Heartburn Vomiting

Q.Is Heartburn related to vomiting (in pregnancy)? I had never had heartburn a single day in my life until i got pregnant. i am 23 weeks and have terrible heartburn. my doc wont prescribe anything he just says take tums which works well enough but i can only take so many in a day. So when i reach the limit I try to sleep it away but end up throwing up in the middle of the night. is this related to the heartburn? So can anyone in the group help me with the heartburn vomitting please?

A.I feel your pain. Heartburn is miserable no matter the cause. I try to avoid using Tums except for the really serious heartburn. Something that works for me is to drink a glass or two of water when I get heartburn. This nuetralizes the stomach acid that causes the heartburn. If you know that there are kinds of food that trigger the heartburn, drink a glass of water before you eat and that helps too. Try to sleep with the head of your bed elevated. If you continue to have bad acid reflux problems, talk to your doctor again. Leaving the problem untreated can make you miserable and make sleeping impossible. With all three of my children I had morning, noon, and night sickness. I had heartburn a few times with it also, what I would suggest you do is look at what the mg of calcium carbonate is. If it is 200mg go up to the next higher dose than either call your doctor if this doesn't work or tell him/her at your next visit. He may advise you on something else to do or prescribe you an antacid. Also put a couple of brick under each leg of the head of the bed or pillows under the head of your mattress to prop you up, it helps a lot. Increase your water intake and watch your diet, if you notice a certain food that causes this to happen then eliminate it from your diet. As for the milk it may work if the heartburn is just starting but if you have a lot of acid in your stomach then you will curdle the milk in your stomach, not fun. So either get a hold of your doctor asap if it is that bad or wait and bring it up at your next visit.

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