Indigestion

mous-2

Never had indigestion before being pregnant. Still not sure if that's what I have:( it's like a hunger pain right below your breastbone? Anyways, assuming that's what I'm experiencing, any tips from you all, besides the obvious -avoiding acidic foods, spicy foods, etc.? I tried tums but it just came back an hour later!!!

any tips appreciated! I thought I got rid of the nausea but it's creeping back alongside this crappy new symptom  

vintage girl

Cut the coffee, stay upright after eating, try smaller meals and more frequent. Greasy foods can be a trigger, and chocolate. I had really bad heartburn 2 weekends ago. I've had it before, but a long time ago. 

Try to figure out what triggers it for you, and go from there. If you don't want to eat something listen to your body.

nellin-2

So far I've been lucky that I mostly only get heartburn at night if I haven't left long enough between dinner and bedtime. Eating earlier and slightly smaller evening meals has really helped.  
Unfortunately it's a very common symptom and is likely to get worse! I hope you can isolate your triggers and keep it to a minimum!

Kp214

Eating a banana helps me sometimes.  You might try lying on your left side if it's before you go to bed. Walking around after a meal sometimes helps me , but it could just be a distraction. I hope you find some relief. 

mous-2

@vintage girl @nellin-2 @kp214 thanks for the tips! I wouldn't mind it so much if it wasn't also accompanied by nausea and vomiting! I hate complaining so much bc I'm blessed with these two growing babies but I swear there's a new symptom every day!

Kp214

It's ok to complain. I had a friend remind me that just because it was more difficult to get pregnant doesn't mean we are less grateful when we complain about feeling bad. we don't have to be happy about feeling bad.  I hope you feel better soon. 

BornReady

@mous-2 Ugh, sorry you are dealing with this. I took Tums for months and eventually ended up in the ER at 33 weeks from dehydration due to the daily vomiting caused by my heartburn. They basically told me the Tums were useless and probably made the problem worse. They put me on 150 mg. Zantac 2 x a day. While I wasn't totally thrilled about going on a med, it was necessary in my case. I tried every homeopathic, natural remedy etc. nothing seemed to work. My heartburn actually caused me to damage my esophagus (esophagitis), stopped me from being able to eat solid foods for a period of time and has changed my voice. 

ETA...I have read other people taking zypan as an alternative to traditional medications too, might be worth looking into/talking to your OB about as well.

kelrauh

I took pepcid twice a day on top of tums. It did the trick until I was 32 weeks with twins. My last week of pregnanct was miserable with heartburn. But I'm here to tell you 3 days post partum the heartburn went away immediately after birth (I was so relieved)

tvh1982

Home Remedies For Acid Reflux

You need to mix ½ tsp. baking soda with 2 tbs. of fresh lemon juice or organic apple cider vinegar. You should use a bigger cup to make this mixture, because it will fizz. Wait until the bubbling stops and then add 8 oz. water. You have to drink this remedy all at once. This mixture will neutralize the pH, it will help you relieve acid reflux and create and alkaline-forming environment in your body.
You can also use baking soda to relieve heartburn and GERD symptoms. All you have to do is mix ½ tsp. baking soda with 16 oz. water.

I only heard about the above after my LO was born, so don't know if it works.

I used some fluids for my heartburn bought in the Netherlands as tablets didn't work. I almost had a straw in the bottle as I used it a lot.

Just make sure what you take doesn't effect (or is it affect?) your folate level. 

tiffanyw1783

I take Zantac at least once daily, sometimes twice depending on how bad my heart burn is that day. I also take tums in between the Zantac. I have yet to find "triggers" for my heart burn, except going too long without eating and that's unavoidable most of the time due to what I do for a living. 

mous-2

I'm currently taking Zantac 75 twice a day for prevention and it's really helping. I'm just nervous taking anything during pregnancy even when they say it's safe. I want to stop taking it to see if the heartburn comes back but I don't want to test that until I finish out this semester bc I'm a chicken lol. Do people really get heartburn when they don't eat for a while. I definitely think that's a trigger of mine as well but I just don't get It