Chew two tablets slowly before each meal or between meals, or take one-half teaspoon of the powder before meals. Use DGL as long as you have symptoms. I also suggest visualization as a mind-body technique to help manage symptoms. If you do have an occasional sip, make sure you eat before you drink. Avoid coffee and decaffeinated coffee.
Caffeine can also aggravate symptoms.
Instead, drink chamomile tea, which has soothing properties. Pay attention to the kinds of food that make your stomach unhappy, and stop eating them. Take the antioxidant vitamin formula I recommend. Prilosec and Prevacid are also effective because they block the final pathway of acid secretion. Chew over this burning question on the Boards.