Heartburn ladies, c'mon in...

MrsNap_515 · February 2012

So apparently i lose m/s but gain heartburn LOL but i'll take heartburn any day over all the vomiting!!!

DH says good, we'll have a hairy baby LOL

any suggestions to help alleviate heartburn? (anything other than tums, i can't stand the taste/texture of those chalky things LOL)

thanks ladies!!

ELF4321 · February 2012

Zantac every day is the only thing that works for me. You can also take liquid Maalox.

gervaisj6 · February 2012

I had major trouble with hb. I took Tums, then Zantac. Nothing helped. I told my ob/gyn. She gave me prescription strength Pepcid. I take one in the morning with food, and one at night before dinner-or with dinner. The key is to not wait til you have hb with pepcid. Take it before. Once you get it, it is too late.

MrsNap_515 · February 2012

thanks ladies! yea, i wasn't 100% sure what was/wasn't safe to take, i was going to call my obgyn later to ask her. I may try maylox for now and if that doesn't work, move on to zantac, etc.

blueberries8 · February 2012

I take Zantac when I wake up and again in the evening and it is more or less keeping things under control. After 1st trimester, omeprazole (Prilosec and also its cousins) are even considered quite safe, but because it hasn't been around as long as Zantac and there isn't as much safety data, I think Zantac is better to try first. Tums did absolutely nothing for me. Feel better...I know what you mean about going straight from m/s to the heartburn!

Ya Never Know · February 2012

I've been taking Zantac as well. Maalox and tums stopped working around 28 weeks. Zantac works for me about 80% of the time, and it's preventative as well.

DeputiesWife · February 2012

mylanta or maalox. that is on my ok list.

I eat at least 3 tums a day -- i have it wicked bad. I bought the berry flavors and they arent so bad.

They say try chewing gum, avoid pop and spicy foods.

TJ1979 · February 2012

Oh, I am so right there with you! I'm doing pepcid once a day, and maalox at night, but I still have mild heartburn all day. I've had to give up all my spicy foods that I love, so sad. Obviously worth it, but the heartburn is no fun!

DrRx · February 2012

I would definitely try zantac or pepcid OTC and see if that helps. If those don't quite cut it, I know that Prevacid, which is also OTC, is category B.

If you take Prevacid (or any proton-pump inhibitor or PPI), it is important to take it 30 minutes before eating something, since it only works on actively secreting acid pumps, and those don't get activated until you start eating. Since it takes about 30 minutes for the drug to be in your system, it is best to take the pill 30 minutes before eating.

MrsNap_515 · February 2012

Thanks for all the ideas ladies!! I found that fresh fruit also triggers it for me, DH sent me edible arrangement and instead so many chocolate covered strawberries, I'm paying for it LOL

naybird · February 2012

Oh I'm so with you. I can't eat anything remotely spicy or I get terrible heartburn!! And normally I'm a spicy food fiend!!

I just take tums/rolaids, but I've always loved them and use to sneak them from my dad's stash when I was little! Haha

DrRx · February 2012

MrsNap515:
Thanks for all the ideas ladies!! I found that fresh fruit also triggers it for me, DH sent me edible arrangement and instead so many chocolate covered strawberries, I'm paying for it LOL

The chocolate also probably didn't help! DH can't eat chocolate right before bed because it really flares up his heartburn!

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