A plant-based, Mediterranean diet plus alkaline water may be an effective alternative to meds for laryngopharyngeal reflux symptoms, a new study found.
Proton pump inhibitors -- the current standard of care -- did not perform significantly better at reducing reflux symptoms compared to dietary interventions, Craig Zalvan, MD, of New York Medical College, and colleagues reported in .
Patients actually had greater reductions on the Reflux Symptom Index with the dietary intervention, they found.