
Suggest Treatment For Severe Acid Reflux During Pregnancy

Question: My wife is 7 weeks pregnant and she takes Follic Acid tablet a day. She is having acidity every night.
Can you please help with some medicine or any other suggestion at this stage.
Can you please help with some medicine or any other suggestion at this stage.
Brief Answer:
Let her take Tums....This is very safe during pregnancy!
Detailed Answer:
HI and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this heartburn that your wife has. It is great to take folic acid during pregnancy as it helps in preventing malformations of the nervous system in the newborn. About the heartburns, Tums is the best choice as it is ver safe during pregnancy. This is because Tums is not absorbed into the blood system and therefore poses no risk to the unborn child. Let me know her she feel staking Tums for the heartburns.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.
Let her take Tums....This is very safe during pregnancy!
Detailed Answer:
HI and thank you so much for this query.
I am so sorry to hear about this heartburn that your wife has. It is great to take folic acid during pregnancy as it helps in preventing malformations of the nervous system in the newborn. About the heartburns, Tums is the best choice as it is ver safe during pregnancy. This is because Tums is not absorbed into the blood system and therefore poses no risk to the unborn child. Let me know her she feel staking Tums for the heartburns.
I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

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