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Tips to prevent acid reflux in pregnancy
Filed under: Your Pregnancy, Nutrition: Health
Quick, what's the first thing you think of when you hear the words "acid reflux"? Is it Ashlee Simpson and her major gaffe on live TV? Or is it the time during your pregnancy when you were convinced you were dying because your esophagus was bursting forcibly through your heart to attack your chest cavity in a burning, one-sided war?
I'd never experienced heartburn before my eight month of pregnancy, and the feeling completely floored me. It felt like I was dying, but in an alarming "is this temporary, good god I hope so" kind of way. It seemed to come sometimes without provocation, I'd eat an apple or have a glass of water and then I'd feel the telltale burning in the pit of my stomach. I could do nothing but wait for it to creep its way up and have its way with me.
This page has some great tips on preventing acid reflux in pregnancy -- I wish I'd known about some of them. A few of them are annoyingly obvious, like no cigarettes or alcohol (obvs) but a few (avoid tomato-based products, don't sleep for three hours after you've had a meal) are really helpful.
I'd never experienced heartburn before my eight month of pregnancy, and the feeling completely floored me. It felt like I was dying, but in an alarming "is this temporary, good god I hope so" kind of way. It seemed to come sometimes without provocation, I'd eat an apple or have a glass of water and then I'd feel the telltale burning in the pit of my stomach. I could do nothing but wait for it to creep its way up and have its way with me.
This page has some great tips on preventing acid reflux in pregnancy -- I wish I'd known about some of them. A few of them are annoyingly obvious, like no cigarettes or alcohol (obvs) but a few (avoid tomato-based products, don't sleep for three hours after you've had a meal) are really helpful.
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4-27-2007 @ 3:16PM
Maureen said...Oh... that brings back painful memories. I had terrible acid reflux with both babies the last 8 weeks. No tips would help me.. if I even looked at a glass of water I would be in agony. I gave up almost anything that could cause the problem but it didn't help. And my old-fashioned doc wouldn't OK anything but Tums and maloxx -- neither of which helped a bit. People would tell me to try and get a lot of sleep before baby came but I was up more with the reflux than I was when my son was an infant. The one bonus (not really) I didn't gain much weight during my pregnancies because I couldn't eat much!
We've been toying with the idea of having a 3rd child and now that you've reminded me of this part of pregnancy I might change my mind:)
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4-27-2007 @ 3:23PM
LS said...Maureen, I have all the sympathy in the world for you. I was in a similar situation - acid reflux and morning sickness for all nine months. And I never knew WHAT foods were going to trigger a reaction, either. One day, I couldn't drink milk, the next day, that's ALL I could drink...
I found that laying on my left side often helped, along with the elevation mentioned in the article.
Also, my doc said that Tums were no problem at all - I ate them like candy - and she also had me taking Prevacid (I think that's the one... it's an over-the-counter med, in a purple package if I recall correctly. Check with your doc, to be sure.)
Also, the ginger tea that helped with my nausea often helped with the reflux, as well.
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