Heartburn- How much Rennie is too much?

[~breeze~]

Just wondering if you can have too many Rennies for heartburn during pregnancy. If so, how many is too many?

On the packet it says max 16 a day but nothing about if you're pregnant. I think some days I have more than 16 but my heartburn is so bad

[Liz]

I would stick to the 16 a day. It's just calcium carbonate & magnesium carbonate, neither of which I would think would be harmful in pregnancy... can always do with extra calcium! It would help relieve those dreaded leg cramps too LOL.

Not much longer to put up with the heartburn now! All the best

[~Kate~]

I dont think I even read that on the pack I had serious heartburn and would buy the biggest pack from the chemist I could get. Would probably go thru one pack a week. I wouldn't stress too much about it but just check with your dr next time.
Maybe you could try a glass of milk instead, sometimes coke helped me, and funnily enough bread. Heartburn sucks, I spent the last few months of my pregnancy spent sleeping in the recliner to ease some of the pain. Good luck and hopefully it'll all be over and forgotten in a few weeks once bubs is in your arms.

[Butterfly_Princess]

Id stick to the 16 a day.
I have also read the fruit tingles work too, and im sure there is no limit as to how many fruit tingles one can have . Maybe give them a try and if they work, then thats great and you have no limit. If not, then good old rennies will do the trick

[Nadine216]

Oh heck I am sucking them down by the heaps too!!! My gyne said to drink 5ml Gaviscon every 4 hours, but tbh he is not paying for the Gaviscon!!

Try taking two at a time and then not eating afterwards I know, I know it's hard. But two usually works for me and then I just don't eat till I really, really have to. Oh, don't drink either! And I'll stick to the 16 a day .. that's a lot. If you take two after every meal and you eat about 6 small meals/snacks per day .. that would make 12 in total and that is ok, right??

The only thing I could THINK it might do is maybe cause some constipation???? I know my DH sufferd severe heartburn and would not eat Rennie because HE said it makes him constipated. So other than that ... suck hun suck

[alioops]

I found the Rennie did nothing. I used the Gaviscon tablets, which tasted better too because I got the lemon flavour so they didn't taste like toothpaste. Gaviscon is stronger but I was able to take less of them so I was halving my usage of heartburn remedy and they werent that much more expensive than Rennies.

[mbear]

Forget morning sickness, big belly, uncomfortable night sleeps - they were all ok, it was HEARTBURN that killed me. I had it bad too esp during pg #3. I never took anymore than 6 rennies a day- so your doing well LOL.
Have you tried other things - drinking milk, eating slowly etc etc (im sure youve heard them all b4)......?????

[~Raven~]

The only thing I could THINK it might do is maybe cause some constipation???? I know my DH sufferd severe heartburn and would not eat Rennie because HE said it makes him constipated. So other than that ... suck hun suck

My chemist told me that it will make you constipated if you have too much So I drink milk before I reach for the antacid.

[MrsB26]

Danielle i only just noticed this thread. Omg is this what i have to look forward to lol?!? I already have bad heartburn almost everyday. I like the chewable quick eze. They work instantly for me. The end is near for you xoxo