Have to agree with you. The first time you use it, you cannot believe how fasssssssst it works - the second it hits your stomach, gas is on its way back up! Close your nose when you drink it. I "wash" it down with a little sip of plain water afterwards. I put abt a 1/2 teas of soda in about 1-1/2 OUNCES of water - a small Dixie cup. No need for lots of water!