Heart Burn: Maalox
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Heartburn??
Asked by J.W. from Grand Rapids
on July 23, 2008
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Well I am about seven and a half months pregant with our second child and I have never had such bad heart burn. I was just wondering if there is anything stronger that...
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- My doctor said I could take Pepcid AC. What worked for me because I too had HORRIBLE heartburn was to wake up, take a pepcid then go until about dinner time and take ...
- I lived on bananas and chocolate milk my last 2 months of pregnancy as they didn't seem to cause as much heartburn as everything else and the antacids didn't seem to w...
- I am an acid reflux queen...has it for about 10 years now. I went through my pregnancy taking my prescribed medication. After first trimester I had the doctros ok. Wha...
Heartburn Help
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on October 28, 2007
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Well, I am begining my last 5 weeks of my third pregnancy and the heartburn is killing me. Last night was the second occation that it was so bad that it kept me from b...
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- Celery. I'm not a fan of the taste or texture, but it works.
- My heartburn was so bad during my whole pregnancy. During my 3rd trimester, my doctor prescribed Nexium....it was a lifesaver.
- IF you like milk, it helps with heartburn alot, I drank a TON of it while I was pregnant. Calcium helps to neutralize acid. Good luck.
Heartburn While Pregnant
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on February 17, 2008
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Hi Mom's --
I am pregnant and experiencing heartburn really badly (especially at night) -- At times, its so uncomfortable I can't sleep.
Anyone have any safe nat...
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- I had really bad heartburn during my pregnancy as well and most of mine was at night. My husband would go get me a snowcone every night and it was the only thing that...
- Hi K.! I had it TERRIBLE with my girls and not with the boy! (FYI-I am still prego with the 2nd girl--and still get it EVERY DAY like you.) The first girl had TONS of ...
- It's very important to make sure you don't eat very much starting about 2 hours before you want to go to bed. If you do need to snack, something very light is best - ...
Pregnant with Heartburn
Asked by A.F. from Houston
on November 14, 2011
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For those ladies who have been through it in the past 2 years or so only, please - information changes way too rapidly to bother with anything past that...
What is ...
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- My doctor has always said Zantac - 75 or 150 mg are fine. It's category B and that's what they give to babies with reflux so it is widely accepted.
- I know you might be looking for medicine but I use a high alkaline (ph level) water for my husband when he has an asthma flair up. Well one day I saw a man with some i...
- My doctor said Zegerid OTC was okay to take while pregnant and what he thought worked the best for bad heartburn.
Heart Burn
Asked by K.S. from Columbus
on September 22, 2006
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I'm 30 weeks on my second baby. I'm just starting to get the heartburn. My doctor says that, of course, I can use Tums. But, last time the taste was bad. I was abl...
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- Hi K., Try Gaviston or Maalox It works better then tums. I had heartburn extremely bad with my first pregnacy. YOu should check with your doctor first though. Us...
- Hi K.! I too had horrible heartburn with both my pregnancies, and I can't stand to taste anything! My OB gave me Famotadine, which is just the generic form of Pepcid...
- Apple juice is acidic and will probably make it worse. Milk and dairy can actually make it worse. Try not to eat at least an hour before you go to bed and prop up yo...
Natural Remedies for Heartburn
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on November 3, 2009
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Hey mamas,
I will be 30 weeks along as of Wednesday and have recently developed extremely painful heartburn. My doctor gave me a prescription for a heartburn medicat...
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- I have two really good ones. However, it depends on which direction your stomach acid is coming from. And I don't mean from the bottom up! LOL that i do know. Neither ...
- Peppermint chewing gum was always a great remedy for me. Also, cauliflower is a natural acid reducer.
- When I was pregnant I took ginger for my heartburn. I was like you and didn't want any drugs in my system to possible harm my little bundle. I was 41 when I had my sec...
I Have Really Bad Heartburn
Asked by D.P. from Chicago
on May 28, 2007
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Hey ladies,
I am almost 16 weeks pregnant (on tuesday) and I have wicked heartburn. I know all the advice like eat smaller meals more often and avoiding ...
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- I suffered horribly with my first pregnancy because I wanted to do everything natural. With the second one I asked for help from my ob, she said to start with Zantac....
- Ugh, I'm still dealing with this. I had terrible indigestion and heartburn during the first trimester and it came back hardcore during the third trimester. Tums/Pepcid...
- Congrats on you soon to be new addition. Try drinking a glass of milk..that really helped me in my first pregnancy...I had horrible heartburn. Also ask about Zantac.....
Heartburn/Acid Reflux
Asked by K.N. from Chicago
on April 15, 2009
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A week ago I started having a burning feeling in my chest. I went to the doctor thinking it was in my lungs but an Xray and exam showed lungs and heart are fine. We d...
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- Stress can definitely trigger heart burn. Pregnancy or hormonal times in your life too, can be challenging. I had a few awful bouts when I was pregnant with my daugh...
- I know this will sound weird but milk cures my heartburn every time. I too suffer from heartburn from stress (we had alot of family/personal issues recently) - a coup...
- Stress can definitely cause heartburn. Also, have you recently started an exercise program? If you exercise right after dinner, you can have heart burn issues becaus...
How to soothe indigestion during pregnancy?
Asked by J. from Dallas
on October 14, 2008
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I am 34 weeks and have had a lot of indigestion. I have been using Maalox but it hasn't been working all that much anymore. I have been drinking sprites which used to ...
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- I had it so bad for the last 2 months of my pregnancy that the acid reflux I was having from the indigestion would make me sick. I ended up having to take Prilosec be...
- You are going to have a hairy baby... that's what they always told me, they all came out with hair, but anyway... I ate tums a lot, one thing I did is have a nice ver...
- I had it bad with both my kids. I drank A LOT of milk. I drank milk with every meal, that was about the only thing I could stand. I did eat tums a lot too. My dr. sai...
Reflux in 6-Wk Old
Asked by A.W. from Grand Junction
on March 16, 2008
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My 6-week old son was diagnosed with reflux and the doctor put him on prevacid. I breastfeed and pump so dad can feed him once at night. What can I do to help make him...
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- I think reflux is too often treated with drugs rather than practicioners exploring what a baby is reacting to. We were told the same, but as soon as we had muscle test...
- have him sleep in his carseat. My son had reflux and at 2 weeks had to have surgery... He is 11 months old now and sometimes i still put him to sleep in his carseat
- it helps to have them sleep sitting up or at an angle. sorry i have to ask this but did your dr do an upper gi on your son? if not tell him you want one. if you want t...
