What have you found works well to get rid of heartburn and nausea during pregnancy?

Question

I am 3 months pregnant with my second child. My doctor is on vacation for another 2 weeks, so I can't ask him this... I need something to help me out with heartburn and nausea. I have AWFUL heartburn and nausea all day long. It doesn't matter what I eat, how I sleep, what I drink.. I drink water and I get heartburn. I have some candied ginger I chew on that slightly helps the nausea, but not the heartburn, and TUMS and ROLAIDS only help the heartburn for a short time... I obviously need something safe for pregnancy and hopefully a food or something that will help... thanks

Answer 1

Chronic heartburn is usually from acid reflux - stomach acid is getting past the little valve and into your esophagus. You also should know some natural ways to treat your heartburn. Learn them here https://bitly.im/aM9uX

The most immediate thing you can do is to stop drinking coffee and cola. Smoking is not good either, but that might be harder to stop. Don't over-eat. Don't lie down too soon after eating. Don't burp too much - this carries acid up with the burp.

heartburn the most common symptom of acid reflux disease (also known as gastroespohageal reflux disease, or GERD). Heartburn feels like a burning pain in the center of the chest. It is caused by acid from the stomach backing up into the esophagus. is a symptom of acid reflux disease (GERD) Also known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Answer 2

I am about 5 months preg and have had heartburn for about 2 months now. It helps me if I drink some warm water and lie on my left side. Lying on my right side and lying down imm after a meal usually makes my heartburn worse. Also try to eat 6 small meals through the day, instead of 3 large meals. I also eat lots of yoghurt and try to drink lots of water. I try to avoid TUMS etc, cuz relief is short.

Answer 3

You can use Gravol.
I went to the docs because of nausea during pregnancy, and was prescribed a fifty dollar prescription, only to have the pharmacist tell me that it was basically Gravol, but more costly.
Take some Gravol gel capsules. Check with the pharmacist or call a local nursing hot line to be sure it's safe. Good Luck!

Answer 4

They gave me pepcid AC in the hospital it was great nothing else worked for me, a nurse told me that if you have a lot of heartburn te baby will have a lot of hair, for nausea try B6 vitamins with your prenetal vitamins.
Hope you feel better soon and congratulations

Answer 5

try taking your prenatal vitamin at night if you're not already. the increased iron in it can make you nausous but you don't notice it as much if you are already asleep. i sucked on sour candy alot too and that helped ok. basically if you are going to have morning sickness, you just are. i had it from the time i woke up until i went to sleep at night for three months, then i woke up one morning and was fine and never had it again. hopefully you will be like that too. good luck

Answer 6

When I was pregnant with my daughter I had the same problem. I kept popping the tums and the heartburn never gave up. My doctor told me to stop taking Tums or rolaids. It helped. Never got it back just by taking nothing.

Answer 7

Maalox

Answer 8

This is a natural program that you can try to cure your acid reflux http://acidreflux.toptips.org

Acid reflux disease, also known as gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), occurs due to the coexistence of several medical and lifestyle conditions. Physiological factors that trigger GERD include lower esophageal sphincter (LES) hypotonia (the gradual weakening of the LES), along with retrograde flow of stomach contents into the esophagus, and the level of sensitivity of the esophageal mucus to the reflux content.

Answer 9

I have acid reflux. I drink water or eat ice cream.

Answer 10

try mylanta my wife did and it worked