GRRRR to heartburn!!!
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Topic: GRRRR to heartburn!!!
Posted By: Guests
Subject: GRRRR to heartburn!!!
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 10:27am
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I need to rant....
Heartburn is driving me insane, all the books say that you should eat small meals to avoid heartburn...if i ate any less or smaller meals i would fade away!!! I love milanta but its just not cutting the mustard anymore, anyone else got any ideas? |
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 10:34am
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Ummm... I found if I had some icecream or a glass of milk it would help, especially if I ate/drank it slowly. ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 10:38am
| Yeh that used to work but its past its time for me now lol i burp and i have heartburn mylanta works for about 10 mins lol |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 10:43am
i feel for you jess!! i had it bad with jack too and it got to the point where nothing worked 
i can feel it coming on now too 
sorry i'm not much help, hopefully these lovely ladies can help you  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:05am
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So far milk is all that works for me too.....or ice-cream...though my SIL was saying that while it does relieve the sensation it actually doesn't help the digestion or something....I don't know...personally....if it works and stops the burning I'll do it! *lol* ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 11:42am
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Have a warm drink of water about 20 mins before you eat and some Mylanta..Apparently it settles your stomach and helps digestion the other way?? -------------  
 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 2:09pm
I'm at the same stage with mylanta, works for 10 mins then the heart burn is back with avengence! I find that sucking an ice cube (or lemonade iceblock  ) works until I can take the next dose of mylanta------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 2:53pm
| Im sucking on a mcdonalds milkshake at the moment i figure the amount of phlem it leaves should stop any burning for awhile LOL |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 3:11pm
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My MW gave me some arrow?? tabs to take and they worked a treat for the heartburn. Ask if there is anything she can give you. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 6:46pm
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Try Titralac tablets, I think you have to request this especially from the chemist though, but I have found them REALLY good for my heartburn, which has been pretty bad lately too. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 6:49pm
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Yes! titralac! i was practically overdosing on those by the end of my pregnancy....taste way better than mylanta i reckon .
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Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 6:51pm
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You can get titralac from the chemist or your midwife should be able to prescribe it for you. Ice cream, milk mylanta etc will all help. ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: Alan & Bubbles Mummy
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 8:14pm
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oh my gosh mine has been drivign me nuts lately too I use gaverscon (sp?) it works best for me. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 8:40pm
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I am going to get my midwife to prescribe some Titralac for me, and in the meantime am chomping on some Quickeze.
Edited to add: This whole heartburn / reflux thing is getting worse too, and makes me want to chuck - IF I manage to eat anything *sigh* ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 8:47pm
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EW heartburn was sooo yucky - i didn't have too many problems with paris, but when preg with Ayja it was terrible! i found at night was when it was worst - so slept with a couple more pillows to be a bit more upright. (although with that and the pillows for the SPD i was surrounded by pillows by the end of preg and mike slept in his 1 inch of bed lol) another good thing to try is to make sure you aren't getting up and about straight after eating - give it a good amount of time to settle. also while milk etc is great to stop it sometimes, taking a look at what you're eating can help - spicy stuff etc can make it really bad. but in the end - it's just one of those annoying horrible things... In a years time you'll be in my situation sitting back trying to remember how you got thru it. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:02pm
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Oh My Goodness.
After reading through all this and thinking earlier today how lucky I have been this time round as last time was bloody awful...I sat at work with terrible heartburn and indigestion. The only thing different I had eaten was Onions!!! No more onions for me!  -------------
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 6:46am
| My Heartburn was really bad to the point I was constantly in pain 24/7! I went to my doctor and she prescribed me Losec (omeprazole) and low and behold they worked! definatly worth a shot. |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 8:16am
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I've had Losec before for when the excess adrenalin my body was producing from stress was turning into acid and eating my stomach lining and I couldn't eat (sorry if TMI!), but I didn't think it was safe for pregnancy? I realise your doctor prescribed it for you, but I was told they would give me something else if I'd thought I was pregnant at the time (thankfully wasn't). ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 8:57am
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Oh i feel for all of you, i haven't experience any heartburn yet, my friend had it really bad and she just drank alot of milk and popped quickeze, but i spose your've tried all that. -------------  
Lycan and Peyton = Moon and back!! |
Posted By: tafs
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 9:20am
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My midwife suggested I try eating a couple of almonds each time my heartburn strikes and it does help heaps! So you may want to give them a go. She also reccomended that I had a couple before each meal. You need to suck on them a little so they release their goodness'y stuff.
I have found it is working really well. I also sleep a bit more propped up now to which helps. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 10:20am
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Ick i hate almonds lol
Jax - I was on losec to i normally had horrid heartburn and its just worse now im pregnant and nearing the end lol Im seeing the m/w on thursday so ill have to talk to her coz its yucky, i swear im growing a sadist and she just likes to see me suffer by bashing my stomach lol |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 10:57am
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Right, had my appointment with my midwife, and she said it was better to try "natural" things, but that Quickeze / Titralac was OK. She wasn't very keen on the Losec, said it would only be if I was getting it 24/7 and couldn't keep food down basically. So I'll be trying this homeopathic remedy that I've got, mint tea, milk, and titralac tablets that I got from the chemist. She said also to avoid yeast, too much caffeine, and drinking at the same time as I eat - either half an hour before, or half an hour after, otherwise it can make the reflux worse. ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: robyn
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 12:19pm
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its hard when everyone is told different things are ok aye. I was told no quikeze by midwife and doctor, one chemist told me no titralac when everyone else said this is the best and another chemist told me no gaviscon! ------------- KOBE born 19 March 2004 http://www.TickerFactory.com/">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 12:54pm
| my mum ate packets and packets and packets of quikeze when she was pregnant with me, i have been told all that stuff is ok minus Losec i have been told no for that |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 8:18pm
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i'd hate to think how many packets of quickeze i went through with jack! i'm into my first packet now with this one ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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