I don’t fight it. Tums has sugar in it, so that’s a no go for me. Some people say ACV helps, but that only made mine worse. I finally threw in the towel and started taking OTC meds; problem solved 😃 It got better over time, and now it really doesn’t flare up at all. But I don’t hesitate to pop a pill.
I don’t know if this has calories or what, but I did the baking soda dissolve - and sip it. You can look up recipes, and directions. Don’t believe it has sugars, but it has some content so it would affect autophagy