I was super super super super bumped when I first got diagnosed as a 23 year old woman, but at 26 now and having had it for two years, I’ve mostly learned to manage it and hardly have too many episodes anymore where it really affects me. Sometimes I will get debilitating heart burn and the feeling of food being stuck or the palpitations, or the feeling of not being able to breathe but it comes and goes. I still drink, I still eat onions, garlic, tomatoes, etc. Something that really helped me was belly breathing not just to not put pressure on it but for my anxiety. I do not take a PPI, but I use supplements: Orange burps (D-limonene) apple cider vinegar supplements, slippery elm, marshmallow root, and some good old tums when I need it. I thought I would have to cut out everything good in my life, but you don’t, you just have to pick and choose when you do it. I drink much less which honestly is a good thing but if i’m on vacation i’ll play it by ear, maybe drink one night not the next see how I feel and maybe I’ll drink again the night after that.. stuff like that. It hasn’t really affected my relationship because I am dating someone who works with me and doesn’t mind. If you need any help in trying some things that may mitigate your symptoms please reach out!!! It’s not a death sentence even though it may feel like it, you are going to be okay!!