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

Standard Insight T&Cs Apply

avoid spicy or acidic foods chew slowly and throughly, prop pillows up in bed at night

Using Gaviscon was the only thing that helped me when pregnant

Avoid eating late a night, as well as fatty foods and alcohol. I try to drink water frequently and if I do get a touch of heartburn I find apple cider vinegar works to get rid of it.

Don't eat anything at least 3 hours before bed, and chew a piece of chewing gum after each meal it keeps the saliva going and that is a natural suppressant. If you drink coffee change to decaf it really helped me, and drink plenty of water

Pin down what foods lead to heartburn and avoid them

This is a really interesting read as I go through stages of suffering with heart burn terribly! I find that a glass of milk helps if it's not to bad but otherwise I just cant seem to beat it!

Avoid fatty food late at night... Sleep on side...

Eat in a heartburn-smart way. Large meals put pressure on the muscle that normally helps keep stomach contents from backing up into the esophagus. The more you eat, the longer it takes for the stomach to empty, which contributes to reflux. Try smaller, more frequent meals — and don't wolf down your food.

Heartburn during pregnancy - I coped by eating smaller meals, drinking peppermint tea and being propped up with pillows. My own mother suffered constantly throughout her life. Don't seem to have inherited that at least. I've used Gaviscon peppermint tablets before.

Peppermint oil tablets, once a day between food, all tummy troubles gone within few days.

I have suffered with heartburn for just over a year investigations came back clear. I have kept a food diary this has helped a lot, I avoid wine chips milk and fatty foods they seem to kickstart the reflux. I take gaviscon advance and ranitidine they help I alway take a supply with me whenever I go out just in case!

I found using gaviscon or rennie helped and drinking lots of water

I had heartburn in the later stages of my pregnancy. I sat up right and drank milk and chewed gum to relieve symptoms and ofc had rennie.

Milk works for me, sipped very slowly for 10 mins or so

Drinking milk seems to help me

Take Nexium! It's a fabulous product which has saved me from misery. I buy it and no longer take the prescription of lansoprazole which I find only works 80%.

Changing your posture to an upright position is helpful but honestly I think over the counter medicines are amazing at treating heartburn and that's what I always recommend.

Prevention is the best method!

Eat slow, sit up right after the meal.

Gaviscon is the only thing that works for me. It really does work!

Dh suffers from heartburn. Apples would always set it off, oddly enough. So avoid apples (& scrumpy).
A walk after a meal also helps, as does not overeating.

sleep propped up at night! have Gaviscon handy for if needed!

I used omeprazole and it worked like a dream, Gaviscon just didn't touch it when I was pregnant.

peppermint tea works for me!

seek medical opinion first...I have a hiatus hernia, which gave me heartburn...so check with gp first