My name is David Gray and I am the founder of WipeoutReflux.com. I created this site because when I was at my worst with LPR, I couldn’t find the information I needed anywhere — and I don’t want that to be your experience too.
I know what it feels like to have a persistent sore throat that won’t go away, to constantly need to clear your throat, to lose your voice, to struggle to breathe properly — and to have doctor after doctor tell you they’re not sure what’s wrong. I know what it feels like to be prescribed PPIs that do nothing, to wonder if you’re ever going to feel normal again, and to feel completely alone in trying to figure it out.
That was me for over three years.
My Story
I developed LPR without knowing what it was. Like most people I went to my GP, was referred to a specialist, had tests done, and came away with no clear answers and a prescription for PPIs that made no difference whatsoever. The symptoms kept getting worse. The throat clearing, the hoarseness, the sore throat that never went away — it was affecting everything. My sleep, my work, my confidence, my quality of life.
What frustrated me most wasn’t the discomfort — it was how little anyone seemed to know about it. The doctors I saw were treating it like standard acid reflux. The information online was either inaccurate, contradictory, or so generic it was useless. There was almost nothing that explained what was actually happening or what I could do about it.
So I started researching obsessively. I read every study I could find, traced the research back to its sources, experimented on myself with diet changes and different approaches, and slowly — over months — figured out what actually worked. The low acid diet. Gaviscon Advance (UK version). Alkaline water. Stopping the PPIs that were doing nothing and causing a rebound effect when I tried to come off them.
It took time. But it worked. I got my life back.
Why I Built This Site
When I came out the other side I knew two things. First, that LPR is far more common than most people realise — estimates suggest it affects around 10% of all patients seen in ear, nose and throat clinics, and that number is likely higher given how frequently it goes undiagnosed. Second, that the information gap that made my own experience so difficult was completely unnecessary. The research existed. The answers were out there. They just weren’t being communicated clearly to the people who needed them.
I started WipeoutReflux.com in 2018 to change that. The goal was simple — to create the most accurate, most practical, most honest resource on LPR and acid reflux available anywhere. Every article on this site is written with the same approach I used to figure out my own recovery: trace the research back to primary sources, test what works in the real world, and explain it in plain English without overclaiming.
Over the past eight years this site has grown into one of the most visited LPR resources online, with hundreds of thousands of readers every year. I have personally helped hundreds of people through private consultations — people who have often spent years going from specialist to specialist without getting better, and who finally start improving within weeks of following the right approach.
What You Will Find on This Site
Everything on WipeoutReflux.com is built around the same principles:
Evidence first. Every significant claim is linked to a published clinical study. I reference the research that underpins what I recommend — including the JAMA Otolaryngology study showing a plant-based alkaline diet outperformed PPIs for LPR, the landmark BMJ TOPPITS trial confirming PPIs are no better than placebo for silent reflux, and the 2024 IFOS international consensus that now formally defines LPR as a separate condition from GERD requiring a different treatment approach. I am not interested in repeating conventional advice that the evidence doesn’t support.
Honesty about what works and what doesn’t. PPIs are the most commonly prescribed treatment for LPR. Multiple clinical trials have shown they are no better than placebo for throat symptoms. I will tell you that clearly, and tell you what actually does work — because knowing the difference is the difference between years of frustration and actually getting better.
Practical guidance you can act on. Understanding the science matters, but you also need to know what to eat, what to take, what to stop taking, and in what order. The Wipeout Diet Plan is a complete structured approach to the low acid diet that has helped hundreds of people get their symptoms under control. My articles on silent reflux treatment, LPR symptoms, the LPR diet and the complete guide to LPR are the most comprehensive free resources on these topics available anywhere online.
Private Consultations
If you want personalised guidance rather than working through it alone, I offer private one-to-one consultations. We go through your specific symptoms, what you have already tried, and I put together a tailored treatment plan built around your situation.
86% of people who follow the recommendations from a consultation see meaningful improvement within two weeks. 91% see improvement within three months.
I have helped people who have been symptomatic for months, and people who have been symptomatic for years. I have helped people who have seen multiple specialists and still have no clear diagnosis. I have helped people who have tried everything they can find online and still aren’t improving. In almost every case the problem is not that they haven’t tried hard enough — it’s that they haven’t been given the right information.
If that sounds familiar, a consultation might be exactly what you need.
How This Site Has Been Recognised
Over the years WipeoutReflux.com has been cited and featured by a number of external sources, which I mention not to boast but because it matters when you are deciding whether to trust someone’s advice on a health condition.
Further Food — a leading health and nutrition platform — published a full feature article based on my work, describing how I spent years struggling with misdiagnosed LPR before figuring out a dietary approach that worked, and directing their readers to WipeoutReflux.com for further guidance. Further Food has an audience of hundreds of thousands of health-conscious readers and works with registered dietitians and nutrition experts.
Beyond that, this site has been organically shared and recommended across LPR patient communities, Reddit threads and health forums by people who have recovered using the approach described here. The RSI test, the complete LPR guide and the Wipeout Diet Plan are regularly cited as the resources that finally helped people understand what they were dealing with and what to do about it. That kind of endorsement — from people who have actually recovered, not from sponsored content — is the only kind I care about.
All of the key claims on this site are linked to published, peer-reviewed clinical research including studies from the BMJ, JAMA Otolaryngology, Annals of Otology Rhinology and Laryngology, The Laryngoscope and the IFOS international consensus. I do not publish claims I cannot back up with primary sources.
A Final Note
I am not a doctor and nothing on this site is medical advice. What I am is someone who has spent eight years reading the research, testing what works, and helping people recover from a condition that the medical system routinely gets wrong. If you are dealing with serious or worsening symptoms, please see a doctor — ideally an ENT specialist familiar with LPR. Use this site as a resource to understand what is happening and to have better, more informed conversations with whoever is treating you.
If you have questions, you can reach me at david@wipeoutreflux.com.
I genuinely hope this site helps you the way I wish something like it had helped me.
— David