Im being dumb, are antactids allowed? If not, natural suggestions?

[Mammie81]

Terrible heartburn! Am I allowed a Gaviscon?

If not, any other suggestions?

Tried :

1. Milk
   
2. Cold water
   
3. Sitting up in bed
   
4. Only eating bland food
   
5. Mint tea
   
6. Sucking ice cubes
   
7. Yoghurt

[Dillie]

I am pretty sure gaviscon is ok. I used the remegel I think, as gaviscon made me gag ... nasty stuff!!!

Hot water I found hugely helpful, but you need to drink it as hot as you can. That may be better for the indigestion though :)

[Mammie81]

Hot water, ay?

[boils kettle]

[Meglet]

Gaviscon is fine. My GP prescribed me a huge bottle of the peppermint heavty duty one.

I aquired quite a taste for it .

[Julezboo]

I take my gaviscon to bed with me! Go get your GP to prescribe a bottle! :)

[Ballpoint]

I was never without a rennie in my mouth for the whole of my last trimester. Honestly, I would go to sleep with one melting in my mouth and then first thing in the morning another would go in and then another and another etc all through out the day.

I have no idea how I would have coped without them.

[Mammie81]

Ive just had two Gaviscon tablets! Aaaaah!

[QueenofDreams]

Antacids are fine. As for natural remedies, my sister swears by charcoal tablets. THey are rather large though, so I've never been able to take them.

[lurcherlover]

I have a jumbo bottle of Gaviscon on prescription (free prescriptions are such a bonus of pregnancy!) I also have a box of sachets of the liquid in my handbag for when I'm out and about (got them in Tesco). I'm actually starting to like the taste now...

[Mammie81]

Is Zantax/Santax ok too? And can I get that on prescription? I can see myself using them more and more!

[Cluds]

I was given the Gaviscon one a day table which has Ranitidine (sp?!) in it. My Dr said it is one of the best and you are only aloud to take one tablet in 24 hours (I think non pregnant people can take up to 2 in 24 hours). They really work. How pregnant are you Mammie81? I only ask as i don't know if you can take these tablets in the first 12 weeks. I agree with Dillie too about the hot water.

[weegiemum]

I used to get gaviscon prescribed 2 litres at a time (4x500ml bottles!!!!)

Its fine in pregnancy!

[Ballpoint]

I should think Zantax and Santax will be fine in pregnancy, if you get them on prescription they'll be called omeprazole or lansoprazole or something similar, zantac is the commercial name.

[nicm]

i had peptac from the doctors and munched my way through loads of renies before i discovered frutin tablets from the health store in my last month of pg. they work far better for me than the others i've tried. i got them as soon as i found out i was pg this time to have in the house!

:)

[cardamomginger]

Gaviscon is fine. Zantac (Ranitidine is the generic name) is also fine. You can get them both on prescription and therefore free!

[PickleSarnie]

Gaviscon is more than fine. Its wonderful. I don't care that it looks like lumpy cum and tastes even worse. It is my new best friend.