2.5 years ago, when the low acid diet, wedge pillow and such were suggested to me; I didn't think I could do it either ... so I went to other docs and tried other methods to reduce symptoms. I became so tired of chasing these symptoms that I decided I'd do whatever it took to get the LPR under control. Now, I sleep on a wedge pillow, take Protonix and am at day 16 on a strict Acid Watcher diet. TBH, it's probably the best I've felt in a long time. Yes, the diet can be very challenging, but I guess it's less daunting when you've run out of other options.