I Have Gerd

I haven't had any tests done, but my genetic father had GERD. I've been getting heartburn and other symptoms for at least a year and it happens very often. Changing my diet didn't work, water fasting didn't work (I didn't think about food at all.), Not laying down until at least three hours after eating didn't work, eating much smaller meals spread out over the day didn't work, and I'm not even sure if medication is working. If I don't have GERD, then there has to be something wrong. (Mostly talking about heartburn (when I say happening often, it happens randomly to, at all times of the day, I don't see any patterns. It doesn't ever occur more than a few times in one day though.) and acidic flavor going up my mouth, not vomit though, but a cold sensation and it feels like acidic stomach fluids.)

Edit (08/08/15): The Ranitidine (Zantac) seems to have been helping some and I've figured out a strategy to avoid getting reflux while I sleep (that stays with me until about an hour after having a Ranitidine capsule in the morning), which is to have a banana after my stomach empties then going to bed about an hour after, if I end up staying up a few hours later then I'll just have another banana. The reason I don't want to sleep on an empty stomach is because of the negative effects it has on one's body but also because it seems like I'm more likely to get reflux after not eating for so long anyway. And I choose a banana particularly for it's antacid properties. Something I've noticed recently is that peanut butter seems to be a trigger for me, well, for reflux in me, so, heartburn. I'm not at the level where it really feels like a burning sensation yet though. So I don't really think of it as heartburn, hopefully it never gets that far as long as I keep taking Ranitidine and having a banana about an hour before bed (as well as avoiding peanut butter.).