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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]American Gaviscon lacks the crucial ingredient that makes British Gaviscon so effective: sodium alginate. It’s a seaweed derivative that forms a “bubble” that physically blocks the acid from rising and it is MAGICAL.

You cannot eat or drink after taking it, though, or the barrier may be disrupted.

I stock up on it when in the UK and when I run out, I buy the large bottles of liquid Gaviscon Advance from a British pharmacy that sells on Amazon.com — the peppermint is bearable, but if they’re out, I will choke down the aniseed/licorice flavor.

Best of all, it not only works SO MUCH BETTER than any American med I’ve tried, it also does not contribute to cancer as PPIs do over extended use.

There is an American product now on Amazon that also contains sodium alginate (Reflux Gourmet) that I have used in a pinch when a British shipment was delayed. But I don’t think it’s quite as effective. British Gaviscon also comes in tablets and the flavor is better than the liquid but they’re like chalk and get stuck in your teeth. Still better than any US option though.[/quote]

Can you order it from Canada?  They have Butterscotch flavor.[/quote]

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