Reflux in pregnancy

[tudes]

Hi everyone,

I'm 7 weeks into my second pregnancy (my lo is nearly 3 now) and I have the strangest feeling in my throat. Like a lump in it - not a physical lump. Clearing my throat a lot, burping a lot  and lots of phlegm. (And hard phlegm in the morn ) and a feeling of being very full after a meal, you know like a Christmas dinner full feeling.

I went to the doctors and she's prescribed me gaviscon advance and said come back in 6 weeks if it's no better. She thinks it's silent reflux

I'm really hoping this isn't gonna last the full extent of my pregnancy as I didn't have it with my first.

Should I be pushing for more from the doc - wondering if anyone else could share if they have the same!

Thanks

Hi OP, I have this too. In my first pregnancy I got acid reflux after around 24 weeks which I expected, but this time I've had silent reflux since about 12 weeks (am 18 now). Its bloody miserable tbh. I caught covid at 10 weeks and it was that that seemed to kick the reflux off - my GP did say that covid and pregnancy was a bad combination for reflux. Like you I take Gaviscon advance after food but it doesn't help very much - I found it much more helpful last time when I had the acid indigestion and heartburn but it doesn't seem to be as effective on the silent reflux. She did prescribe me Omeprazole (?) too but I'm trying to hold off taking that for as long as possible. Given how bad I've felt today I think I'm going to have to start it very soon though. The best thing I've found so far that helps is sucking on ice cubes and crushed ice drinks. It seems to get rid of the lump in the throat feeling and settles my stomach a bit too.

Hi. Unfortunately it is a very common thing in pregnancy and chances are it will last the entire time and possibly get worse.
Sorry to be negative!
Hope the gaviscon helps though!

Ah thank you! It's yak isn't it! I'm so sorry you've had a hard time @SamoyedFan123 - sounds like you've been through it 
@SnooperTrooper12345 thank you - I've kinda settled knowing this is untill baby arrives.

As if we don't have it hard enough being pregnant, feeling sick and all the aches and body changes we go through!!!!!

I must admit I'm ok when I don't have the feeling of the lump in my throat. That's the worst feeling - it brings on so much anxiety to me. The burping and sick feeling (which I have no idea is morning sickness or this?) i can kinda cope with.

I just find it strange that it's started from 5weeks rather than later in the pregnancy. I'd expect something like this to start later?

@SamoyedFan123 did doc send you for anything or just kinda diagnosed reflux from
Your symptoms?

@tudes no, no tests needed, it was a telephone appointment.

@tudes

in my first pregnancy, reflux was my first symptom, before i knew i was pregnant! i'd never had it before that. it mainly went away at about 6 weeks, only to return in the 3rd trimester - as it does for most people i think

so you might be lucky, it might go away again for a while

definitely have a google of what foods to try and avoid to minimise reflux? i think avoiding excess fat and caffeine etc for example, can help. and don't eat late at night, plus try to be upright for a couple of hours before bed.

good luck!

Omeprazole works way
Better than gaviscon and is safe in pregnancy - the dr should prescribe it for
You!
I have the same, it's horrible!