Comments | pregnant: Eating hurts

mothermelete in pregnant

Eating hurts

Dec 04, 2014 16:46

~32 weeks currently ( Read more... )

trimester - third, cravings/aversions, heartburn, weight

Comments 8

kimie_catclaw December 4 2014, 23:02:43 UTC

Are you taking anything for the heartburn, like Zantac?

mothermelete December 5 2014, 00:20:37 UTC

I usually take TUMS because it's easier (I hate swallowing pills), but I do have some Zantac. Last time I tried taking it I don't recall if it did much.

neims16 December 5 2014, 15:33:09 UTC

Zantac and similar meds work by preventing acid, while Tums works on acid that you already have. In order for a med like Zantac to be effective, you need to take it daily whether you are having heartburn or not. You can still take Tums on top of it if needed. If you only took Zantac once or twice, that may have been why you felt it didn't work well.

mothermelete December 5 2014, 15:40:50 UTC

The label cautions not to take for more than 14 days, so I'm guessing I should probably see if I can get in to see a gp at some point.

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mothermelete December 5 2014, 01:19:24 UTC

I don't eat much in general because it hurts and I have next to no appetite.

hungry_worm December 5 2014, 00:56:53 UTC

Does the pain start around ten to fifteen minutes after eating? I had that when I was incredibly stressed prior to my oral exam (which also happened to be at three weeks postpartum). It could be useful to rule out a gastritis or - in a worse case - a small stomach lining ulceration or a helicobacter pylori infection. If it is one of these, the doctor might recommend a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) like omeprazol (not sure what it is called in English), a substance that is considered first line therapy for reflux oesophagitis during pregnancy in trimesters 2&3 (helicobacter would require a heavier protocol and a triple therapy with antibiotics). There are certain contraindications like preexisting liver diseases for PPI, so you shouldn't just get it OTC but check with the doc first ( ... )

mothermelete December 5 2014, 01:21:42 UTC

It's almost immediate, probably less than 5 minutes after consuming.

Edit to add: I am taking Floradix for my iron supplement.

dreamsreflected December 7 2014, 01:54:01 UTC

I would hit up the midwife for some Zantac /ranitidine or just start taking it twice a day and see if that helps. Also ginger tea mint tea and fennel tea all help with digestion.