Horrible acid indigestion

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OK so it is probably my fault - I get constant indigestion anyway and swig bottles of Gaviscon, so eating an indian takeaway last night and mexican for lunch today was not the brightest idea!
But this is horrible, I feel like my windpipe is on fire - what is best thing to do, eat? Stay clear of food? Gaviscon not touching it tonight......

I get it so badly it makes me sick - could be sick 5 - 10 times a day with it and would just be acid that came up if that makes sense and isnt tmi!

My doctor said it was fine to take ranitidine tablets - tiny tablets you swallow rather than chew (chewy ones or liquid made me sick as well). Worked wonders. Worth checking if its really getting to you - although probably best to stay away from curries

I had this really badly with DC4 and have it pretty bad with this one.

I use remigel as they taste ok and they seem to work.

If you are getting it bad enough to make you sick I wouldnt eat after about 6pm.

No spicy stuff

Have a glass of milk and your chosen remedy on standby next to your bed.

Sleep propped up.

If I dont do these things I wake myself up by being sick in my mouth EWWWWWWWWWWW!

Me too (now 35 weeks)- chundered on Gaviscon only a couple of hours ago - I had it with DC1 too - HORRIBLE! I hate Gaviscon - but it can help (the ADVANCE stuff from pharmacies) if you can keep it down!!

Avoid spicy food at all costs. Also avoid milk and dairy products (I know, I know - we all think that a glass of milk will help - me included but in fact it makes it much worse).

Ranitidine can really really help - I used it A LOT in my first pregnancy but it should be prescribed. I wouldn't have got through without it - certainly wouldn't have slept.

Sympathy to all of you - it's such a vile preggo side effect.

Same situation here - it got so bad that I was waking up all through the night with it. A friend recommended acupuncture and I've had a couple of treatments and found it's made a big difference - a bottle of Gaviscon is lasting me more than a few days now! You need to find an acupuncturist who specialises in pregnancy issues and they should be able to help you.

Thanks all - had some bland pasta and feel a little better. Will try gav advance and maybe look into acupuncture

I had it really badly with both pregnancies. It is probably the worst thing about being pregnant.

Have heard that Cool Mama heartburn tea is good for heartburn?

www.thebabywebsite.com/review.Mama_Tea_-_Herbal_Teas.htm

I find that nothing works except Rennie's chewable spearmint thingies. They taste like Pacers too (remember them?).

Ranitidine, ranitidine, ranitidine. Will fix you right up!

I've just been prescribed ranitidine but been told can't be taken close to the time you'd take gaviscon. GP has suggested ranitidine in the morn and gaviscon in the eve or v/v. So will take it in the morning and report back!

vanilla ice cream worked well for me. I couldn't stomach gaviscon.