Share your tips for dealing with heartburn with Gaviscon

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Whether you suffered as a student, during pregnancy, or in your general day-to-day life, dealing with heartburn can really get you down. Finding new ways and different remedies to cope with heartburn can be really important in helping you deal with it - and it’s also great to know that you’re not alone. With this in mind, we want to hear your tips for dealing with heartburn.

Here’s what Gaviscon have to say:
“Around 80% of all pregnant women suffer from heartburn by the third trimester, therefore finding ways to deal with it is important during pregnancy. Gaviscon Advance range is indicated for use during pregnancy, in addition it isn’t absorbed into your bloodstream to work. Gaviscon advance works by forming a protective barrier on top of the stomach contents which helps prevent the acid rising into your food pipe.
Medicines can affect the unborn baby. Always talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine in pregnancy.
Gaviscon Advance Tablets and Oral Suspensions. For heartburn and indigestion. Always read the label. RB-M-00995”

Do you have any top tips for dealing with heartburn? What’s the most helpful piece of advice you’ve had to help you deal with it? Did you get it at a particular stage of your life? Maybe you’ve had to cut something out that really helped you deal with heartburn?

Share your experiences and the ways you deal with heartburn on the thread below and 1 MNer will be in with a chance to win a £300 voucher (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!
MNHQ

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Diet is the key for me. If I eat loads of rich foods then I know full well I will get indigestion and have to reach for the gaviscon. I find that drinking a glass of milk helps with it too.

I used to drink cold milk and that used to help with the heartburn but also used to have gaviscon -

I got lots of heartburn when pregnant. I found sitting still and taking little sips of water helped.

Avoid acidic foods of drinks and drink milk

I am prone to heartburn if I'm rushed and stressed. Unfortunately those situations are not always easy to change so in those circumstances I lay off the alcohol, up the water intake, don't rush my food and avoid food which seems to trigger it,

Milk is very good for heartburn. Plus it's cheap and natural too.

During my three preganancies, Gaviscon literally stopped me from losing my mind the indegestion was that bad, but in emergencies i use a pea sized blob of toothpaste which helps, or drinking a pint of milk, all about the calcium i am guessing , thanks to menopause, no more of the awful fire in the chest.....

Drinking lots of water, eating little/ often and small sips of milk while sitting with knees pulled in towards me seem to help strangely then 4 gaviscon if really bad and the above fails

sleeping propped up on pillows, Gaviscon, omeprazole (love this stuff!), a healthy diet etc....I've suffered from it for years so know lots of the 'quick fixes'

i've only ever suffered with heartburn when i was pregnant and thankfully i didnt get it too badly! I always found milk worked well and Gaviscon in case it got worse!

Fizzy drinks - especially alcohol such as Prosecco gives me heartburn, so much as I enjoy it, I try to avoid it.
Having plenty of pillows help, so that you are not lying flat - and definitely not on your front!
I try not to eat anything rich close to bedtime as this tends to trigger heartburn for me also.
Milk always helps if I’m feeling uncomfortable and if that doesn’t work, Gaviscon or Rennies.

I had it when pregnant and now have a hiatus hernia so get it now too. The only answer for me is Gaviscon. Nothing else works for me!

I had heart burn while pregnant and found eating healthily and small amounts regularly with just water helped

Peppermint tea, and remaining slightly elevated in bed is essential!

I have suffered tremendous heartburn in all my pregnancies. My only remedy is ranitidine or omeprazole prescribed by GP and taking gaviscon when needed. That is the only thing that helped me. For minor symptoms prior to pregnancy I found that drinking water or milk would help too. Surprisingly, a peice of cheese also helped.

I don't tend to suffer with heartburn (I've had a couple of mild episodes in my life) but when I did have it, I found a glass of milk and sitting upright helped. Products are great if you really need them, but infrequent sufferers like me don't tend to have them in the cupboard on the rare occasion when you do need them!

I get heartburn regularly, and apart from taking gaviscon to get rid of it, avoid combinations of cheeey pizza and beer before bed lol

I had terrible heartburn every single day of my pregnancy. The only thing that calmed it for a short time was a milkshake

During my wife's pregnancy she suffered terribly with heartburn. She tried every housewife's tale to no avail.She wouldn't take any kind of medicine during pregnancy either. We eventually found Mcdonalds milk shakes to be the answer.

drink and avoid junk food

I keep indigestion tablets in my bedside cabinet, so if I get woken up in the night with heartburn I can quickly take the tablets and get back to sleep quicker, rather than having to fumble around in the dark looking for them. I also keep a pack in my handbag just in case.

Sleeping in a more upright position helps me and drining water.

I find having milky or yogurt drinks really soothing for heartburn and when going to bed I avoid lying on my back

Drinking milk works for me

Omeprazole! And cystopurin sachets, normally used for cystitis symptoms but also provides temporary relief from reflux discomfort.

I miss the dissolvable zantac tablets (now discontinued), they were great.