Pregnancy Heartburn?
Monday, August 24th, 2009 at
10:32 pm
I’ve been told that drinking tonic water will relieve heartburn during pregnancy.
anybody else heard of this. If you have and it works, do you know how it works?
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I have never heard of that before but I don’t see how it could harm you or the baby. Have you tried eating a few TUMS whn you get heartburn? It seems to work well for me.
Hi, nope i haven’t heard of this but i get it and use to get it really bad till i tired some tablets from Wilkinson’s, they were there own make 99p for 48 tablets!u should try these, in a blue and white box sorry don’t know the name!
I have no idea about tonic water I always just used Rolaids and they seemed to help.
hey im 36weeks n gettin it bad. Best solution is milk!!
havent heard that one, but im sure it is the home remedy book. i was a diehard tums user. although they made me nauseous so i swallowed them whole. if you are having trouble i would speak to your dr/nurse they can help alot as heartburn is a common problem for many pregnant women
Heartburn (indigestion) is a burning feeling that starts in the stomach and seems to rise to the throat. It occurs during pregnancy because your digestive system works more slowly due to changing hormone levels. Also, your enlarged uterus can crowd your stomach, pushing stomach acids upward.
Recommendations:
1.Eat several small meals each day instead of three large meals.
2.Eat slowly.
3.Drink warm liquids such as herbal tea.
4.Avoid fried, spicy, or rich foods, or any foods that seem to give you indigestion.
5.Don’t lie down directly after eating.
6.Keep the head of your bed higher than the foot of your bed. Or, place pillows under your shoulders to prevent stomach acids from rising into your chest.
7.Don’t mix fatty foods with sweets in one meal and try to separate liquids and solids at meals.
8.Try heartburn relievers such as Tums, Maalox, Titralac, Mylanta, Riopan, or Gaviscon.
Try drinking Cammomile tea, I suffered really bad heartburn in my first pregnancy and drinking the tea helped to settle it.