<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Lots of responses, most of them negative. They are summarized below. I also have much of my stomach pushed up through diaphragm... Any info on how to have that corrected? I'm thinking that it's a big part of the reflux problem. Carolyn Try newer surgery where they shrink the sphincter with radio waves. Procedure was used on MR/DD (mentally retarded and dev. disabled) with success (??) One woman had it done, is happy with it but has a problem with gas that she had not been warned about Try candida cure and see if reflux goes away One-year old son had it done, vomits/burps with aid of a g-tube Strongly advise second opinion Gas-bloat is a common problem associated with it. Not recommended Dangerous One woman who had Barret's Esophagus had teh procedure done laproscopically and was happy with results. She can burp, which surprised her doctor. And that's it...