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Can Tums Be Taken During Pregnancy

Premium Questions

Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

(1) Does Tums contain aluminum? (2) Are Tums and Carafate incompatible? (3) How effective is Carafate in capsule form for acid reflux? Thank you!!! ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Pregnant and taking tums , famantidine and prilosec for heart burn, just had a bowel movement with a couple white floaty stool but most dark colored. Are the antacids causing this or should I be ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

can Tums alter your stool color? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shuba Hariprasad MD

I have what I think is indigestion , I ate tums and that's a little better, I am extremely fatigued ... two months. I took a pregnancy test and its negative. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shuba Hariprasad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

my mom (89 yrs old) just woke up with what appears to be a gurd like regurgitation that came up into her throat or mouth,she's not sure.she has a history or indigestion ,but other than tums and gum ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  Arif N Khan MD

Hi I was wondering if I am able to take a few tums I have Acid Reflux and am fasting for a diabetes test in the morning I am almost 30 weeks pregnant? I take 2 zantac a day so I can t take one of those ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arif N Khan ( OBGYN)
Dr. Amritpal singh chhabra MD

Hi there.. im 26 weeks pregnant and have suffered before and during pregnancy with really bad acid reflux .. i have been told tums and gaviscon at the starting.. now that i am further along is there ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Amritpal singh chhabra ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I am 28 years old, and this is my 2nd pregnancy. When I was 4 months along my apendix burst and I ..., heartburn. I have been taking Tums, and trying not eating acidy foods, infact I cant seem to eat much... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Can taking Pepcid AC/Famotidine contribute to a miscarriage? My recent pregnancy seemed to be going ... thing I changed was switching from Tums to Pepcid at 8 weeks. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

waked up with pain behind my sternum. I took the Zantac this morning; at noon I took 4 Tums, then again at 1:45. Is it okay to take Tums while I m on Zantac? I still have the pain; should I take the second ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)