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noworlater
LIF Adult
Member since 2/11 1528 total posts
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Now!
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heartburn
Sick of it has nothing to do with diet always happening sick of Tums I've been waking up choking on burning acid like feeling is that gerd? I've been reading h2blockers might help better than Tums? Anyone else on them? what brand? I'm 26 weeks pregnant
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Posted 10/20/13 1:36 AM  |
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jab818
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Member since 10/12 254 total posts
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heartburn
Talk to your dr. Mine did not want me taking more than 2 tums a day. I was spitting up so much acid I could not eat. At the end of my 2 tri I was loosing weight and fainting from lack of nutrition. She put me on nexium that I take as needed. Sometimes everyday sometimes every 3 days. It does not work miricales as far as taking the pressure away but does take away the burning. Good luck!
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| Posted 10/20/13 3:13 AM |
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pharmcat2000
Mom of 2 + 1
Member since 10/05 7395 total posts
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Catherine
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Re: heartburn
Tums contains calcium as the antacid. Calcium is the strongest antacid there is; problem is... if you take it too much, you get rebound hyperacidity. Basically, the body responds to it by making MORE acid! Try using some Mylanta. It may help more, by coating the esophagus for you. And an H2 blocker (Pepcid or Zantac) or PPI (Prilosec or Nexium) will do a better job, just ask your OB first; and for maximum effect, an H2 blocker or a PPI needs to be taken every day.
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| Posted 10/20/13 2:54 PM |
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Maestra821
LIF Infant
Member since 6/13 248 total posts
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Alida
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heartburn
I hear ya sista ! No matter what I eat I get agita
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| Posted 10/22/13 9:14 PM |
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Lala08
2 Princesses coming soon!
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Re: heartburn
I drink water and get heartburn. Tums are my snack of choice these days
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| Posted 10/22/13 10:32 PM |
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Re: heartburn
I was told by several of the OBs in my practice that its basically impossible to eat too many Tums...like a bottle a day might cause kidney stones, but other than that it was fine.
I had GERD before I got pregnant and my gastro Dr specifically told me I had to stop any medication for it if I got pregnant. (I was on Protonix).
Ironically, being pregnant and cutting out the caffeine, alcohol, and occasional cigarette I indulged in before getting pregnant helped more than the medicine. By the end of my 1st pregnancy, I was eating 3-4 maximum strength Tums probably twice a day. It helped, and I continued to only use Tums while I breastfed...then I got pregnant again and still only need the Tums (mainly at night before bed). I think it's better to take the 4 Tums before laying down than to wake up choking on acid...which is also not good for your esophagus.
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| Posted 10/22/13 10:56 PM |
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alli3131
Peanut is here!!!!!!
Member since 5/09 18388 total posts
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Allison
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heartburn
Mylanta!!!!! I used to just take swigs right out of the bottle.
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| Posted 10/23/13 9:09 AM |
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Ma-n-Pa2008
Mommy's Big Boy
Member since 3/09 2584 total posts
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Melissa
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heartburn
I take zantac for the hearburn
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| Posted 10/23/13 9:23 AM |
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