Acid reflex medications that are safe, answers please!

ambuhsmilesx32

Long story short i have a very severe case of GERD so i have been on medication for it the past year (which works wonders) but now that i'm pregnant i stopped taking it. I'm very careful about what i eat so it doesn't act up, but i also don't want to chance it, even though throughout pregnancy i know it can get worse. I was wondering what are some of the medications you ladies are on for acid reflex (if any yet) ? Obviously i will go to my doctor and get the final call, but just wanted some ideas of medications and if they work well!

 

Thanks ladies

H & H 9 months to you

xoxo 

HAFranklin

I take prescription Zantac twice a day. 

PenelopePond

My drs said nothing until second tri. 

ambuhsmilesx32

AndreaR1983:

My drs said nothing until second tri. 

 

Ahh that stinks! Yeah that won't be an option for me! I've had to go to the hospital multiple times because of it, but as of right now i'm not taking anything i'm trying to wait it out and hope that nothing acts up! 

ambuhsmilesx32

KaPete08:

I also have GERD. My doctor told me to take the omeprazole because the benefits outweigh the risks. However, I've only taken it twice since because I'm extremely nervous of what the risks actually are. I've seen alot of people saying zantac, but it just doesn't work for me. I would call your doctor and ask. 

 

Well i did speak with my doctor about it and they had be get off of it right away because last august i had a miscarriage, but i was on pepcid. So they thought that that could have caused it possibly, but i don't think so because i've done a LOT of research and it says the most common one for everyone to take IS omeprazole! (may i add this was my regular doctor and told me to get off of it, not the ob) So when i go next week i'm going to see what they think is best, because i obviously don't want to hurt the baby (obviously) but if it acts up, well i'm pretty much hospitalized. But again i havn't been eatting anything greasy or acid like for a long time so i'm hoping i'm safe without it

HAFranklin

Forgot to add that the Zantac was prescribed by my OBGYN. 

ambuhsmilesx32

HAFranklin:

Forgot to add that the Zantac was prescribed by my OBGYN. 

 

I saw that over the counter as well! I was looking at stuff while i was grocery shopping just to see the differences and what not! I'll be sure to ask about that one too )

 

 

Thanks ladies ) 

PolishWonder

Ginger root works perfectly and is completely safe and natural. I've been taking ginger root pills for 3 years and rarely get heartburn. I HIGHLY recommend trying.

ambuhsmilesx32

Where can you get that at? Is it a certain brand? I'm up for trying anything (that is safe) Also do you take it daily?

ambuhsmilesx32

PolishWonder:

Ginger root works perfectly and is completely safe and natural. I've been taking ginger root pills for 3 years and rarely get heartburn. I HIGHLY recommend trying.

 Where can you get that at? Is it a certain brand? I'm up for trying anything (that is safe) Also do you take it daily?

 

 

dixneuf

you can get it at most drugstores nowadays 

My OB also suggested apple cider vinegar-

3 tablespoons in 6 oz. of water 

albjag

Pepcid is listed as a class B drug on safefetus website

I have GERD and have to take something or else i really can't eat.

My OB ok'd prescription protonix which I've been on for years.   

watermelon830

My OB okayed me to continue taking Nexium and my gastro doctor said it was safe too.

watermelon830

And there is always tums - they help too!

PolishWonder

ambuhsmilesx32:

PolishWonder:

Ginger root works perfectly and is completely safe and natural. I've been taking ginger root pills for 3 years and rarely get heartburn. I HIGHLY recommend trying.

 Where can you get that at? Is it a certain brand? I'm up for trying anything (that is safe) Also do you take it daily?

 

 

 

CVS, Walgreens, grocery stores, GNC, etc. I take 2 pills in the morning and very rarely get heartburn.

ambuhsmilesx32

watermelon830:

And there is always tums - they help too!

 

Tums always makes mine worse I know that sounds absurd, but true for my case! Thanks for the help ladies

queenie521

In previous pregnancies I could not live without my tums and OTC Zantac. 

Rooberrywaffles

Zantac...I bought it at Walmart. I started taking it the day I found out I was pregnant. I took it with my 1st pregnancy to so I knew it was safe. I take the extra Strength Zantac. Good luck!!

ritahill30

I also have GERD, horrible horrible GERD. I take Prevacid 30mg (prescribed, but you can get 15mg over the counter now). I tried not taking it w/ my first pregnancy and woke up in the middle of the night feeling like I was suffocating- that's how bad my acid reflux gets. My gastro dr and OB said it was completley fine so I took it the rest of my pregnancy A couple things that seem to help me are cucumbers, dairy, and aloe vera juice. Aloe vera juice is used as a laxative when you drink a lot of it (pft which might be good if ur constipated from the pregnancy!), but for helping w/ acid you drink 2oz after each mealm

lisastro

I have severe acid reflux. I've been on Prevacid (30mg) for more years than I can count. My OB told me to stay on it. She said it's safe for the baby and will be even more necessary during pregnancy. I really can't live without it. If I forget to take it in the morning, I have symptoms by noon.