Help! Awful indigestion!

[NoraExplorer]

Staying at a friend's house (she is currently living with her elderly parents), am in bed and have dreadful indigestion. No heartburn, just pain. Have only had it twice before in my life but not this painful.

I have water, and a bathroom along the corridor. Can't go downstairs because there's an alarm. Everyone is asleep. I have no gaviscon or similar.

Any other good remedies I can try? I am so so tired after a very long few days and I need sleep!

If you can’t go downstairs I’m not sure what you can do but a teaspoon of bicarb in a small amount of water helps. You need to knock it back quickly and have something ready to take the taste away though.

Failing that, peppermint can help. Do you have gum or mints? Failing that, in desperation, I’d try a big bit of toothpaste.

I was going to say peppermint tea but you can't go downstairs...

Thank you! I've had a bit of toothpaste (not easy as it makes me gag 🤣) and found some Phenergan 10mg in my wash bag so have taken one in the hopes that it knocks me out!
I will be adding indigestion tablets to my drugs wallet that I take everywhere!

Annoyingly there's a big box of tic tacs in my car outside....! (house is big and rambling and old and remote and falling down and has been attempted-burgled loads of times so I understand the need for alarm)

I hope it wasn’t too much of an uncomfortable night & the drugs knocked you out enough. Piriton or co codamol are also good for that!