He experiences bad indigestion/stomach ache/
heartburn followed by acid reflux, and so far lifelong medication has been his only hope.
He has visited the local GPs many times over the years but doesn't feel any further toward treating his condition.
He is prescribed a type of gastric (proton pump) inhibitor and although this helps him to get on with life and have less symptoms, if he even misses one dose his condition returns immediately.