Heartburn Help - Page 2

[busymama77]

I'm only 4 1/2 weeks and Zantac has helped me a ton. I even had a little acid reflux BEFORE I found out I was pg with baby #2!! I took it in my 2nd and 3rd trimester when I was pg with DS.

[Aufilia]

For the OP... papaya enzyme did a bit for me at first but quickly became useless. I take pepcid 2x/day (before lunch and before dinner) and 2tsp of Mylanta at bedtime, which helps me overnight. That keeps it bearable most of the time, as long as I don't touch anything acidic, greasy, or doughy.

FWIW soda is really acidic, that's the thing that stuck out for me on your list as something I would stay completely away from. Most fruit is right out, too.

Originally Posted by ShwarmaQueen

Coincidently, isn't the hair growth picking up in the second trimester? Maybe it means I'm getting another hairy baby!

I hate to say it, but I had heartburn my entire 1st pregnancy and my daughter didn't have visible hair until she was nearly 2 and it wasn't long enough to cut until she was 2.5. (She's very blonde which didn't help!)

[sunnygir1]

I have had heartburn a few times this pregnancy...one of them being yesterday. I haven't really figured out foods. Here's what I have figured out:

1. I think I have a hiatal hernia (where the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm) which I had last pregnancy too. I have a chiropractor who can correct it temporarily by physically pulling my stomach down with his hands. Sounds awful, I know, but it isn't too uncomfortable and it really works.

2. I made capsules from French green clay powder (food grade clay) and take 3 of them several times a day when I have heartburn. I suppose they work sort of like tums or pepto bismol.

3. I take my calcium supplement when it starts.

Increasing stomach acid when you are NOT having symptoms is actually a help, like taking digestive enzymes (like your papaya) or eating pineapple, etc.
Lemon water in the morning before eating or drinking anything else can also help get your stomach on the right track for the day.
I like the idea of plain (unsweetened) yogurt. I would recommend taking a tablespoon or two several times a day, like medicine, every day regardless of heartburn symptoms.

Hope some of that helps.

[beebalmmama]

I take papaya enzymes now and they're working. But I haven't gotten to the point where I did last pg. MY HEARTBURN WAS HORRIBLE! Last pg I ended up taking Gaviscon (kind of like Mylanta) and drinking it right out of the bottle!

I'm hoping to avoid that this time and didn't realize some of the culprits until the end of my pregnancy.

So this time I've avoiding (at least as needed)

1)soda, juice and citrus fruits.
2)greasy fatty foods
3)sweets, sugar, candy, etc

Milk helps me a little, but it is really temporary relief. I've also found warm lemon water helps a little, for me it is more preventative than after the fact.

I also take a digestive enzyme with all of my meals which seems to be helping a lot.

[ACsMom]

Originally Posted by beebalmmama

Milk helps me a little, but it is really temporary relief. I've also found warm lemon water helps a little, for me it is more preventative than after the fact.

Yeah, milk doesn't help me at all. Lemon or lime water helps as prevention (it alkalizes your body). I have to eat small meals, and stay completely away from high fat, fried foods, and sugar, and omg if I drank a soda I'd have permanent heartburn. Good luck - hope it gets better!

[LambQueen]

wow, gotta majorly bump this thread.

I , too, am a heartburn sufferer, and at 15 weeks it is just starting.

I know it is only going to get worse and worse

I'm already up to 2-3 Tums per day.

I am at  a loss!  I don't eat fried foods ,but I have a lot of sugar in my diet.  Starches like bread, pasta does it to me.  I am lactose intolerant but am taking to drinking milk just for the relief.  But then I have GI distress out the other end which my family doesn't appreciate.  I really loathe the heartburn

Any tips are very welcome.

[Xobel]

No one has said this yet, but acupressure wristbands really do help. They worked wonders for me with morning sickness (as well as altitude and motion sickness before becoming pregnant), and when I found out that the same pressure point applies to heartburn I was right on it. However, I don't always remember to have the wristbands near by, and aside from them nothing much has helped aside from not eating at all (which I'm thinking is not really recommended for pregnant women) . . . I eat a very healthy diet and drink plenty of water (and don't take antacids as they can aggravate the problem more in the long run), but it means little as stress seems to be my main trigger. Any emotional upsets (and there are some - hello, hormones) turn up the heat to extra high. I've had plenty a digestive problem in my day, but heartburn wasn't one of them until about midway through pregnancy - and holy cow ouch. Extremely unpleasant.

Anyway, the acupressure wristbands. That's my 5 cents. Nothing else works for me.

[jjh5351]

I'm early in the game, but I'm really prone to heartburn and my morning sickness isn't helping. I've found that the breath mint kind of tums have been helpful! The mint is just much stronger in them and they're kind of a fast relief. I hope you find something that does the trick

[SmittyJ]

Hi Ladies!

Someone just recommended raw, unpasteurized, organic apple cider vinegar to me and it is working WONDERS! I was afraid of the "unpasteurized" label at first, but was assured by multiple medical professionals that it is completely safe. I mix it with a little water and a little honey and down it right before going to bed. I haven't had a single issue since I started doing this. And I love this solution because there's no medication involved and ACV has lots of other great health benefits! Hope this helps someone.

:-)

[Chloe'sMama]

I had terrible heartburn with each of my pregnancies, from the beginning.  I took meds with the 2 girls and this last pregnancy I gave up grains and sugar the last 2 months and the heartburn went completely away.... no need for even papaya or tums.  It was fabulous.  Worth a try I would say.  I think it was more the sugar than the grains though.