Help! Heart Burn any Relief?? (",)

Hi guys,

I need some advice the age old problem of heart burn is there any way to help ease it at all i am at wits end nothing seems to be helping the pillows nor gaviscon nor not eating too late

please anyone???? willing to try ALMOST   anything!

thanks

PS: Happy NEW YEAR  

Tums works well for me. So, does milk and cheese, but tums are the most handy, lol. I carry a full size bottle in my purse.

pepermint candy, like candy canes, did wonders for me.. i have HB all day every day.. i swear the air gives it to me.. never found any help in rolaids or that type of product, but good ol' candy canes did it for me!! hope this helps! =)

These are the things that my doctor said was okay to take for heartburn, maybe one of these will work for you?

Tums, Rolaids, Maalox, Pepcid and Zantac

good luck! Heart burn is the worst!  

try a spoonful of mustard

A glass a milk before bed or failing that peppermint capsules from the heath food shop...they have helped me and if they dont at least all you can taste is mint. You could also try ginger crystals too.  

With each meal I take 2 papaya enzyme tablets a dietary supplement recommended by my midwife. They help keep the acid from forming vs taking a tums or something that only addresses the acid after the fact.

ok thanks guys thats helpful i dont think i can get all of the stuff you guys recommended coz i live in the uk but i will definatly try some of the stuff ginger doesnt help at all although i have never tried mustard seeds thats a first :S

tums are my bestfriend and sometimes i drink a large glass of milk before i take my tums and then I try sitting up for an hour before I fall asleep it helps!

Try here:::



http://www.health4youonline.com/health_supplements_naturesplus_papaya_np4460.htm

Tleonard wrote: Try here:::



http://www.health4youonline.com/health_supplements_naturesplus_papaya_np4460.htm

thanks for that i'll look at my local health store if i cant find any there i'll order some of these and give it a try and the candy i like mint flavour

My doc said to AVOID TUMS when i become preg!!! Ive heard some say that they are ok but i would play it safe. Usually drinking lots of water or milk helps.

they say not to use tums during the first trimester as it hinders iron absorption in the blood. Don't take any tums or rolaisd or anything an hour before or after taking your prenatal vitamins for the same reason.

To the gal that suggested mustard, I had heard that before, also to drink a 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar in water. It stops the stomach from raising the acid levels to break down food. It seems weird, but it works.

melmom03 wrote: they say not to use tums during the first trimester as it hinders iron absorption in the blood. Don't take any tums or rolaisd or anything an hour before or after taking your prenatal vitamins for the same reason.

To the gal that suggested mustard, I had heard that before, also to drink a 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar in water. It stops the stomach from raising the acid levels to break down food. It seems weird, but it works.

viniger huh i would have thought that made it worse as it is acidic strange :S