There are lots of alternatives to those drugs if people would do the research.....DGL, clean FISH OIL high in Omega 3's.....and on and on....
Isn't most serious acid reflux a reaction to other prescription drugs?
Organic apple cider vinegar worked for me.
I cannot imagine licorce helping my stomach problems but perhaps I'll try some. The ranitidine I take is not a proton pump inhibitor but has me curious as I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 42 and had been on Zantac for a couple of years. Fosamax increased my bone density to above fracture level.