My doc said the _only_ things you can take while pregnant are tums and pepcid ac. Pepcid ac takes too long to kick in, so I take tums. I just ordered some liquid calcium carbonate (the active ingredient in tums) because I can't chew up the tums anymore. I have eaten so many they make me sick!!

Do you like milk? Its real basic so it balances the acid! It might help some! And i've heard bread works?

My doc says to eat smaller meals and more frequently.

Chemically speaking, milk neutralizes over time, so its not always the best choice. Most of the time it is ok though. Antacids like tums are much stronger, so if you want something fast, i've found milk isn't always effective. But yeah like lauren says, putting anything in your stomach will help.

I don't like milk so i'll try the tums, thanks everyone

Tums smooth dissolves in tropical flavors!! I eat them just because they taste sooo good!!

My friend takes mylanta... Her doc said milk of magnesium is ok to take.

Heart burn is caused in pregnancy by your pregnancy hormone relaxing the valve between the stomach and the oesophagus, thus allowing nasty somach acid to seep up and burn.
Small meals helps, you will find that the longer you go without eating the worse the hearburn can/will get.

Thanks for the background! I never knew that. I guess it also doesn't help that your stomach is being squeezed and pushed up by your ever-expanding uterus.

True, you know I never thought about that bit

I've been getting heartburn a lot could it cause perminant damage since my stomach acid is burning at the bottom of my throat?

Yes it can! Well, I dont' know about permanent, but at least it can cause damage that takes awhile to heal. Its the same thing acid reflux causes, since acid reflux is essentially chronic heartburn. It causes erosion of the esophagus.

God I hate heartburn! I used to have it so bad we thought I had an ulcer! =( I hope you feel better sweetie! I used to take tums but they only used to help for like 10 min at a time

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gaby