Reflux Gourmet FAQ

Our new formula does contain sugar and we do not plan on sugar-free in the future. The all-natural sugar does double duty. First, alginate tastes TERRIBLE, and the sweetener plays a part in covering that up. Second, and most importantly, dextrose is one of nature’s original preservatives. We are happy to use sugar since it means keeping our formula 100% natural and safe.

The FDA requires us to round up on labels, so the actual sugar content per 5 ml is 7 calories, the industry equivalent of many vitamins and supplements. Also note that while dextrose does begin the list of “other” ingredients, our proprietary alginate blend makes up the bulk of the product.

Our product is the only 100% all-natural alginate on the market, and we would have to resort to synthetic preservatives (such as the cancer-causing paraben used in our competitor’s formula) if we removed the dextrose, and we are committed to remaining entirely natural and safe.

Yes. Our products are gluten-free, vegan, and meet kosher requirements (though we do not take the step of employing a rabbi to certify the manufacturing).

It is best not to take our product with medication and/or supplements. You should take your medication before taking the product, or four hours after taking our product.

Remember that our product forms a protective raft in your stomach. The four hours merely refers to the time food (or our protective raft) may stay in your stomach. Say you took our Vanilla Caramel Rescue or Mint Chocolate Rescue and then took your medication directly after, there could be a possibility that the pill could get caught in the raft, thus slowing down its absorption, but it would still be digested and absorbed along with the raft (same as with food). No worries. Some individuals are on time-released medications, but even then, as long as they take the medication before the product and subsequent raft formation, they will be fine.

The take-home message is that our products do not interfere with the actions of any medications and/or supplements, just remember to work around the raft that is protecting your esophagus.

While patients taking certain medications are warned of grapefruit juice, grapefruit seed extract is a different substance.

There is 25-30 mg of grapefruit seed extract per 5 ml. If taken three time daily, it will not exceed 100 mg, and there is no maximum daily allowance for grapefruit seed extract.

The capacity for grapefruit seed extract to produce drug interactions remains unknown. Like all botanical products, grapefruit seed extract is a complex material with numerous phytochemicals that remain largely uncharacterized with respect to drug pharmacokinetics.

That being said, any decisions regarding medication regimen and potential for interactions should be made in partnership with your treating physician and pharmacist.