Mostly Complaining - Acid Reflux!!

Re: Mostly Complaining - Acid Reflux!!

• sharice111 member

  March 2015

  Lurking from June. Call your doctor they can prescribe something. I was taking Prilosec 20 mg which wasn't helpjng for a month and then called the doctor. They switched to Zantac twice a day which has taken the edge off.

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• MrsWhiteToBe member

  March 2015

  YES I HEAR YOU! I have been unable to eat anything acidic or spicy or greasy or even seasoned with salt and pepper! I take Pepcid too. Even though it's 24 hours it's usually ok to take it twice a day. You could also try Prevacid or Zantac. I take the Pepcid twice a day but I still have to take the daily max of tums and chug a glass of milk before bed. Drink lots of water and try not to lay down after you eat or drink anything.
  Apparently when I was born my hair was a foot long, so I know my baby will definitely have a lot of hair, but with all this acid reflux/heartburn I've been joking that she's going to be a wolf-child.

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• MyBell524 member

  March 2015

  Thank  you thank you THANK YOU!!  

  
  

  I am going to call my midwife after work and see what she would prescribe or recommend.  I haven't tried Zantac yet, will give that a shot.  

  
  

  And Yes @MrswhiteToBe, I was the same way.  Full head of hair when I was born and so did my husband.  We were doomed from the beginning ;]  Sorry to hear you're also experiencing similar symptoms, but I do appreciate the advice and to know I'm not alone out here!

  
  

  Thanks again!

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• beaseg member

  March 2015

  I did Zantac last pregnancy. It helped ZERO. Tums helped last time (btw- my dd was born BALD! I have thick hair down to my low back, and she was bald! haha couldn't believe it). 

  
  

  Anyways- this time it's soooo much worse. Tums don't even touch the problem. I have it so bad I burp up water and it's like lava. Everything is terrible and I've found no solution. It's awful.

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• Shanfrey82 member

  March 2015

  Same here! The only salvation I have found is very specific and deliberate (and boring) dietary changes, coupled with Pepcid morning and night.

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• kremerj1 member

  March 2015

  Try drinking cran grape juice! I never believed it until I tried it!

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• Curlygirl84 member

  March 2015

  I've found non-spicy, non-greasy/fatty foods + Zantac works wonders. And some skim milk to cost my throat if that doesn't work (I guess the fat in higher fat milk can actually increase heartburn).

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• sevillanagal member

  March 2015

  @MyBell524 I've had horrible GERD practically since conception. I was taking Pepcid which helped, but I've switched to a table spoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water in the morning and another around dinner. I also take a probiotic. It has helped a lot and is a great natural alternative. I read that antacids rob your body of nutrients and minerals and I want to make sure this baby is getting everything it needs.

  

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• rach110913 member

  March 2015

  Yes!! I'm so sick of throwing up in the middle of the night because I wake up choking on stomach acid. I had been taking Prilosec daily with moderate success but I guess I've just gotten immune to it. My Ob told me to try nexium so this is my first day on it. It will take a couple days for it to kick in. I'm at the point where I can only drink protein shakes at 5pm then nothing else so I won't throw up. If I have anything in my stomach when I go to bed, it's coming back up. I hope you find something that works for you! Zantac seems to help a lot of women. I would start there.

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• Diana4883 member

  March 2015

  I take Pepcid daily and also control my diet, but here are two other things that work miracles for me! One when I feel it starting I drink some apple cider vinegar. Sounds gross and acidic but Google it and it's a well known acid treatment. When that doesn't work I take a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water and that will help 95% of the time. You have to sit up afterwords but you'll start burping and feel better. Only a few times I've had to drink this concoction twice since it didn't work the first time.
  
  I try to stay on the side of caution esp with new information on Zantac out there. Yikes!

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• MyBell524 member

  March 2015

  Just wanna say thank you so much to everyone for their advice!! So appreciative! I've taken Apple cider vinegar before when I got a cold about a month or so ago. Took twice daily and it really helped. I feel like it's the "cure all". I will definitely give it a shot!! Thanks again!

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• kristaelaine86 member

  March 2015

  I started taking Zantac twice daily ( breakfast and supper) like three weeks ago and it seriously. Changed. My. Life.
  The heart burn was unbearable! Waking me up at night , causing vomiting. Now, no symptoms at all unless I miss a pill.
  Hope it works as well for you!

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• a316b member

  March 2015

  Been taking Prevacid. Drinking lots of milk seems to help me too.

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• gamergirl83 member

  March 2015

  Everything is currently making me have heartburn these past 4 months. Zantac twice daily plus the tums hasn't helped. Even water gives me heartburn. I've tried everything I could think of.

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