Acid Reflux?
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at
5:11 am
I am 30 weeks pregnant and for the past 4 weeks I have had some horrible acid reflux. It doesn’t matter when or what I eat or how long I wait to lay down I get this nasty acid stuff coming up. I even get sores in the back of my throat after the really bad episodes. My question is does anyone have any tips for preventing or soothing this? My doctor told me I can take zantac 150 but you can only take it twice a day and it doesn’t work anyway half the time. The water I take it with hurts me also!
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I have suffered with this since I was pregnant with my first 25 years ago. Do not try to make it feel better with dairy. It just has a rebound effect. If you drink a little water all day that should help. The best thing to do is put something under the legs at the foot of your bed so that it slants up at the head. Also ask you doctor about tums or other otc meds.
you can take tums or even try baking soda and water
Be sure to sleep on an angle. Laying flat will
allow the acid to back up into your throat causing the problems you describe. There may not be much more you can do – this is your pregnancy problem – we all always have at least one. Good luck.
I have the exact same problem! I am not as far along as you, but I take pepcid daily and also take Tums or Rolaids as needed in between. Another thing that may help is to prop up your bed so you aren’t sleeping flat, 45 degrees helps. It goes away after the baby is born, this is the second of three pregnancies I have had this problem with, it has to do with added hormones and how the baby positions itself. Eat many small meals a day instead of the normal 3 and try to stay hydrated. Good Luck!
I am not a doctor, so either way you will want to talk to them, but this is what I have to say as a long time sufferer of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.)!
Three part answer information, what not to do, and what to do!
INFORMATION!!!!!!
I have a very severe case of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.). I have had to go to the hospital for some of the heartburn that I have had because the pain can become overwhelming or your breathing can be effected. It can be caused by Smoking, Drinking Beverages with caffeine (My case), Drinking Beverages with Alcohol, or can be Hereditary
The good thing about G.E.R.D. is that it can be a temporary thing and can be cured. It is never a permit thing even if you end up with it for the rest of your life it has the ability to be cured.
WHAT NOT TO DO!!!!!!!!
In most cases, stress is a factor to the reflux if you watch what you eat and reduce some of the stress it will help. If you watch what you eat for about a week you should find relief, if you do not then that is when you definitely what to listen to the doctor. Things to watch for are as follows:
Fatty Foods
Citrus Foods
Foods That Contain Grease
Fried Foods
Chocolate (including any Coco)
Caffeine
Smoking
Alcohol
Tomato Based Products
Lactose
WHAT TO DO!!!!
The two foods that I recommend is Black strap Molasses and Raw honey. The apple is better for night time reflux while these will work for just about all of it. What you will do is take about a tsp. of whatever one you chose. Molasses being the better because of strength and nutrition, but must be use to the taste. What the substance will do is stick to the sides of the esophagus and do two things, one is heal and the other is protect.
On the healing end, both substances have a healing property in them, and as they sit on the walls of the esophagus they will heal it. This is also helpful if you have a sore throat in the morning from refluxing.
On the protection end, both substances are high in sugar and when acid that is refluxed comes up to that the sugar will neutralize it and it will not longer be a problem at that point.
I would also look to putting Cinnamon in you diet, it has been know to help with digestion and will help you reduce the amount of acid needed to brake down food, therefore causing you to reflux less.