Thank you to whoever suggested drinking Coke...

l_elizabeth

Someone on here suggested drinking coke for heartburn/acid reflux. I've been living on tums lately and just had a small cup to see if that helped and genius- so much better!

MrsRebecca

Ugh, soda gives me nasty heartburn! Weird that it helps you.

berrysweet

I've been one of the ones that suggested it on here in the past--one of my co-workers told me to try it and I was SHOCKED that it worked.

I'm glad it worked to you too! 

AmyLovesEddie14

Thanks for this! The only thing that's helped my heartburn is milk and sometimes I just want something else. I'll definitely try coke now.

NELCORP

If you don't want the caffeine, Sprite works too.

rnfromtn

My doc also suggested drinking a real coke if I get a real bad headache. 

berrysweet

NELCORP:

If you don't want the caffeine, Sprite works too.

For me, only regular Coca-Cola (not diet, not Cherry, not Pepsi) works...lol! 

jenfurleigh

Oh that is awesome that it works for some people, it makes it worse for me 

And I love Coke and have had to avoid it mostly during my pregnancy.  Which is probably a good thing, (less caffeine and sugar) but I miss it!!

NELCORP

berrysweet:

NELCORP:

If you don't want the caffeine, Sprite works too.

For me, only regular Coca-Cola (not diet, not Cherry, not Pepsi) works...lol! 

Interesting. For me Dr. Pepper or Sprite is best lol. But I don't like coke and I had acid reflux prior to baby.

l_elizabeth

berrysweet:

I've been one of the ones that suggested it on here in the past--one of my co-workers told me to try it and I was SHOCKED that it worked.

I'm glad it worked to you too! 

Yay- thank you!!

ckstokes

jenfurleigh:

Oh that is awesome that it works for some people, it makes it worse for me 

And I love Coke and have had to avoid it mostly during my pregnancy.  Which is probably a good thing, (less caffeine and sugar) but I miss it!!

that's funny cause I usually abhor regular sodas (I was a one diet mtn dew in a can a day girl pre-pregnancy).  But, lately, all I want is Pepsi and Coke and it really really helps settle my stomach.  

brideofscowboy

Plain whole almonds do wonders too..

jenfurleigh

ckstokes:

jenfurleigh:

Oh that is awesome that it works for some people, it makes it worse for me 

And I love Coke and have had to avoid it mostly during my pregnancy.  Which is probably a good thing, (less caffeine and sugar) but I miss it!!

that's funny cause I usually abhor regular sodas (I was a one diet mtn dew in a can a day girl pre-pregnancy).  But, lately, all I want is Pepsi and Coke and it really really helps settle my stomach.  

Crazy how pregnancy changes everything, even soda consumption!!  I am so hoping the heartburn goes away after baby comes out!

ShortcakeNYC

Yup, soda works for me heartburn-wise, while milk sometimes makes it worse, oddly. Soda also worked well for me when I was suffering from morning sickness in first trimester, but then I stuck to Sprite or something else caffeine-free.

 

whitward87

Totally opposite for me. Hopefully it doesn't creep back up tonight when you are snoozing. That's the worst time for me.

grapeape73

I have never had heart burn in my life, but I swear with this pregnancy the I saw the second line on the pg test and boom heart burn. 

My OB actually told me about Coke.  He also wanted me to drink one a day to help keep the migrains away.  For me ice cream is about the only thing that works every time.  Even just a spoon of it helps.