Prilosec vs tums

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Avatar f tn I have to take Prilosec every night before bed because mine is so bad, tums only worked for a little bit, I hate milk so I never tired it but I recommend Prilosec
Avatar f tn The doctor wound up having me take Prilosec OTC. It was the only thing that worked for me. My daughter suffered from horrible acid reflux from birth until she outgrew it at 18 months. I know genetics play a huge role in acid reflux...but I always wondered if having to use Prilosec during pregnancy caused part of my daughter's reflux? I am only 12 weeks and already have heartburn...I'm suffering but scared to even use Tums!
Avatar f tn I take prilosec otc. Doc said it's ok and no amount of tums, milk, water anything else worked. Prilosec started working the next day!
Avatar f tn Omg. It *****. I take tums and my doctor told me to do that and drink milk before bed. Also taking tums before or right after eating helping tremendously. :( sorry hope it gets better!
Avatar f tn Definitely Prilosec. Also, try to not eat an hour before you lay down for bed. I also keep Tums on my nightstand. I've waken up in the process of throwing up on more than one occasion and it's usually on days I didn't take my Prilosec.
Avatar f tn I'm a Tums addict for just this reason! I even get heartburn from drinking water!! And more often than not, drinking milk doesn't help. I have found that drinking an 8 ounce glass of water with 1/2 tsp of baking soda dissolved in it helps too, in a pinch-but I definitely recommend you invest in a Costco sized container of tums...or two....
10539683 tn?1419401917 I have such bad acid reflex that I think I may die!!! Any suggestions besides tums??
5609044 tn?1383514943 I take prilosec. It's the ONLY thing that works for me. Tums is a temporary fix and milk is not good at all. Milk is actually acidic which makes it worse in the long run. But one prilosec daily I could eat whatever I wanted! It is pricey though but I promise its worth it! Tums is cheaper but there is a reason for that you know?
Avatar f tn I have found that cutting sugars helps A LOT... I was forced to stop drinking sodas, juices, eat candy/ice cream, etc due to GD and found my heart burn has almost stopped, not 100% but it has substantially... I was taking papaya pills and they help but after a while they werent strong enough (they worked awesome before I was pregnant and in the 1st half of my pregnancy)... then doctor wrote me a prescription for zantac...
Avatar f tn I take Prilosec my dr said its ok. I was chewing so many tums its like they were candy. Since starting Prilosec i haven't taken any tums.
Avatar f tn Tums and a cold glass of milk or tablespoon of mustard
Avatar f tn Noo ask ur doctor first!!
2169899 tn?1354674056 gaviscon.. my dr told me to take it when tums and prilosec stopped working..
Avatar f tn Tums also has the chewy ones. I don't really mind tums. I buy the smoothie ones. They're not as hard and they don't seem as chalky. Also milk is supposed to help and ice cream. But it doesn't do a whole lot for me.
Avatar f tn Tums are gross........but......I just found my favorite ones if you like mint then try the green wintergreen tums they are amazing .....
Avatar f tn I take tums and prilosec. My doctor ok'd these.
Avatar f tn Thank you so much ladies definitely gonna try your recommendations my husband gets paid today so I'm gonna go get zantac tums prilosec lol anything to possibly help its only getting worse by the day, and I will try to take a look at my diet and figure out what could be causing it once again, thank you so much :)
454221 tn?1259445739 the last month of my pregnancy i had such bad acid reflux and the doctor told me to take zantac and if that didnt work to take prilosec. my baby is only 5 weeks old so my doctor gave me the ok not that long ago.
9663463 tn?1407525554 Tums. I think milk makes mine worse.
Avatar f tn Smoothies by tums are the only thing I tolerate. And lemonade. It's so strange. Lol but it works for me.
Avatar f tn Pepcid is a life saver!!! Tums don't work for me and make me nauseous.
Avatar f tn The doctor had mentioned Prilosec and another medication as being ok to take, but I forget the other one. Anyways, I went to the store to get the Prilosec and the only thing they have for Prilosec is a 14 day treatment which may not work for 1-4 days. I want something with immediate relief and wondered if the anyone took the other ones like Zantac or whatever else is out there. Tums does NOT work for me. Any input as to what your doctor said was ok, please let me know.
Avatar f tn Elevate your head while you sleep and drink mylanta. Both that and tums are safe during pregnancy but tums don't work as well.
5780747 tn?1386650207 Anyone know of anything safe n works better than tums when it comes to heartburn?