What can I eat, that won't give me heartburn?

[KatnissMellark]

I'm in heartburn hell. It's non stop,along me sick and waking me up at night. I'm hungry but also don't want to eat...

Things that are out (as give me heartburn):

Chocolate
Marshmallows
Sweets (haribo)
Orange squash
Tomatoes
Flavoured water
Diet coke
Ice pops

Things I want, but can't get in my online order:

Jam doughnuts

Things I have found I can eat/drink without consequence:

Milk
Cheese

Need to expand my repertoire...please help!

I lived off mashed potatoes throughout both my pregnancies! I'd make up a large pan full then steadily eat my way through them all day. I'd getnup in the night and have a spoonful.
Oh, and gaviscon by the bottle 🤣🤣

Ugh, not a huge mash fan I have to say. Could try baked potato though.

Yoghurt. Potatoes. It’s grim, isn’t it? I was desperately craving really spicy food too, which wasn’t great.

And I have gaviscon at the side of my bed

Honestly it's vile. Four weeks to go...

Oh lord I remember it well, you have my sympathy. Not even ten minutes after having my baby I remember turning to the midwife and being amazed that the heartburn had gone. I was still munching rennie during labour!

Stay away from really salty things, I love crisps but just couldn’t eat them. Milk was about all that helped

Oh it’s awful isn’t it. I was literally chugging from the Gaviscon bottle the last few weeks of pregnancy. Definitely steer clear of tomatoes they are the devil for heartburn. Hmmm:
Pizza blanca
Fish pie
Carbonara
Risotto
Macaroni cheese
Ice cream
More ice cream
Angel delight (I got through a lot of this!)

Try little and often eating as well instead of big meals as they’re easier to digest. So uncomfortable, you have my sympathies!

Oooh carbonara and macaroni cheese, yes,great shout!

No way I'm going near fish pie. Ate a salmon fillet with DS1 and had fishy heartburn for days after

I'm not sure if you will have tried this already but get the Dr to prescribe you omepralzine !

I've suffered for 12 weeks being unable to eat. A friend told me to ask for this and I can eat everything again! Wonder drug

Fishy heartburn

Oh yes, I remember this well! Could only eat tiny amounts even when really hungry.

Some things I could manage were:

Cheese and a cracker
Rice Crispies and milk
Chicken/mushroom soup (no bread)
Greek yoghurt, set honey and a few almonds or sunflower seeds

Rosti with a poached egg
Avocado
Sausage rolls

I had truly horrendous heartburn for about the past month. It’s made my life a misery. I’m currently 27 weeks. I used to randomly get two days a week off from symptoms but then it progressed to being virtually constant and then I had raging heartburn 7 days a week. I felt so awful and it eventually got to the point where I felt I couldn’t swallow food. I spoke to my midwife and she advised talking to my GP. I have since been prescribed omeprazole and it has been an absolute game changer. From a few minutes after taking the first tablet, I have been acid free - omeprazole reduces the amount of stomach acid you produce and I think I must have been producing an awful lot before. I can now swallow food normally and haven’t had even a hint of indigestion since. It will sound silly but I feel reborn and back to enjoying my pregnancy!
Prior to this, I was using Gaviscon a lot but that had stopped working and I was also mindful that the salt content in Gaviscon is really high.
If you reach a point where the indigestion is wrecking your quality of life and even ability to function (I got close to vomiting many times with my indigestion and heartburn), then I would recommend speaking to someone about it as there is something that can be done, that’s safe to take in pregnancy.
All the best - I know how much of a nightmare it can be!!

I spoke to my GP and she prescribed me heart burn meds that were amazing . Why suffer if you don’t need to ? Don’t feel silly speaking to your GP! I was getting heartburn after eating almost all foods . It was becoming so frustrating.

P.s I still had to eat healthy while on the meds . I couldn’t eat pizza and expect the meds to work as well .

Can you get build up or slim fast milkshakes to give the milk a nicer flavour and have some nutritional value? X

The only thing that has helped my heartburn is omperazole, I've only been on it 4days but the difference is immense. Last week I was never hungry and struggled to eat and drink even sips of water. This week I have my appetite back, I've stopped being sick and I have more energy.

I’m very sorry to say that although milk can give you some short-term relief it’s possible that it is actually making the problem worse by stimulating the stomach to produce more acid. I do sympathise - I remember a point when I would get heartburn from drinking water.