Heartburn anyone???

jsimmo2010 · March 2016

Last night I experienced my first real heartburn encounter and it was AWFUL. I had a burning pain starting from just under my breasts up into my throat and neck. I couldn't lay flat or to either side. I had to sit up straight I'll night. Took tums and gas ex and neither really did the job.
Anyone else experience this? Any tricks? Any ideas what I should eat today because I'm still not feeling 100%.

BakerBird525 · March 2016

There are many experiencing awful heartburn for sure. My OB recommended Zantac once a day when needed. It's best to take about an hour before a big meal to prevent heartburn. Any time I've taken it then, I've had zero heartburn that day. You can see if your OB recommends anything as well.

Try staying away from trigger foods, like spicy foods, chocolate, peppermint, tomatoes, etc.

totsabounding · March 2016

BakerBird525 said:

There are many experiencing awful heartburn for sure. My OB recommended Zantac once a day when needed. It's best to take about an hour before a big meal to prevent heartburn. Any time I've taken it then, I've had zero heartburn that day. You can see if your OB recommends anything as well.
Try staying away from trigger foods, like spicy foods, chocolate, peppermint, tomatoes, etc.

^^All of this. Also, I have found that the generic (ranitidine) is just as effective. I take the 150s (the 75s didn't cut it). And yes, just like @BakerBird525 said, it's best to take it as a preventative, as it does take a little time to kick in. If you need more immediate relief, I find that the peppermint TUMS help more than the fruity kind. But at a certain point for me, TUMS just don't hack it. Good luck!

SMLmom · March 2016

I have trouble knowing when mine is going to pop up (my digestion has always been wacky and it tends to hit after I poop, rather than after I eat, strangely). Zantac seems okay but hasn't been a game changer for me unfortunately.
My friend (also preggo) swears by slippery elm powder but I read multiple online warnings about it potentially causing miscarriage so I'm definitely not using it!
Good luck- I HATE heartburn and get it all. the. time.

btorgers · March 2016

Not to be the bearer of bad news, but you will likely get it more often as you get bigger if you continue to get it. I had it the worst as my pregnancy progressed last time. I kept tums with me everywhere and took Zantac as needed.

VikingGirl12 · March 2016

Mine started this morning. Has been awful allllll day.

jsimmo2010 · March 2016

oh geeze. Thanks for the recommendations ladies. This is NOT fun! I've never experienced anything like it. Thought it was having a heart attack last night!

splsmama2016 · March 2016

Yup!!! All the time. I find that at night if I eat dinner too late and go to bed on a full full stomach, the worse the heartburn is. So I try to eat a smaller dinner with a couple snacks that aren't very acidic if I need them. My ob said tums, Pepcid or Zantac.

Sydvicious08 · March 2016

I think the better question is who doesn't have heartburn lol. I've zero advice for you, I have it pregnant or not because I have acid reflux.

chesterdoodle · March 2016

Horrible heartburn for about 2 weeks now. I drink lots of milk (probably 3 glasses a day) plus tums as needed. That seems to make it more manageable.

HeartLikeMine3 · March 2016

sdLindenberg said:

Yup!!! All the time. I find that at night if I eat dinner too late and go to bed on a full full stomach, the worse the heartburn is. So I try to eat a smaller dinner with a couple snacks that aren't very acidic if I need them. My ob said tums, Pepcid or Zantac.

This for me too. Especially on the weekends when we go out to eat I over indulge and it's terrible when I lay down. Luckily tums work pretty good for me. And I agree the bigger you get the worse the heartburn sucks!

Boonhilde · March 2016

I'm so sorry. It's plain awful. I find taking walks after dinner helps a lot. That'll be easier after Day Lights Saving time ends here in, what, a week?

WaitingMay14 · March 2016

Has anyone heard of a teaspoon full of baking soda in water. I used to do it for bad heartburn which at times is just gas trapped but not sure if it would be safe now with LO in toe. It would work immediately. Just an thought...

CourtJack · March 2016

WaitingMay14 said:

Has anyone heard of a teaspoon full of baking soda in water. I used to do it for bad heartburn which at times is just gas trapped but not sure if it would be safe now with LO in toe. It would work immediately. Just an thought...

Yup. My dad suggested this one day when I had no tums in the house and it totally did the trick.

purplefan1 · March 2016

Yeah, this has been happening to me for a couple of weeks now. I have a history of heartburn though. I find water actually makes mine feel worse. Milk and other dairy seems to neutralize it for me. Tums does nothing.at.all. But I still take them occasionally just hoping they will work. Sucking on peppermint candy some times works too. And honestly, they say stay away from trigger food, but I've found my triggers change. I had it bad the other morning after eating cheerios but last night I had pizza and ate a jalapeño and I had no heart burn. I figured I will just tough it out through the pregnancy. It sucks but there are worse things.

GinnyJ2012 · March 2016

I take Zantac (or generic) 150 2xper day. My heartburn is constant and to the point where I can't even drink water if I miss a dose. Trigger foods for me are greasy or high sugar, so pretty much everything that I want to eat

bedinabelinda · March 2016

I used to get heartburn a lot but really changed the way I eat about a year ago and it totally went away...until last week. Cue pregnancy heartburn! Tums has mostly been doing it for me. The prevention key for me is (and always has been)not eating large amount of carbs at once. Pasta will kill me, even a reasonable portion. Eating small meals and letting myself get hungry between (i.e. making sure your stomach is emptied out regularly) helps too.

vulpini · March 2016

My OB suggested Zantac or Pepcid and to talk to her about something stronger if those don't cut it. Avoid acidic foods (citrus, tomatoes, tomato sauce, soda, etc) and spicy foods. Drinking milk can help. Avoid eating for an hour before going to bed or lying down soon after eating.

lm45678 · March 2016

There are certain meds that are safe to take during pregnancy, mentioned above. There are some preventatives you can take daily, and meds such as tums that you take after it has started.

Avoid: caffeine, carbs, acidic fruits and vegetables (tomato, oranges, etc), gum, excessive carbs, chocolate, spicy food, heavy meals, soda. Don't lay down within 60 minutes of eating.

Do: yogurt, milk, water, ice cream/frozen yogurt, snacking during the day, 5-6 small meals instead of 3 large ones.

Heartburn can also occur if it's been too long since you last ate, not just if ate too much.

heathersaysso · March 2016

I haven't had much but today it feels like I've got a lit match in my chest.

mdargie · March 2016

sdnybrk said:

I think the better question is who doesn't have heartburn lol. I've zero advice for you, I have it pregnant or not because I have acid reflux.

This. I have pre existing acid reflux and am on prilosec daily which usually keeps it under control but the past couple weeks have been rough. Normally if I'm having an acute attack my go to would be milk but I have GD so now it's tums. Which I find disgusting but slightly better than the heartburn lol.

towerbrat · March 2016

Yup! I was desperate after I realized drinking water before bed was like adding fuel to my hellish-heartburn

MrsAlliKat · March 2016

@mdargie My endocrinologist suggested a lactose free milk that has half the carbs as regular milk and twice the protein, so maybe something like that could be helpful for your acid reflux. The one that I have is call Mootopia and is an HEB grocery store brand, but I'm sure there are other similar brands.

cluelesssm · March 2016

I have it bad. I take Tums, but my doctor also just recommended Zantac at my last apt. I am going to try and see if that helps.

AOliveira11 · March 2016

Heartburn has been a killer for me. And the pressure from it is just awful. Ive been eating butterscotch pudding which def helps with the burn but the only thing that has alleviated the pressure has been drinking a small can of coke and belching. What an amazing feeling of relief!!! It sounds disgusting and i hate coke but its like it strips my throat and stomach of the acid buildup and lets me breathe without feeling like a fire breathing dragon

mebaby333 · March 2016

Fire wakes me up at night, in my throat. It hurts.... doesn't seem to matter what I take. I just changed what I eat and I eat dinner much much earlier in the day...

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