What to do about heartburn?

January 11, 2008

I take OTC Pepcid for my heartburn currently, and my dr said if it didn't work she'd give me something stronger, but up until recently its worked fine.

Yesterday and today I feel like there is a bonfire in my stomach and throat!! What are some ways I can deal with it, without medication until I go back to my doc?

And/or is it okay to take Pepcid AND Rolaids/tums?

January 11, 2008

Hey Meghan, my doc said Tums are fine...but then she advised me to stay away from Prilosec OTC...so I'm not sure. You might want to call your doc and see what she suggests. Good Luck!!!!!

January 11, 2008

Hi Megan...my doc gave me loads of Tums samples when I was prego with my ds. I've heard the wives tale that more heartburn means more hair on the baby's head (lol)...I had minor heartburn off and on and my son had a full head of hair and got his first haircut at 8 months and one each month since! LOL

January 11, 2008

I've been sucking on Tums since I found out I was pregnant. They do the job AND they're high in Calcium. Double bonus!

July 05, 2008

I'm having heartburn since yesterday, although I'm not yet pregnant (hoping AF won't show anymore. :). I searched webmd and the site said maalox and tums are safe for pregnant women.

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