How often do YOU take Gaviscon?

[KellyC75]

Hi Girls...

Suffering real bad with indigestion this pregnancy (didnt have it with DS1/2)

Tried Rennies, but they didnt help too much

So im taking Gaviscon~double action....I have read the label, but was curious as to how often you Girls NEED to take it?

 

[Cookie1979]

I was taking it daily, mainly at night but I found after a week if that it didn't work and infact I couldn't bare the taste so no longer drink it. I've gone back to milk now, its not been so bad at night recently so its manageable.

 

[bubbles]

I try to only take it at night when my heartburn get really bad. I hate the stuff but it is the only way I can get a decent nights sleep when the dreaded heartburn starts, during the day I drink quite a bit of full fat milk which I find helps loads

 

[Carlyp1990]

i take it most nights - sometimes every 2 hours, but never more than 3 times a night x

 

[BoLt_InFeRnO]

I get heartburn after I eat anything, or drink fizzy drinks. Right now I'm addicted to coke, so I get it lots.

I go through quite a lot of Gaviscon actually. I buy chewable ones, I can have up to 6 of them a day. And I have a bottle by my bed. I have about 3 or 4 swigs a night.

 

[Blah11]

At the end of my pregnancy I was literally swigging it from the bottle LOL Get it on prescription btw - its free!

 

[Wriggley]

wriggley does not take gaviscon - wriggley much prefers to put up with the pain then drink that sick making mixture!

 

[I<3paul]

I dont take it at all. I moan and complain about heartburn but i still cant bring myself to take anything, i dont wanna risk anything but i'm pretty sure doctors prescribe it and its safe to take as often as you need to xxxx

 

[FLU77ERBYE]

I take it about 4-5 times a day, depending on how bad my heartburn is. I can sometimes go all day with just taking it once. I have found that my Heartburn is alot worse of an evening! xx

 

[Kitten-B]

I have awful heartburn but a bit scared of taking any of the medical remedies like Gaviscon (even off the shelf) without asking my midwife/doctor. Probably being over cautious though. Admittedly I could ask but don't really want to get inot the habit but either way I think all the heartburn remedies are pretty grim.

Taking refreshers or love hearts sweets instead - they are amazing for heartburn!

 

[bubbles]

you can get it on prescription during pregnancy so it is *safe* I just make sure I limit how much I take (hence the gallons of milk I consume in a week)

 

[ladym33]

i suffer from reflux so used to be on omeprazole pre pregnancy, they wont let me take my tablets so i drink gaviscon like pop

 

[trumpetbum]

I bought the tabs and mostly take them at night. It's boufin'!!!

 

[katzone]

It's generally the evenings I get heartburn so I sometimes have a dose after tea and another before bed. Tastes disgusting

 

[ivy-pickle]

Hi, yes i have it on prescription, i did with my first as well and was slightly worse with that pregnancy, from about 4months onwards with the first i was really swigging from the bottle, getting through 2 of the largest bottles you can get a week!
I had to have one in each vehicle, one at my parents, one by the bed, in the handbag and a spare just incase beacause if i ever got caught out without it- agnony!

Not as bad this time round, just 1 or over bottles a week this time, but my first was fine from living on gaviscon, 8lb 7oz with loads of hair!

 

[fire]

I take it when I need it, but I always take some before I go to bed & I usually take some more through the night

 

[mixedmama]

I HATE the taste, I take it once every two days or so, whenever I feel I really need it

 

[kellis]

At the end of my pregnancy I was literally swigging it from the bottle LOL Get it on prescription btw - its free!

Ditto

 

[jessmckeiver]

I was drinking it from the bottle as and when i needed it cos i was suffering that bad but find Rennies a lot better, the fruity ones I munch through about 4 of them a day and feela lot better, no more heart burn for me! xx