I was diagonosed as Gerd two months ago, and started to take Protonix.
I can see the effect of the medicine at the beginning, it really reduced my pain at nignt. And I also saw some suggestions on the web drinking a lot of water may help.

So I tried to drink plenty of water in day time than before, (I drank little water everyday before, which I think it's a bad habit.) At first I think it may reduce the acid too, and indeed I felt better at the first days of drinking plenty of water. But now  I still can feel the pain at my esphagitis , the part between chest and throat, after taking protonix for 2 months. So I kind of think that water may not help heal the wound on esphagitis. Because my doctor told me the Protonix just reduce the acid, the wound or damage on the asphgitis has to take time to heal itself, just like a small wound on hand, it will be healed after some time by itself, even you don't put any medicine on.

So I think if let water goes ove the wound quite often, it may not help the wound to dry and heal.

Am I correct? Any suggestions?

And what can help to heal the wound on asphagitis?

Thanks a lot

Xiaowei