Heeeeelp! I cant bear this heartburn any longer! - Page 3

Tasha360 · Feb 22nd, 2010, 12:46 PM

ill have to try rennies my mom bought me this stuff like gaviscon but its rank! I only seem to get heartburn after i have cooked a meal and am just about to sit down to eat it- then i cant arrghhh. hope they work for you hun xxx

Sarahwoo · Feb 22nd, 2010, 13:20 PM

I get the big bottles of Gavisgon Advance (peppermint) on prescription, to start with I thought it was gross but you get used to it and I actually quite like it now lol - I just swig it from the bottle!! It always works and I really don't think I'd get through the day - or night - without it!

I tried all sorts of rennies etc but I thought they left a horrible taste in my mouth - it would be much easier in the day time if I liked them rather than taking my huge bottle of Gavisgon with my everywhere!!

MandaAnda · Feb 22nd, 2010, 13:51 PM

I get the big bottle of Gaviscon on repeat prescription from the GP, but I always run out before the month is up, so I temporarily replace it with store-brand Gaviscon (usually called "heartburn liquid" or something) until it's refill time. And I chug it out of the bottle as well - I think I actually quite like it now.

lanaross · Feb 22nd, 2010, 14:01 PM

oh sweetie I am sorry you're having it too.. I have to warn you in advance that it does not get better

I chew gum most of the time, even at night. I don't really sleep anymore and wake up every couple hours. I tried tums, pepcid AC which helped for about 12 hours (heaven!), tried milk. It's a temporary relief but it always comes back. Make sure you avoid chocolate, coffee, tea (i think decaff is okay), anything tomato-based -- it's brutal every time I eat something like pasta with red sauce; avoid acid juices (like orange juice alas), processed meats, try to stick to non-greasy stuff like pasta, rice, bread. Unfortunately no matter what you do at this point, you'll get a temporary relief only but even temporary feels like heaven

ginger863 · Feb 22nd, 2010, 14:54 PM

I really sympathise with you, i've been having horrendous heart burn all the time for the last two weeks. I take the Gaviscon extra strength tablets that you chew and they work really quickly. They just taste of peppermint so are not unpleasant all though they do feel a bit weird in your mouth, i find them much more bearable than swallowing the liquid and they are completely safe to take in pregnancy. I take them before bed every night as i seem to suffer most during the night and sleep with a normal pillow and a v pillow to prop me up a bit and it really helps. Hope you find something that works for you soon

Bee26 · Feb 22nd, 2010, 14:58 PM

Thanks ladies...ive got rennies ice and they do give temporary relief...will see how i go now ive had my tea!! x

sambam · Feb 22nd, 2010, 17:16 PM

my MIL swears by icecream ! Also loveheart sweets or refreshers! Im lucky that milk works for me - i stick a glass of it in the freezer for 10 mins so its realllly cold

! i read a tip in my magazine the other day that said sleeping on your left side reduces heartburn as well, something to do with your esophagus or something !!!! haha x

mommy43 · Feb 22nd, 2010, 18:52 PM

my doc told me that milk can actually cause ur stomach to make extra acid!! honey is meant to help tho ive not tried it i get peptic liquid on prescription that works

Bee26 · Feb 22nd, 2010, 19:06 PM

well I went to bed nearly 2 hrs ago and I'm now sat up with pillows proppped behind me with awful heartburn again! The rennies gave some relief but only temporarily. I had 2 an hour ago and they haven't done much

doctors for a bottle of something stronger me thinks! Do they do gin on prescription!?! LOL! X

LogansMama · Feb 22nd, 2010, 19:15 PM

I have awful heartburn too! I normally just eat Tums like candy - but lately they aren't helping. I think I need something stronger - probably gonna get some Pepcid...

Hope you feel better and find something that works. (besides delivery of the baby!)

Feb 22nd, 2010, 12:46 PM	#21
Tasha360 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: west midlands Posts: 3,046	ill have to try rennies my mom bought me this stuff like gaviscon but its rank! I only seem to get heartburn after i have cooked a meal and am just about to sit down to eat it- then i cant arrghhh. hope they work for you hun xxx

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 13:20 PM	#22
Sarahwoo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,404	I get the big bottles of Gavisgon Advance (peppermint) on prescription, to start with I thought it was gross but you get used to it and I actually quite like it now lol - I just swig it from the bottle!! It always works and I really don't think I'd get through the day - or night - without it! I tried all sorts of rennies etc but I thought they left a horrible taste in my mouth - it would be much easier in the day time if I liked them rather than taking my huge bottle of Gavisgon with my everywhere!!

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 13:51 PM	#23
MandaAnda Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coastal Kent Posts: 1,656	I get the big bottle of Gaviscon on repeat prescription from the GP, but I always run out before the month is up, so I temporarily replace it with store-brand Gaviscon (usually called "heartburn liquid" or something) until it's refill time. And I chug it out of the bottle as well - I think I actually quite like it now.

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 14:01 PM	#24
lanaross Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greenwich CT Posts: 3,029	oh sweetie I am sorry you're having it too.. I have to warn you in advance that it does not get better I chew gum most of the time, even at night. I don't really sleep anymore and wake up every couple hours. I tried tums, pepcid AC which helped for about 12 hours (heaven!), tried milk. It's a temporary relief but it always comes back. Make sure you avoid chocolate, coffee, tea (i think decaff is okay), anything tomato-based -- it's brutal every time I eat something like pasta with red sauce; avoid acid juices (like orange juice alas), processed meats, try to stick to non-greasy stuff like pasta, rice, bread. Unfortunately no matter what you do at this point, you'll get a temporary relief only but even temporary feels like heaven

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 14:54 PM	#25
ginger863 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Moray, Scotland Posts: 413	I really sympathise with you, i've been having horrendous heart burn all the time for the last two weeks. I take the Gaviscon extra strength tablets that you chew and they work really quickly. They just taste of peppermint so are not unpleasant all though they do feel a bit weird in your mouth, i find them much more bearable than swallowing the liquid and they are completely safe to take in pregnancy. I take them before bed every night as i seem to suffer most during the night and sleep with a normal pillow and a v pillow to prop me up a bit and it really helps. Hope you find something that works for you soon

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 14:58 PM	#26
Bee26 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Halesworth, Suffolk, Uk Posts: 1,515	Thanks ladies...ive got rennies ice and they do give temporary relief...will see how i go now ive had my tea!! x

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 17:16 PM	#27
sambam Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wishaw, Scotland Posts: 1,228	my MIL swears by icecream ! Also loveheart sweets or refreshers! Im lucky that milk works for me - i stick a glass of it in the freezer for 10 mins so its realllly cold ! i read a tip in my magazine the other day that said sleeping on your left side reduces heartburn as well, something to do with your esophagus or something !!!! haha x

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 18:52 PM	#28
mommy43 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2,694	my doc told me that milk can actually cause ur stomach to make extra acid!! honey is meant to help tho ive not tried it i get peptic liquid on prescription that works

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 19:06 PM	#29
Bee26 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Halesworth, Suffolk, Uk Posts: 1,515	well I went to bed nearly 2 hrs ago and I'm now sat up with pillows proppped behind me with awful heartburn again! The rennies gave some relief but only temporarily. I had 2 an hour ago and they haven't done much doctors for a bottle of something stronger me thinks! Do they do gin on prescription!?! LOL! X

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Feb 22nd, 2010, 19:15 PM	#30
LogansMama Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,835	I have awful heartburn too! I normally just eat Tums like candy - but lately they aren't helping. I think I need something stronger - probably gonna get some Pepcid... Hope you feel better and find something that works. (besides delivery of the baby!)

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