I use baking soda as an antacid almost daily. Its the only thing that helps. I have prilosec and all the other things...tums, rolaids, alka seltzer, etc. But baking soda and water is always immediate relief and also usually produces a great belch.
LOL, I know what you mean. I've had acid reflux since my early teens. Rolaids doesn't work at all for me. Tums, if you gobble the XTRA Strength by the handful sort of works. But nothing tops that BURP! after eating too much pizza, when you put a tablespoon of baking soda in warm water!
I rarely get any 'heartburn' anymore, for some reason. But I still use good old Arm and Hammer to rinse my mouth. Better than all those expensive mouthwashes and dental rinses put together.