[cabbagepatch]

Now that the baby is huge I'm getting heartburn all the time, even when I drink water. Urg.
I can't take tums, they make me nauseous. I'm going to try some Mylanta when I get to the store this weekend. But until then drinking milk and chewing gum are the only things that give me 20 minutes relief.
And today I decided to eat tiny meals exactly two hours apart to see if it helps. So far so good.
What are your tricks, treatments and strategies?

[*Bobbie*]

Try papaya enzymes... they sell them at health food stores. They are a chewable tablet and taste pretty good and they work Also a glass of milk tends to help me for a little while.

[~Tiffany~]

I wish I knew, I am getting it when just having water too...

[BAM]

I was gonna write a thread along the same lines this morning. I just want to cry all the time with the heartburn, it hurts so bad. If I eat anything now it comes back up, but not enough to throw it up just kinda stays stuck in my throat, water gives me heartburn, ANYTHING really, it's stupid, I wake up with it every morning and even the other night woke up already crying because it acted up in my sleep.

I've had it with all 4 of my pregnancies and I suppose I should be grateful it only started now because with the other 3 it was right from the get go, it seems a lot of the really horrible symptoms have started for me in the 8th month this time.

I took my last Zantac about 20 mins ago, I need to pick some up today.

[~Kris~]

More ice cream.

Chewing gum used to help me, but unfortunately that gave me headaches. Not sure which was worse.

[Kumii]

I have heard that milk does wonders. Good luck!

[mamato4boys]

With my twins I had horrible heartburn and the only thing I found that helped was peppermints. HTH

[MotherFrog]

Prilosec daily, and if it gets bad, I chew a Maalox. Works wonders.

[-Trish-]

Ugh...heartburn. I had it from the very start with all 3 of my boys. Thankfully this time around I'm just NOW starting to get it a little...but not to the degree you are. Crystal Light seems to trigger it and certain foods but for the most part it's not been too bad and I can still take Tums....I can't drink milk because of my GD but that usually helps me too.

[scunch]

I usually just suffer through it. If it gets really bad I take liquid form of Maalox.

when we're outta tums Chris(DH) tries drinking milk.

a friend of mine suggested Ice Cream or Milk.

a aunt(by marriage) suggested Peppermint gum,candy or decaf tea.

what Chris(DH) suggested to me because i couldn't drink milk is sip on some OJ and surprisingly it worked.

[klsfl10]

Mine WAS horrible but much better now. I'm taking Zantac daily or twice a day and Rolaids as needed. My doctor ok'd the Rolaids b/c Tums are like sugar pills to me...don't do anything. I also had to quit my orange juice . Not sure if the improvement is med related or if the baby has dropped as I keep getting told, lol.

[molly_jean]

I take zantac twice a day. It takes a little while to kick in but it works..most of the time. If it isn't working I take a Pepcid Complete.

[Happy Song]

Mint ice cream before bed.

[LuckyShamrock3]

My acid reflux has been sooooooo bad, I was throwing up on a daily basis. I tried tums, mylanta, maalox, and rolaids....also milk and ice cream....nothing helped. My dr. prescribed zantac....got my prescription filled yesterday and I've felt great since!!!!

[LifenTheFastLane]

Ugh..NOTHING works for me..it is making me miserable I can't eat, drink, or sleep. I've tried different foods, drinks, medicine, etc.

[alethia]

I'm surviving off tons of TUMS. sorry you have the heart burn too.

My pharmacist said that Gaviscon is the #1 thing to take for heart burn while pregnant.

I had a friend who'd eat yogurt every day,especially a few spoonfuls after eating a meal. It seemed to help her a lot.