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  1. #1
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    Jul 2007
    Over the rainbow
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    Gaviscon??

    I don't know if you guys have this brand in Aus, but here goes. It's advertised as safe during pg and were given to me at the pharmacy as "better and safer than Rennies"

    I have been suffering extreme heartburn lately (pg related off course) and have been drinking Gaviscon, quite a lot tbh just because it work with in seconds and it really gives relief.

    Like this afternoon I had a cup of potato soup and two slices of bread. I was fine then about a hour after that I took two panado for this darn headflu and I washed it down with some water and OH BOY ..... I took 10ml Gaviscon and it was much better. Then I had some tea about a hour and a half after the panado and my heartburn returned, so I had another 5ml Gaviscon. I'll probably have some more tonight just before bed.

    My question is ... when is it too much, kwim?? Can I drink so much of the Gaviscon???

    Any other tips to keep the heartburn down?? I am starting to eat smaller meals, but it seems that my problem is with liquid, even swallowing my spit gives me heartburn . If I drink something ...BLAM... heartburn.

    Please, please, please help me!!

  2. #2
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    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
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    Have you tried fruit tingles (lol can you get them there?)
    some women here swear by them!

  3. #3
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    Jul 2007
    Over the rainbow
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    LOL Nah!!! Don't get them here, sure that I could find something that taste the same, but have NO IDEA WHAT FRUIT TINGELS are!!! And I thought it was for m/s?? Does it help for heartburn also?

  4. #4
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    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
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    I've heard of it for heartburn! Do you think i could send them O/S - no harm in trying them out if i can

  5. #5
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    Jul 2007
    Over the rainbow
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    O/S?? Overseas?? Hun you are a darling, but I think the postage will be totally not worth a tube of fruity-sweets, but thank you so much for offering Just tell me, is it a boiled sweet, or like a jelly type of sweet?

    I just had to take some more, because I almost gagged on my computer keyboard

    I think I might just phone my dr ... he'll probaby know

  6. #6
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    Jul 2007
    Melbourne
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    It's like a tangy sherbert flavoured fruity lolly. IYKWIM!!