Anyone suffering from GERD (the worst possible heartburn of your life)?

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I’ve had bad heartburn off and on throughout pregnancy so far,  but I’m in so much pain trying to eat this past week, it’s insane.  I have a feeling that my iron pill supplement did this to me (I’ve read ferrous sulphate can be harsh on the digestive system).  Anyone have similar experience??

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Yup, 2 weeks straight of hell. Then it stopped for a week or so and now it's back but just intermittent.

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I had it bad and Dr prescribed Protonix and it knocked it out right away.  I just take one per day in the am

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I feel better that I’m not the only one—I’ve had all the “heart attack” pain/symptoms this past week too - almond milk has been a savior though, tends to take away the pain instantly and is t dairy (so won’t turn acidic when I digest it).  I had no idea heartburn could be so painful.

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I was having such horrible heartburn that the pain manifested into what felt like I was having a heart attack. The doctor prescribed me Prilosec and now I never have any issues.

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I can't speak for the iron but for now I have removed most of the common heartburn triggers (tomatoes, garlic, acidic fruit, and others) from my diet. I'm a vegetarian so its become a bit repetitive but so much better than being in pain. I also only sleep on my left side and take pepcid in the morning which seems to help a bit. I used tums if I get really desperate in the middle of the night but they aren't very effective.

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Yep, almost every single day. It feels like I have a heart attack every night because of the burning in my chest. It has been so bad I have cried through the pain. However, last friday I went to the pharmacy and got antacids to help neutralize the stomach acid and I found those combined with the candy lovehearts has helped tremendously! You really should try it, I feel like a new person haha.

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Tums smoothies help me sooo much and instantly

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I'm not taking iron, but have definitely been struggling with indigestion and acid reflux. I started taking prilosec everyday. Relatively symptom free now.

Anyone suffering from GERD (the worst possible heartburn of your life)?

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