Horrible heartburn

[rugbywife]

I don't generally suffer from heartburn,
I am pretty sure this bout is mostly related to the stomach bug I have been dealing with the past 36 hours. I am now dealing with brutal heartburn and apparently I am allowed all of 5 (!) Tums a day. Any suggestions?

[mrsGreeko]

I had horrid heartburn last week after a stomach big too!

I drank a glass of water with 1 tsp of baking soda in it and it calmed it down so I could sleep. If I'd had apple cider vinegar I would have done a teaspoon of that instead, but I was out. 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water (with a bit of honey of you need something to cut the flavor) should help.

[rugbywife]

Apple cider vinegar?? I think we have some, otherwise we have baking powder for sure.

I don't have any Zantac but if this keeps up I will be going out to get some.

[jorja]

I took 150mg of Zantac twice a day. It was the only thing that remotely helped.

[cricketwife]

You don't think its related to being 33 weeks? Also, is the 5 tums a Canadian thing? I ate Pepcid like it was candy when I was pregnant, but maybe they are more different than I realize. I hope you feel better soon!

[lulu21]

Vanilla ice cream helped when I was pregnant. And sleeping elevated.

[mainelyfoolish]

Try the Zantac, and until it kicks in, eat a couple of extra Tums. It won't hurt you to do it for a day or two.

[mae141]

Apr 1, 2015 18:55:07 GMT -5 lulu21 said:

Vanilla ice cream helped when I was pregnant. And sleeping elevated.

A nice big spoonful worked better than tums for me.

[rugbywife]

I think it is definitely related to my pregnancy in that I presume my reactions to the stomach bug/Norwalk virus are impacted by the fact that my internal organs are all mushed up.

I thought the 5 tums seems odd but it says so on the bottle and I am a rule follower. Lol.

[Ashley&Scott]

Ice pack on you chest & eat in small amounts, being full makes it worse.

[turtlegirl]

I get horrible heartburn during the second half of all my pregnancies so far. I'm not looking forward to it starting up soon again.

The tums in the USA also say 5 a day for pregnant people. I try to "save" them for the evening when my heartburn is worse. I try to avoid eating large meals after lunch, sleep elevated with an extra pillow under my head, etc.

[kitty]

My midwife recommended Gaviscon instead of Tums and it worked waaaay better for me.

[jln]

Mine was so bad that I ended up getting a prescription for Ranitidine, which helped. I also take Tums for immediate relief.

[greycat]

I had heartburn when I was pregnant and Zantac worked way better than tums for me.

[rugbywife]

Thanks everybody! So far so good today...I am hoping it was related to my stomach woes but am going to pick up some Zantac in case.

[shelbyann]

Late responding, but a shot of ACV chased with a shot of milk always clears up heartburn right away for me. It's disgusting, but magical!

[maxdyn]

Gaviscon was amazing for me

[robyn]

It tastes absolutely awful, but mix a a tsp of baking soda with some water and down it.