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Heartburn Diet Pregnancy
Continuous heartburn x2 days? No change in diet! Any other ideas where its coming from? Details inside.?
Now, i have not eaten anything out of the ordinary. I am a normal healthy 25 year old female. I tend to NEVER experience hertburn unless I am "prego". I am NOT trying to concieve, nor preventing it. Have two other kids but don't really remember the heartburn this early on, if I indeed WERE pregnant. I have only had sex once in the past two months, and got a normal cycle last month.
Did anyone else experience this kind of heartburn during early pregnancy? I am just a little concerned because the heartburn woke me up 4 times last night, and that is far from common.
Please give your insight.
I am just very confused. I don't neccessarily WANT to be pregnant, but I wouldn't be upset if I was. I was more concerned because it is killing me. And that's the FIRST thing that came to mind was "oh lord, I NEVER get heartburn unless I am pregnant!!"... Well I guess I will wait it out a little bit.
if u are pregnant then it is very possible to get that bad of heartburn. i found out i was pregnant when i was 6 weeks and never knew it, and during them 6 weeks of me not knowing i had massive heart burn, all the time!!!! and actually still do!!
Heartburn and Pregnancy
Of all of the changes that occur during pregnancy, heartburn is one that a great many women experience. Pregnancy and heartburn tend to go together, and women who have never experienced it before might suffer from it on a frequent basis. Fortunately, heartburn in pregnancy is quite easy to prevent and treat. Heartburn in pregnancy occurs for two reasons. When your body first realizes it is pregnant, it kicks the production of the hormone progesterone into overdrive. This hormone is critical in preparing your body to nurture a fetus and to fetal development.
Unfortunately, increased progesterone production also helps relax the cardiac sphincter, the muscle that closes off the opening between the stomach and the esophagus. When the cardiac sphincter is relaxed, it is much easier for food and gastric acid in the stomach to flow back into the esophagus, creating a burning sensation in the middle of your chest.
Another reason for heartburn in pregnancy is that the uterus expands as the fetus grows, and pushes against the stomach, squishing it up against the cardiac sphincter; again creating the perfect conditions for heartburn. With two such powerful things occurring, it’s no wonder that so many women experience pregnancy and heartburn together.
Ideally, you can try to prevent heartburn before it starts. One way to do this is to be as healthy as you can be before becoming pregnant. Establish good exercise habits and a healthy diet, and take a good prenatal vitamin when you first start to think about getting pregnant. If there are foods you know cause you heartburn, resolve to avoid them especially while pregnant. The deck is already stacked in favor of heartburn- don’t encourage it further!
Fortunately, there are many ways to deal with heartburn in pregnancy. Try to make sure that you eat your last meal at least two hours before going to bed. Lying down just makes it that much easier for food and acid to go the wrong way. For the same reason, don’t lie down immediately after eating. When you do go to sleep, prop your head up on a few pillows, so your esophagus always remains higher than the stomach.
Eat some yogurt, or drink milk- both are helpful in neutralizing stomach acid and they are good for you. Be sure to eat smaller meals more frequently- you are less likely to suffer heartburn with less food in your stomach. Be sure to avoid foods that are particularly greasy, spicy, or are known to produce gastric acid, like tomatoes and peppers. Also avoid foods like peppermint, garlic and chocolate, as these have been known to relax the cardiac sphincter, thereby causing heartburn in pregnancy.
If nothing else works, consider trying a mild antacid like Tums or Mylanta. It’s probably best to check with you doctor before trying anything of that nature, though.
It is very likely that you will experience heartburn in pregnancy, but fortunately, there are a number of good ways to deal with it.
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