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Acerone
I hate ants and ugly people.
Member since 3/07 6437 total posts
Name:
Chris
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What do you take for Heartburn?
I feel something coming along and I think its heartburn. I feel pain coming and going in my chest.
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Posted 4/15/11 9:10 PM  |
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fight the future
Master of my domain.
Member since 3/10 2067 total posts
Name:
Rebecca
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
alka seltzer.
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| Posted 4/15/11 9:18 PM |
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itkocak
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
Message edited 11/25/2011 6:00:16 PM.
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| Posted 4/15/11 9:31 PM |
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MrsKS
Thank You St. Gerard.....
Member since 12/09 8306 total posts
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Kerri
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
I take pepcid AC daily (sometimes 2 pills).
I take tums (smoothies are the good ones)
and dink a cup of milk.
that's my heartburn/indigestion concoction.
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| Posted 4/15/11 10:04 PM |
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mikeandjess
LIF Adult
Member since 10/07 2278 total posts
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
gaviscon - tastes awful but works wonders
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| Posted 4/15/11 10:11 PM |
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Momma2Be
Mommy of an angel
Member since 10/09 5911 total posts
Name:
Dina
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
drink a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water
or
take a teaspoon of white vinegar
I was just going to post the same thing about the vinegar!
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| Posted 4/15/11 11:54 PM |
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KLSbear
LIF Adult
Member since 1/06 1908 total posts
Name:
Karen
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
Prescription Nexium, and if I need something else I'll take Tums. Applesauce seems to really help sooth bad heartburn too when the Tums aren't doing it.
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| Posted 4/15/11 11:55 PM |
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BAM 2009
I am who I am!!!
Member since 5/09 6081 total posts
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
Prescription Aciphex. Was on Nexium, but insurance stopped covering it. I take 2 aciphes a day. Maalox Advance when it is really bad. And I find that either eating an apple or drinking 100% apple juice helps too.
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| Posted 4/18/11 10:03 PM |
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MrsG823
Just call me Mommy.
Member since 1/11 5570 total posts
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S
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
Posted by imthekevinofcindyandkevin
drink a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water
Use this home remedy with caution. It makes me vomit. The first time it was suggested to me I tried it and got sick so I figured it was me not the remedy and tried it on two other occasion and I had the same result. I usually take Tums.
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| Posted 4/18/11 11:09 PM |
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citywife
LIF Adult
Member since 10/10 994 total posts
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Expecting #3
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
i only take tums now. be careful with prescription antacids like nexium, aciphex or omeprazole. i was on all 3 at different points in my life and ended up getting a stress fracture in my leg b/c they interfere with calcium absorption. you also can easily become dependent (i.e. overproduce acid without them, which makes it very difficult to stop taking them).
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| Posted 4/19/11 1:34 AM |
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racheK
Hudson's Momma
Member since 10/10 2853 total posts
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Rachel
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
Posted by mikeandjess
gaviscon - tastes awful but works wonders
I take Gaviscon before I go to bed--I actually like the flavor!
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| Posted 4/19/11 2:45 PM |
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Alexandra17
Keep It Positive
Member since 4/09 6262 total posts
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Alexandra (ali)
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
prescription prevacid
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| Posted 4/19/11 6:17 PM |
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Zebes-JD
LIF Zygote
Member since 4/11 13 total posts
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Re: What do you take for Heartburn?
a) I'd be careful about taking the applesauce/fruit juice suggestions... those things actually have TONS of acid in them, potentially making stomach acid even worse
b) My fiance gets bad heartburn. He takes the PEpcid Complete which just became available ins tores againa fter a few months of backorder... it's a chewable combo of Tums and Pepcid and it works great for him.
IF it's not too bad, a plain Tums usually does the trick for me on the rare occasion I have heartburn.
c) for chronic heartburn, try PRevacid or PRilosec OTC, but follow the package directions... staying on them too long can interfere with your stomach's ability to produce acid normally. When used over the counter, it's kind of meant to act as a "reset" button, and then you're supposed to make dietary changes to minimize your heartburn triggers (cut out soda, fruit juices, spicy food, fried food, caffeine, etc.)
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