Is there anything safe GP can prescribe for indigestion?

[Hangingbellyofbabylon]

Gaviscon is no longer touching it, even the super-strength double thickness gaviscon. Is it worth going to the GP? every time I mention it to the midwife she just looks a bit sympathetic but doesn't help. I'm only 23 weeks so have many many more months of this and it's been awful since about 10 weeks.

I found sucking my way through a ton of polos helped. Peppermint is an old remedy for indjestion. plus I haven't heard of any side effects and there is the added minty fresh breath

It does suck though.

Definately worth going to the GP - either he'll give you something else or in the worst case will let you know that the midwife couldn't help further as there may be nothing else considered "safe" for during pregnancy.

Hope you get some comfort soon

yes you can take zantac. GP will prescribe.
Kept me sane in 3 pregnancies

I was prescribed Ranitidine (Zantac) in two of my pregnancies. Fantastic stuff.

I always meant to write and thank the makers of zantac!

The indigestion was unbearable. Zantac completely cured it.

GSK, I think! IIRC it reduces the amout of stomach acid produced. worked a treat, anyway

I'm suffering with heartburn a fair bit, and have been taking gaviscon in industrial quantities. But when I had to go to Spain recently with work, I got something from the chemist there called Almax (chewable tablets), that for some reason seem to work really, really well (and safe for pg cos I asked).

Looking at the ingredients (my Spanish isn't quite good enough for this) it says Aluminium hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide - but isn't that just plain ol' milk of magnesia?

I have no idea why they should work better than gaviscon - maybe it's the placebo effect of having 'foreign' medicine :-)

thanks for the advice - worth a trip back to the docs I think.

I know you don't want any but for those who dont know and who it works for: you can get gaviscon on prescription btw