a couple weeks to see improvement.

Every function our body does creates acid. Breathing polluted air, eating foods with preservatives, drinking acid water and stress are just a few.You need to alkalize your body.
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