TUMS and I are now best friends

jen3283 · March 2011

I'm 18 weeks and lately have had the worst indigestion! It doesn't matter what I eat I always have indigestion.Anyone else having this problem? TUMS has now become my new best friend!

hepcats · March 2011

I'm not personally having this issue but for some reason I recall reading somewhere that Zantac or Pepcid are better options for us preggos. I could be wrong though.

frogyie · March 2011

My ob said only tums but I also found that drinking a capful of apple cider vinegar also helps. GL it is the worst.

mlspiel · March 2011

jen3283:
I'm 18 weeks and lately have had the worst indigestion! It doesn't matter what I eat I always have indigestion.Anyone else having this problem? TUMS has now become my new best friend!

This exactly! Someone asked me if I was having any cravings and I said smoothie Tums because EVERYTHING gives me heart burn! lol

CantWaitToBeMommy · March 2011

I used to be a Tums fan but then I learned that it can cause kidney stones if taken too often, and that it's horrible for your teeth because of all the sugar. Then I switched to pepcid once or twice a day but then I developed horrible chest pains because apparently the Tums doesnt treat the heartburn it only masks it for the time being so the constant heartburn caused damage so now I'm on some eavy meds

Bottom Line : Maybe its time for you to break up your friendship Wink

mlspiel · March 2011

Thanks for the heads up! Never really had a heartburn problem before so hopefully I didn't do too much damage yet!

fabfive · March 2011

YES! i have a bottle in my purse, in my nightstand drawer, and in my bathroom!!!

11kacey · March 2011

On the bottle of TUMS it says how many you can have per day (I think 10). TUMS are a wonderful source of calcium too if you aren't getting it from dairy.

I have generic TUMS and maybe take 2-4 every other day. If I have to take more than 4 I take a pepcid which is on the approved list from my doctor.

Also, I was having issues from week 17 through 22 and then had a couple of weeks with little to no heartburn and now it is back. Maybe you'll find some relief soon?

jen3283 · March 2011

11kacey:

On the bottle of TUMS it says how many you can have per day (I think 10). TUMS are a wonderful source of calcium too if you aren't getting it from dairy.

I have generic TUMS and maybe take 2-4 every other day. If I have to take more than 4 I take a pepcid which is on the approved list from my doctor.

Also, I was having issues from week 17 through 22 and then had a couple of weeks with little to no heartburn and now it is back. Maybe you'll find some relief soon?

I was also the same way. Had it from 10-15 weeks and then it stopped and now it is in full gear again!

Thanks for all the help ladies!!!

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jerseykate84 · March 2011

jen3283:
I'm 18 weeks and lately have had the worst indigestion! It doesn't matter what I eat I always have indigestion.Anyone else having this problem? TUMS has now become my new best friend!

Ooohh be careful! I was having terrible heartburn, so my husband gave me some Tums before I went to bed. I woke up a few hours with the worst Charley Horse of my life! I was literally screaming in pain! Turns out, too much of one type of calcium causes leg muscle cramps! Just don't take too many, I'd hate for you to feel that pain! Also, I stopped taking Tums that night and my ob/gyn told me to take Prilosec OTC, and it has been a miracle drug! My heartburn which was a 9 out of a 10 on a pain level, was gone the next day! Good luck!