Tums for heartburn?

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Are Tums any good at easing heartburn? I'm 32 weeks and have been prescribed other tablets by the doctor but they haven't been working so I want to try something else as the heartburn has become unbearable the last week or so.

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Thank you for your help everyone!

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I got given peppermint peptic liquid which is fantastic

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Tums are the only way I've survived my pregnancies! Doc always gave them the ok. The medications never seemed to help me but if I took tums...sometimes around the clock...I could function

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I use them. When its bad I have to take two every hour or so though which is inconvenient.

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We have quickezz over here think it's the same thing helped me last time I even sent my partner down while in labour to get some as stuff they gave me didn't work (hopefully a lil light at end of tunnel) I didn't need them after that one dose during labour until preg with this one

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Tums are fine but I highly recommend Zantac if tums don't help.

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Tums work for me

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Omg if the tablets that your doctor prescribed didn't work you screwed 😆. I'm not making fun of you, but of my self because my heartburn is so bad 😭. I went from tums to Zantac and they work. I was so over taking so many tums a day and now I take about 2-3 Zantac a day 😁. Good luck

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I use tums and they help. But my heartburn isn't too terrible.

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I take Rolaids. Nothing worked for me. But these