Are there any remedies for heartburn?

TUMS!!! Thank GOD for tums!!! I tried altering my diet, and I could not find any combination that worked to help reduce it. Soo, lots and lots of tums (the extra calcium ones) But you know what is funny? I like the taste of the off-brand tums more so than the actual tums. And they worked better for me. Weird huh?

Good Luck!!

Tums make me vomit. I kid you not, the chalkiness makes me throw up :( I know it is horrible, I have tried and tried again but now the thought of them makes me sick.

This is going to sound off the wall, and I personally have not tried it because I am diabetic, but a friend told me orange juice helps get rid of heartburn. I know, it seems like it would trigger heartburn. She's really into organic and health food so she may be right. Worth a try perhaps.

Walmart brand "Tums" are less chalky, you might give them a try! Just don't get the tropical flavor--maybe try mint, it's more reminiscent of candy. Rol-aids brand in the little paper wrapper are also more like candy. I ate the tums like candy myself!

Milk won't truly help anyway, as it's actually full of acid. You need something basic that will actually help cancel out the acid in the stomach. I think there's a recipe on the baking soda box for mixing it as an antacid, but I know I'd never be able to choke that down while pregnant.

I've seriously been living off Tums this entire pregnacy. I have to have AT LEAST 15 perday. I'm not sure if you can overdose on Tums, but I'm probably close.
Have you tried the Tums Smoothies? I can't stand the regular super chalky ones, but I manage the Smoothies. I have to anyway.
Besides that I don't know what to tell you. I've tried tons of different things, and the Heartburn is always there. It wasn't like this with my son.

Try some black licorice.

Hi sweetie
I am right there with you. I could not take the taste of TUMS either, especially the smoothies--made me vomit! I am on Pepsid also, I am so sorry that you are feeling like this, my throat feels like it's on fire also! Try peppermint, like life savers mints. They have helped me along with the Pepsid.

If I remember correctly, I took Tagamet. My doctor preferred me to take Tums, but when that didn't work, he said I could take Tagamet. It worked wonderfully! Just double check with your OB first. As the baby grows, he/she can push on your stomach which can cause the heartburn. No matter what you eat, if this is the cause, there is nothing you can do but take medication (Tums, etc) to neutralize the acid and stop the pain. I am a short waisted person, and this happened to me with both my pregnancies. It didn't matter what I did/didn't eat. Water gave me heartburn.....

Try yogurt - with active cultures.

Talk to your doctor... she can give you a prescription for it