Yes, the Wipeout Diet Plan is legit. It’s a one-time-purchase digital diet plan for silent reflux (LPR) and acid reflux, written by me, David Gray, the person who has run WipeoutReflux.com since 2018. It costs $69.99, gives you instant lifetime access, and comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. It isn’t a supplement, a subscription or a “miracle cure.” It’s a structured low-acid eating plan based on published research into how diet affects reflux and pepsin.
You’re right to check before you buy anything for a health problem, especially one as frustrating as LPR. So this page sets out exactly who I am, what’s in the plan, what the research behind it does and doesn’t show, and who it isn’t right for.
Key Takeaways
- The Wipeout Diet Plan is a digital course and meal plan sold directly on WipeoutReflux.com.
- It’s written by David Gray, who has lived with LPR for twelve years and has run this site since 2018.
- It costs $69.99 once, with lifetime access, free updates and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
- It’s built on a low-acid approach. Published studies show low-acid and plant-based diets can improve LPR, including in people PPIs didn’t help.
- It includes complete safe and trigger food lists, a 2-week meal plan with recipes, drinks guidance, eating-out advice and a printable fridge cheat sheet.
- It’s not medical advice, and I’m not a doctor. It’s designed to work alongside your medical care.
- It works for GERD and heartburn as well as LPR, because it targets the same underlying reflux mechanisms.
- It won’t fix a structural problem that needs surgery, and it requires you to change how you eat for at least a few weeks.
Who Is Behind the Wipeout Diet Plan?
I’m David Gray, I’m not a doctor. I’m a medical journalist who specializes in reflux, and before that I was a patient who couldn’t get answers.
My LPR started without me knowing what it was. Constant throat clearing, hoarseness, a sore throat that never went away, trouble breathing properly. I went to my GP, was referred to a specialist, had tests, and came away with a PPI prescription that made no difference. Nobody could explain what was actually happening.
So I started reading the research myself. I traced studies back to their sources, tested diet changes on myself, and slowly worked out what helped: a low-acid diet, Gaviscon Advance, alkaline water, and coming off PPIs that weren’t doing anything for my throat. I’ve written the whole story in how I cured my silent reflux.
I started WipeoutReflux.com in 2018 because the information I needed simply wasn’t out there in plain English. Since then:
- The site has grown into one of the most visited LPR resources online, with hundreds of free, research-referenced articles.
- I’ve done hundreds of one-to-one consultations with people who’ve often been through several specialists without getting better.
- I’ve interviewed researchers working on new LPR treatments, including Nikki Johnston, whose lab work on pepsin underpins much of what we now know about silent reflux.
- Every article follows my editorial policy: significant claims link to the published study they come from.
You can read more on my About page, or email me directly at david@wipeoutreflux.com. A real person answers.
What Is the Wipeout Diet Plan?
It’s a complete digital guide to eating for reflux, delivered online the moment you buy it. Rather than handing you a list of “foods to avoid” and leaving you to it, it walks you through the whole process in order.
Here’s what’s included:
- The complete trigger food list, with an explanation of why each food or drink causes problems and what to have instead.
- The complete safe food list, so you know what you can eat rather than just what you can’t.
- A full 2-week meal plan with recipes, covering breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, condiments, desserts and drinks from day one.
- What to drink, including how to use alkaline water.
- How to enjoy foods you think you’ve lost, including a chocolate substitute and how to handle fruit.
- Meal prep, cooking and shopping guidance, including common cooking mistakes that trigger reflux.
- Eating habits like portion size, meal timing and eating speed.
- Eating out and travel, so the plan works in real life.
- A printable fridge cheat sheet of safe and trigger foods.
- Free lifetime updates as I add recipes and new research.
You can see the full breakdown on the Wipeout Diet Plan page.
Is There Real Science Behind It?
Yes, and I want to be precise about what that science shows, because overclaiming is exactly what I built this site to avoid.
The mechanism
Silent reflux isn’t only an acid problem. Pepsin, a stomach enzyme, reaches the throat during reflux and sticks to the tissue. It goes dormant at the throat’s normal pH but stays stable and can be switched back on by acid later [Johnston et al., The Laryngoscope, 2007]. That acid doesn’t have to come from reflux. It can come from what you eat and drink. That’s why diet matters so much in LPR, and why acid-suppressing drugs often disappoint. I explain this in why PPIs don’t work for LPR.
The diet studies
In a study of 20 people whose LPR hadn’t responded to twice-daily PPIs plus a bedtime H2 blocker, cutting out all foods and drinks below pH 5 for at least 2 weeks improved symptoms in 19 of them (95%), and throat examination scores improved too [Koufman, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 2011].
In a larger study of 184 LPR patients, people treated with alkaline water and a mostly plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet did at least as well on symptom scores as people treated with PPIs, with a mean reduction of 39.8% versus 27.2% [Zalvan et al., JAMA Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2017].
What the research doesn’t show
These were small or non-randomized studies, and none of them tested the Wipeout Diet Plan itself. The plan is my structured, practical version of the low-acid approach these studies support, refined through my own recovery and years of consultations. It’s evidence-informed, not a product that has been through its own clinical trial. I’d rather tell you that upfront.
How Much Does It Cost?
- Price: $69.99, one-time. No subscription, no recurring charges.
- Access: instant, on any device, for life.
- Updates: free, including new recipes.
- Guarantee: 30 days. If you follow it for 30 days and don’t feel better, email me for a full refund.
If you only want the food lists, the Wipeout Food Reference Guide is a cheaper option. It lists safe foods and drinks with their pH values, but it doesn’t include the meal plan, recipes, drinks guidance or the step-by-step method.
Who It’s For, and Who It Isn’t
It’s a good fit if:
- You have throat symptoms like chronic cough, throat clearing, hoarseness or a lump in your throat
- You’ve been on PPIs and they haven’t fixed things
- You have GERD or heartburn that keeps coming back
- You’ve tried generic reflux diets and found them vague or contradictory
- You’re willing to change how you eat consistently for at least 2 to 4 weeks
It’s not the right fit if:
- You want a quick fix with no lifestyle changes
- You have a structural problem that needs surgery
- You have red-flag symptoms like trouble swallowing, unexplained weight loss, vomiting blood or black stools. Please see a doctor first. See when to see a doctor for LPR.
If you’re not sure which camp you’re in, a private consultation is a good first step. We’ll go through your symptoms and what you’ve tried, and you’ll leave with a plan built around you.
Is It Safe Alongside Medication?
Yes. It’s a way of eating, not a drug or supplement, and it’s designed to work alongside your medical care. Don’t stop prescribed medication without talking to your doctor. If you want to come off PPIs, do it gradually. My guide to getting off PPIs explains how.
Can’t I Just Use the Free Articles?
You can, and plenty of people do. Everything on this site is free to read, and I’d much rather you got better from the free articles than not at all. Good places to start are the complete guide to LPR and my LPR protocol.
The difference is structure. The articles answer individual questions: is banana acidic, is oatmeal OK, should I drink coffee. The Diet Plan puts everything into one ordered plan, with the meals already worked out. Most people who buy it tell me that’s what they were missing. They’d read plenty, but they didn’t know what to actually eat on Monday morning.
Conclusion
The Wipeout Diet Plan is a legitimate, one-time-purchase diet plan from a real, contactable person who has lived with LPR for twelve years and has spent eight of them running one of the web’s most-read LPR resources. It’s based on published research into low-acid and plant-based diets for reflux. I’m clear about the limits of that research, and it’s backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee, so the risk is on me, not you.
If you’re ready to stop piecing it together from scattered advice, the Wipeout Diet Plan gives you the complete food lists, a 2-week meal plan and the reasoning behind every step. It was built first for silent reflux, but because it targets the same root causes, it works just as well for GERD and classic heartburn.
If you’d prefer to start smaller, the Wipeout Food Reference Guide is the lighter companion, with the foods and drinks that are safe for acid reflux and LPR and their pH values.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Wipeout Diet Plan a scam?
No. It’s a one-time-purchase digital diet plan sold by David Gray, who runs WipeoutReflux.com. There’s no subscription and no hidden charges, and it comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. You can contact David directly at david@wipeoutreflux.com.
Who created the Wipeout Diet Plan?
David Gray, a medical journalist specializing in reflux, who has lived with LPR for twelve years and founded WipeoutReflux.com in 2018. He’s not a doctor, and the plan is designed to work alongside medical care.
How much is the Wipeout Diet Plan?
$69.99 as a one-time payment, with lifetime access and free updates.
Does the Wipeout Diet Plan work for GERD?
Yes. It was built first for LPR, but it targets the same underlying reflux mechanisms, so it works for GERD and heartburn too.
How quickly will I notice a difference?
Many people notice changes within the first couple of weeks, but it varies. In the low-acid diet study that inspired much of the approach, the diet was followed for at least 2 weeks. Throat healing can take longer, so give it time.
What if it doesn’t work for me?
If you follow it for 30 days and don’t feel better, email for a full refund.
Will I have to follow the diet forever?
No. The strict phase is temporary. Once your symptoms settle, the plan shows you how to reintroduce foods gradually toward a more normal diet.
Research & References
- [Johnston et al., The Laryngoscope, 2007] — Pepsin is inactive at the throat’s normal pH but remains stable and can be reactivated by a later drop in pH; pepsin remains in laryngeal tissue after reflux.
- [Koufman, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 2011] — In 20 patients with PPI-resistant LPR, a strict diet eliminating foods and drinks below pH 5 for at least 2 weeks improved symptoms in 95% and significantly improved symptom and throat examination scores.
- [Zalvan et al., JAMA Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2017] — In 184 LPR patients, alkaline water plus a 90% plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet produced a mean symptom score reduction of 39.8% versus 27.2% with PPIs after 6 weeks.
David Gray
12 years living with LPR · Consultant & researcher
I've lived with LPR for twelve years — the misdiagnoses, the PPI courses that did nothing, the slow work of figuring out what actually helps. Wipeout Reflux is where I translate the research into plain terms for people stuck in the same place. Every claim here is sourced to peer-reviewed work, and I consult one-to-one with LPR sufferers.