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Heartburn mamas - a question for you!

moosemaxmoosemax
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I keep meaning to ask at my doc appts, but always end up forgetting. If you take Tums, how many can you/are you allowed during the day? I have only been taking 1 a day, but it is only 8:26am and I already have heartburn!

What are other medicines that work well?  

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Re: Heartburn mamas - a question for you!

  • MolluskwranglerMolluskwrangler member
    Doc said I could take a dose (so 2?) 4 times a day and prilosec or zantac one a day.
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  • Temp984666312503071Temp984666312503071 member
    I take Tums as needed (usually 2-3x per day). 
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  • ~Flossie~~Flossie~ member

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    I take Tums as needed (usually 2-3x per day). 

    Same.

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  • LittleAppleLittleApple member
    imagesweetheart18:
    I take Tums as needed (usually 2-3x per day). 
     Me too.
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  • niracess27niracess27

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    Doc said I could take a dose (so 2?) 4 times a day and prilosec or zantac one a day.

    Ditto this, but I find that Tumbs work best at night for me and I probably pop about 5 of them a night, I don't take them during the day though. My doc said it was fine with my 1st pregnancy but you should probably consult yours and get their opinion. :) Good Luck!

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  • nadinethequeen01nadinethequeen01
    before i got the good stuff from my doctor, i would take 2-3 tums 2-3 times a day.. depending on how bad i had heart burn.
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  • ArthurIhdeArthurIhde

    i dont have this issue

    just get married
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  • scorchscorch member
    I had to lay off the Tums because it made my blood sugar go to high in the morning.  I take Pepcid Complete and it usually takes the edge off the heartburn.  My heartburn doesnt even really go away until about 3 am though.
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  • lderealderea
    M doc says to take zantac or prilosec.  Honestly, if I don't take this stuff, I will vomit up straight acid.  It's disgusting and burn my throat horribly.  I take tums as needed to supplement (although i don't normally need them) and also drink as much milk as I can tolerate so help manage the acid.  Obviously, my heartburn is crazy bad. 
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  • 2BMrs.B2BMrs.B
    Me too!!! Tums are not strong enough for me:(
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  • xoashleigh4oxxoashleigh4ox
    i take them throughout the day when the burn comes on..  depends on the day and how bad it is.. its not a constant thing but some days i probably take 6 or 7..  i took a nexium twice during this pregnancy when it was really bad.. also drink a big glass of milk helps too!
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  • deziyoudeziyou
    Tums quit working for me pretty early in my pregnancy, so my doctor suggested that I get a bottle of liquid mylanta or maalox and everytime I felt heartburn coming on just take a big swig of it and it should help. He also told me not to worry about drinking too much, that doing that isn't going to hurt the baby or myself. It has worked for me so far, better than anything else anyway.
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  • gchertokgchertok member
    Depending how bad my heartburn gets I take 1-2 as needed. My doctor also told me, if Tums doesn't help to take Pepcid. Also, I have learned that slowly drinking a cold glass of milk really helps with the heartburn relief.
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  • OregonMommyOregonMommy
    Psh...I wish tums worked for me! I take zantac once or twice a day and as soon as I'm out I'm moving up to prevacid!
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  • Arielle27Arielle27 member
    I've taken as many as 6-8 in a day. I think the limit is 12 or something!

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  • Arielle27Arielle27 member
    Oh, and I want to add... when I wake up in the middle of the night with heartburn, I find that a few sips of milk helps more than anything else!

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  • AndiMarv2008AndiMarv2008
    I found that taking that many tums for little relief to be crazy so I moved on to pepcid AC complete- that worked for about a week- and now I take Zantac 75mg from the advice of my doc 2 times a day. It really helps a ton. I take one in the evening especially because thats when it seems worse. Also if we are going to go out to eat and I worry that I will get hurtburn I take one right before going to dinner. It really has made the world of difference. If tums isnt't cutting it with the help of your Dr then move on- I know how miserable you feel when tums just doesnt cut it anymore!! Good luck hun!
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