Make it stop!

[coolbabe843]

Can someone please tell me the best way to deal with indigestion/heartburn? I ate some cheese sticks with marinara sauce and then took a nap and woke to burning in my chest and stomach...I drank some milk and it helped some but its back with a vengeance

 

[crazy4baby09]

I was talking with a lady from my church last week about heartburn and she said the best think for it is to eat some apple. I have not tried it yet but it sounds interesting.

 

[ashleyg]

Zantac or Prilosec works really well with heartburn.

 

[ProfWife]

I'll actually wake up with that burning feeling in my throat (almost like the food is coming back up). I just take a couple of Tums and head back to bed. If I take them before bed, I can normally make it through the night without an event.

My heartburn's been pretty bad, triggered even by my water. I didn't have any morning sickness at all. So, if this is the worst symptom for me - I'll still consider myself very blessed/lucky.

 

[Bee Bee]

Ive heard several things that are supposed to work. I have heard that fuji apples work best for the apple thing and to remove the skin. Also, try to avoid eating too close to laying down/sleeping. Apparently laying on your left side helps with acid as well. (along with laying elevated in some way)

Other than that, for minor to moderate acid/heartburn, TUMS have been working just fine for me. I do have GERD and have a medication for that but my midwife suggested I go off of it during my pregnancy. It's Category B but she still suggested it. But, when it gets really bad, I take my GERD medication (pantoprazole) and it actually helps me for several days.

 

[Misscalais]

Bleh! I chew rennies they definitely help.

 

[happynewmom1]

So tomato sauce gives me bad heartburn.. I guess because it's still acidic so I avoid it. That and peanut butter. I take tums when needed but my midwife just told me papaya helps a ton with it so will be trying that next time. There is a lot I've read that says milk will help temporarily but other things in it will make it come back worse later so I avoid that. I've tried an apple and it actually does seem seem to help some surprisingly!

 

[jinxii]

When my husband was having really bad GERD issues I got him some papaya antacids and they were much better than the tums. He hated the taste though so went back to tums. *sigh* men... I tried them and they tasted fine. There is also a pregnancy specific antacid called Tame The Flame. I haven't tried it because I actually had heartburn problems before I got pregnant but absolutely none after. Probably because I have so many food aversions.

 

[LilMiss_91]

Gaviscon if you can get hold of it! Consistency leaves a lot to the imagination but it works wonders!

 

[Marumi]

I took 1 teaspoon of baking soda in water when I had gastritis from antibiotics in 2014. Calms things right away and does not have such a strong effect on your stomach acid long term.
Tums and such can permanently lower the stomach acid which will invite a variety of health problems.