Acid reflux meds?

Re: Acid reflux meds?

• CeltiCutie member

  November 2008

  Regular Tums and Maalox are fine.

  I'd double check w/ your doctor, but mine told me any OTC reflux meds are safe.  Pepcid, Prilosec, Zantac all that kinda stuff.  I, personally, take Prilosec OTC because of the typeof /reason causing my acid reflux.  there's really 2 different types of acid reflux meds.  Pepcid and Zantac, Tums, etc... cure the acid after it happens. You can take them any time of day, twice to several times a day depending on which one we're talking about.  Where,  Prilosec is a proton pump inhibitor.  You take it before you put anything in your stomach for best effect & only once a day.  My stomach for example produces too much acid all the time no matter what i eat, do, etc... so the inhibitor actually shuts down/slows down the production of acid from the pump in my stomach.

  I'd try the basics first before trying anything like Prilosec.  
  

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• DEBBIE33CASEY

  November 2008

  my doc wrote me pepcid and that helps.

  
  
  
  

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• BaBayB

  November 2008

  Check with your Dr. I have acid reflux when I am not pregnant but when I am pregnant its unbearable. I do not take nexium or anything while pregnant but my Dr. does put me on 75 mg of zantac twice a day.  I also have tums if needed.  Good luck.  I know its not fun at all.

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