What is heartburn like?

Question

So I'm 17 weeks and had a mild lentil curry (literally not spicy at all) for lunch a couple of hours ago, and now I feel like there is something like stomach acid or something spicy in my throat. My coworker laughed and told me to get used to it, coz it's heartburn and isn't going anywhere til this baby is born lol, but I thought heartburn was more in the chest area? Not my throat?

Ladies who've experienced heartburn before, what is it like? And do you think that's what's happening to me at the moment or something else?

Answer

I call it acid reflux too.. but acid reflux and heartburn are the same thing.. I just learned this.. I was reading up on it today actually.. mine has been pretty bad the last couple days.. no matter what I eat or drink.. but I'm 32wk4d with twins.. they are pushing on everything. Tums helped me a lot in the beginning.. then my dr recommended pepcid so I just took 10 MG and now take 20.. you can take up to 40! I use it as a preventative..

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Yup they are right I feels like burning in the throat. I don't know if you have quickeze where you are but I would get some the heart burn will probably continue throughout the pregnancy.

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Acid reflux. But she's right, ypu should stock up on Tums and Zantac because most of the time it will just get worse from there.

Tums treat symptoms, so when you get that feeling chew a few and it should help. Once they stop helping (if you find later that they stop helping) switch to Zantac maximum strength every 12 hours like the box says. That is a preventative. So it will keep you from getting it at all. I can't survive without my Zantac.

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Heartburn feels like Satan himself is running his fingernails along your esophagus from your chest to your threat.
It's been my worse pregnancy symptom this far 😑

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I call it acid reflux just because I feel it higher up in my throat instead of in the chest area but yes that is heartburn.
Go find some tums 😬

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Is it acid reflux and not heattburn..? Heartburn usually is more in the chest..acid reflux makes its way up and is extremely uncomfortable...mine gets so bad it almost feels like I'm gonna vomit. I actually just got medicine from my doctor yesterday to help minimize it and so far, so good!!

What is heartburn like?

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