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Vicky
Lv 7
Vicky asked in Pregnancy & ParentingPregnancy · 1 decade ago

Heartburn solutions, anyone?

Apart from Tums and Rolaids, does anyone have any home-made solutions. I've tried Ginger candies and they work well. Anything else you'd suggest? I'm 23 weeks along; sudden, merciless heartburn began yesterday with no warning. Thanks all!

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  • sonj
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Get used to it!

    Mine was terrible from then on.

    Milk works well, but stay away from spicey stuff.

    I used mylanta too

  • 4 years ago

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    Source(s): Eliminate Heartburn In Weeks - http://heartburnnomore.duebq.com/?HNd
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Oh man, I know how you feel. I had it so bad that I thought I was having a heart attack. Zantac and TUMS weren't helping at all. It was the worst at night. The Dr put me on Prilosec OTC and my husband raised the head of our bed 4 inches onto blocks of wood. I hardly ever had any trouble at all after that. If I did I took a swig of Maalox advanced before bed. Medicines like tums and zantac only treat the symptoms of acid reflux where medicines like Prevecid and Prilosec stop your body from producing the acid in the first place. So you don't even have the heartburn. Talk to your Dr about Prilosec. It worked wonders for me.

  • I totally understand wanting to use home remedies versus medications, but in my case I wasn't so lucky.

    I tried just about everything I could possibly try with no luck.

    Eventually I broke down and started taking Extra Strength Zantac 150mg. Worked for a bit and then started to not work anymore.

    Just got a prescription from the ob/gyn today for Pantoprazole. It's a PPI (Proton Pump Inhibitor) to acid stop the production of stomach acid all together.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Try drinking lots of dairy products throughout the day.

    For example, drink lots of milk... drink at least three cups a day.

    Eat yogurt or cottage cheese for breakfast/snacks.

    For a tastier treat, buy those yogurt "tubes" and put them in the freezer... Frozen yogurt is delicious.

    Another thing that might help is just taking calcium pills.

  • 1 decade ago

    I took Zantac and it was wonderful. My doctor gave me a prescription strength one, but th over the counter stuff worked fine too. I thought my heartburn and indigestion was one of the worst symptoms, but that stuff saved my life!

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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    Source(s): Top Ranked Heartburn Cure http://acidrefluxcure.netint.info/?WK4p
  • 1 decade ago

    glass of milk

    eat a dill pickle or drink a little pickle juice

    drink some vinegar

    or a little juice from red beet eggs

    yellow mustard - eat 1 teaspoon and wash it down with a glass of water. tastes nasty but supposed to work REALLY well for PG not so well for otherwise....

    pepcid, zantac, and prilosec OTC are all safe to take during PG if you want to....

  • ?
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Don't eat for 3 hours before bedtime, cut back on caffeine, eat smaller portions.

  • 1 decade ago

    OK IM REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS..IT WORKED SO GOOD FOR ME..

    MIX ABOUT THREE TBLSPS OF BAKING SODA AND WITH A COFFEE CUP FULL OF WATER AND THEN DRINK IT..YOU MAY HAVE TO BURP ALOT AFTER THAT BUT TRUST ME IT WORKS

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