Heartburn Medication Calcium

Q.I'm just now starting to experience wicked heartburn. I have it from the time I wake up until I go to bed. I'm pretty careful about what I eat, so it's not dietary. I have tried Rolaids softchews, the active ingredient is calcium. They taste really good, but I don't think they help! What else can I take? Is a liquid based treatment (like Maalox) more effective than tablets? Can anyone in the group help me please?

A.Plain old Tums and eating more frequent, smaller meals worked for me. You might also try drinking less at meals. It gave me the sensation that my food was floating, and it seemed to cause more heartburn. I know that makes no sense at all, since the stomach contains fluid, but not all pregnancy things make sense. For me, heartburn tells me I'm having a blood sugar problem. But yes, it is much, much worse during pregnancy. The best thing for it, I find, is to eat something. It doesn't have to be much; just a mouthful of something. Or a small meal, if you feel like it. Just make sure that whatever the "something" is, is basically fat/protein. Anything carby will make (my) heartburn worse.

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