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Horrible stomach cramps after taking Gaviscon!

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Banoffee · 12/02/2007 14:01

Hi I'm 34 weeks pg with second baby and this time around heartburn hasn't been too bad at all.
I took some Gaviscon (the Boots brand) when I was about 25 weeks as I was experiencing hearburn, and it gave me extreme stomach discomfort (cramps and feeling sick) for about 20 minutes after taking it. And it eased off afterwards.
After that I wasn't too keen on repeating the experience so I put up with heartburn everytime I had it.
Two days ago I took some more (proper Gaviscon this time as I thought the Boots one might have been dodgy or something) and it gave me HORRID stomach cramps again for about 20 minutes with wind and belching etc... horrible.
I was wondering if anyone experienced this before while pregnant?
During my first pregnancy I literally lived off Gaviscon and in fact it helped so much with heartburn. Weird.

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Elasticwoman · 12/02/2007 15:58

A glass of milk can give you short term relief from heartburn without taking Gaviscon. I also used to chew Remegel but not sure if they would give you same symptons as you had with G.

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