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01-13-2013 at 10:12 PM
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Anything other than Tums?

I'll probably call my OB tomorrow, but have you gotten the OK to take anything stronger?  I've taken a ton of Tums today (seems like every hour or two I have to take 1 or 2), this heartburn is getting out of control.  I need something stronger and longer lasting.
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01-13-2013 at 11:18 PM
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My OB prescribed Zantac when I asked this question. Go figure though, as soon as I mentioned it, I stopped getting the bad heartburn, so I never started taking it.
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01-13-2013 at 11:25 PM
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My NP told me I could take pepcid twice a day with meals, it helps if I take it first thing with breakfast, then if I need it in the evening I will take one with dinner. I also drink milk, and chew gum/ life savers as needed. In addition to the ever present bottle of TUMS... I am really learning to love milk.
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01-13-2013 at 11:40 PM
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zantac 75 - lasts for 12 hours, helps with nausea too
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01-14-2013 at 12:38 AM
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I take Prevacid.  It's helped quite a bit.
 
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01-14-2013 at 6:00 AM
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My list has:

Mylanta (regular or max strength)

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01-14-2013 at 7:39 AM
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MY doctor said I could take up to 10 tums a day but wouldn't give me anything else. I suffer a good part of the day because of this.
 
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01-14-2013 at 8:30 AM
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my ob and midwife said pepcid AC is just fine. tums do NOTHING for me either. hang in there!
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01-14-2013 at 8:48 AM
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My doc gave me a prescription for pepcid (I didn't even get it right away because I didn't realize it was a prescription, lol, I thought she meant that I could just go get some otc), and I now take it twice a day. With DD, I was chugging the mylanta and eating tums like candy.

Milk is good, too, but it won't help everyone, but it's worth trying to see if it gives you some relief!

 
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01-14-2013 at 8:58 AM
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My MW said Zantac 75 twice a day if the heartburn is baaad otherwise stick with tums.
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01-14-2013 at 10:02 AM
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Last time I went from Tums to Zantac 75 to Zantac 150 to Prevacid, as it progressively got worse. Tums and Zantac were OK'd by my OB, she had me refer to my gastroenterologist when I got to the Prevacid stage.

I'm already up to Zantac again this time. Heart burn sucks!! 
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01-14-2013 at 5:27 PM
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You can teke Zantac or Pepcid. Or, you can take Previcid or if you're out of your first trimester, you can take Prilosec. Of course, ask your doc first, but I was ok'd to take Previcid from 6 weeks on b/c of a long standing history of acid reflux disease.
 
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01-14-2013 at 6:23 PM
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One midwife I saw with DS said to chew a couple almonds after each meal.  I know you're looking for something stronger but this could help keep it from getting too bad.  Feel better!
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01-14-2013 at 7:43 PM
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Raw Apple Cider Vinegar...a tsp either straight or mixed into some water with honey. Tums can cause constipation, and the calcium harms iron absorption which is vital during pregnancy. 
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01-15-2013 at 1:20 PM
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Zantac if it is really bad but also almonds and papaya enzymes to help prevent it. They really do work.

 
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