Bloody heartburn

[Doodlekitty]

Argh.
Id forgotten how bad this got with ds1. Ive had it for a while if I get hungry but for the last 3 days its been constant. Milk does nothing. Rennies help but only while Im actually sucking them. Feeling sorry for self

I feel your pain... I had coleslaw with my salad at lunchtime... been regretting it ever since!!

Go and get some omeprazole from the doctor? It's bliss.

I have just been prescribed this. Does the omeprazole really work whatabout?

Heartburn is miserable OP, I sympathise.

Ooh i didnt know there was better stuff. Anytging is worth a shot. Im only 27 weeks so its gonna get worse

Try Gaviscon Advance liquid, suitable in pregnancy and can be bought over the counter, I know my local tesco and sainsbury pharmacies stock it, I sent my dp to 24 hour tesco extra to buy it before much better than rennie.

I've been using gaviscon sorts it out for a day usually and far better than Rennie's as it forms a barrier on top of stomach rather than just reducing acid

Omeprazole really, really does work. Gaviscon is known as donkey sperm in our house, the double action : advance liquid helped slightly prior to getting the lovely tabs.

Prescription Gaviscon is great. I had it from 14 weeks with my dd. The pharmacist asked "how far along are you?" And then made a massive sympathy face when I said "14 weeks". It did come and go in phases. But Eurgh. You have my sympathy.

Or ranitidine. That's what my Dr prescribed.

Magic stuff! You can pick it up in supermarket as well. Although it's a smaller dose than what Dr prescribes me.

Hope you get some relief soon. I felt like my entire insides where burning! Now it's only a wee burny feeling as meds wear off!

Second the recommendation for ranitidine I only got it last week and it's been a lifesaver from painful heartburn and reflux. I feel normal again and sleeping better. Gaviscon didn't do anything for me x

Donkey sperm?

I remember the dreadful heartburn.
Unfortunately I had a craving for Mint Aero bars which really aggravated it.
I would buy 2 bars at the newsagents, eat them both straight away in the car, but have a bottle of Gaviscon handy in the glove compartment to swig on the way home.
That stuff never really worked.

Feel your pain! Can't bear the sight of gaviscon anymore but reflux causing me to randomly puke :-(. Taking rantidine, it's helping but has not stopped the problem

I mainlined Gaviscon with DS1. Have been suffering this time even though I'm still in 1st trimester. When it hits badly I'll be straight to GP asking for omeprazol.

Had stomach infection after DS1 was born which caused constant heartburn. The proton pump inhibitors do work. Over the counter ranitidine works too if you do take every 12 hours. Asda do packs of 24 for £1.50

I've got Tesco's own Gaviscon type stuff. I didn't want to take any medicines really but the heartburn has been the WORST. I've been taking it about three times a day, it's starting to become bearable again.

Ranitidine. Only thing that works. one every 12 hours. A godsend. You can get them over the counter and they are fine during pregnancy.

Tesco's chewable antacid tablets are what work for me :)

I bought Zantac Ranitidine but is said not to take in pregnancy!

Do not try sainsburys own- so so bad! Jelly like. Not good!

I was prescribed rinitdine also! one twice daily ive to take! I hadnt heard of it before so I Google it just to make sure was ok and alot of woman who are pregnant take it I found. I find it works for a while unless thats a coincidence. ive been having terrible heartburn I feel like a dragon making me feel sick aswell! 33weeks not long! but gaviscon worked for me also! and didnt find it to disgusting!

Olmeprazole. It's very well studied in pregnancy and has a good safety profile. Ranitidine is good too but there are more studies on omeprazole. Heartburn is bloody miserable :(

I'm on omeprazole. It's brilliAnt. I asked my GP to prescribe it and it works like magic.

I'd also recommend ranitidine from the docs. I was miserable with heartburn and rennies/gaviscon etc weren't doing anything. I'd say within twenty minutes of taking the ranitidine it was under control.

Bought some ranitidine today and will eing doc for app tomorrow. Impossible to get one on a monday