Good for you Chris for getting results without surgery! Susans hiatal hernia was so severe she had acid reflux almost twenty-four seven. She had surgery to correct the problem. No acid reflux whatsoever now. She also lost over 30 pounds in the process as she was on a liquid diet for the first three weeks then graduating to soft foods for another three weeks. Three months post-surgery there are some foods that won't stay down though it is improving.