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> I had a really big problem with acid reflux a while back after I stopped drinking alcohol.

Are you implying that cutting back on alcohol can cause acid reflux? That doesn't seem right.



Well, ethanol reacts with hydrochloric acid producing chloroethane gas, so theoretically it can reduce acidity of stomach content by converting liquid acid into non-acidic and slightly anesthetic burps.




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