Heartburn help

[olafias]

What foods bring on heartburn? I have had it so so so bad the last week or two. I know chocolate and spicy food can cause it, which I'm not very good at avoiding! This morning I felt it after I ate fruit, yogurt and granola...it seems everything I eat brings on heartburn. Are there any foods that are considered hearburn free? (If there is such a thing!)

Tums are wonderful! :o

 

[KillerV]

Honeslty,I have no clue.lol. Everything gave me heartburn! But after a while the only thing that gives me heartburn is chocolate!

 

[Beth1231]

I find that if I stay away from food and water the hour leading up to bedtime, I do soo much better. I also sleep with a small pillow on top of my normal pillow. That little bit of elevation helps a ton. Stay upright after eating and try to eat small meals (I know sometimes we pregger women go crazy, right?). A small glass of milk and GAVISCON (way better than tums in my opinion) works for me nearly every time. And sitting straight up and holding the weight of my breasts up off of my chest. I hope some of this helps! *hugs

 

[oat02351]

I take Tums extra strength. I think it's the baby that gives the heartburn actually... I've never had it before in my life let alone so bad as I do now at times. I keep an emergency stash of Tums in my car too

 

[sparassidae]

At first it's stuff like spicy food, but towards the end it doesn't matter, the baby gets so big that he/she is pressing up anyway and everything causes it. Things that work for me- sitting up straight, don't eat just before bed, and drinking milk to ease the heatburn (can't stand eating chalk!)

 

[BananaCake]

I'm going to ask my doc tomorrow. I have awful acid reflux.

 

[razzbeary]

My aunt told me that eating a raw potato is supposed to help. I haven't tried it yet though. My midwife has me take Zantac.

 

[ChildByGrace]

Gaviscon is great. I take half the recommended dose and it gets rid of the reflux within a couple of min.
You also do need to make sure that you are proped up at night.

Although the baby does cause it once you get closer to the end, it's best to avoid spicy food and fatty foods.
Also try to eat little and often rather than just having 3 meals a day.
And if you have something like gaviscon do not eat or drink anything - other than water - for a few hours afterwards otherwise what you have eaten just strips the layer that the gaviscon put down your osephgus.
Fruits shouldn't cause it but i do know that a friend of mine said that she'd get it with yogherts so i'd guess it was that that caused it.

 

[RoseofLima]

If you have a natural grocery store see if you can hunt down papya enzyme tablets. They are taken before eating and help so much in decreasing heartburn!!

Also- do not drink anything with your meals. Raw almonds can help a bit, too.

For me- the wicked heartburn bouts I always just took baking soda. For the past three pregnancies I only needed to take it a few times throughout the last month.

 

[olafias]

Thanks for the suggestions! I will try to hunt down some gaivson and papaya tablets. It doesn't seem to bother me just at night, although I definately have felt it then, but all during the day, too. Sometimes I wonder if it has anything to do with where the baby is sitting, along with the food I eat because some days it is really bad and other days, not so much, and I kind of stick to the same food routine.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

I know my SIL had awful heartburn with both her pregnancies and swore by candied ginger- might want to give that a try

 

[BananaCake]

My doc said yesterday to try lots of Tums first. If that doesn't work, it's safe to take Zantac, 75 mg I think she said, which you can get over the counter.

 

[olafias]

My doc said yesterday to try lots of Tums first. If that doesn't work, it's safe to take Zantac, 75 mg I think she said, which you can get over the counter.

Thanks for the info!

 

[ChristianTroll7]

Believe it or not, my midwife told me ice water can cause it, too. That's where most of mine stems from.

 

[olafias]

Believe it or not, my midwife told me ice water can cause it, too. That's where most of mine stems from.

Weird! I never dreamed ice water could cause heartburn, but I guess it makes sense.