Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who takes Tums?

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the gaviscon PPs. I’m going to try taking it at bedtime.

How do you know if it’s successfully blocked acid - do you have zero reflux symptoms upon taking it, or do you maybe taste the mint/aniseed flavor or what? How do you know?

Anonymous wrote:I take 80 mg of Pepcid. 40 mg before dinner, and 40 mg before bed. I also watch my diet very carefully (modified version of the acid watchers diet).

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Anonymous wrote:American Gaviscon lacks the crucial ingredient that makes British Gaviscon so effective: sodium alginate. It’s a seaweed derivative that forms a “bubble” that physically blocks the acid from rising and it is MAGICAL.

You cannot eat or drink after taking it, though, or the barrier may be disrupted.

I stock up on it when in the UK and when I run out, I buy the large bottles of liquid Gaviscon Advance from a British pharmacy that sells on Amazon.com — the peppermint is bearable, but if they’re out, I will choke down the aniseed/licorice flavor.

Best of all, it not only works SO MUCH BETTER than any American med I’ve tried, it also does not contribute to cancer as PPIs do over extended use.

There is an American product now on Amazon that also contains sodium alginate (Reflux Gourmet) that I have used in a pinch when a British shipment was delayed. But I don’t think it’s quite as effective. British Gaviscon also comes in tablets and the flavor is better than the liquid but they’re like chalk and get stuck in your teeth. Still better than any US option though.

Do you take it preventatively before meals/bedtime or do you take it in the middle of an acid attack?

DP. Either one. I'll take it as soon as I finish a meal if I need to.

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Anonymous wrote:American Gaviscon lacks the crucial ingredient that makes British Gaviscon so effective: sodium alginate. It’s a seaweed derivative that forms a “bubble” that physically blocks the acid from rising and it is MAGICAL.

You cannot eat or drink after taking it, though, or the barrier may be disrupted.

I stock up on it when in the UK and when I run out, I buy the large bottles of liquid Gaviscon Advance from a British pharmacy that sells on Amazon.com — the peppermint is bearable, but if they’re out, I will choke down the aniseed/licorice flavor.

Best of all, it not only works SO MUCH BETTER than any American med I’ve tried, it also does not contribute to cancer as PPIs do over extended use.

There is an American product now on Amazon that also contains sodium alginate (Reflux Gourmet) that I have used in a pinch when a British shipment was delayed. But I don’t think it’s quite as effective. British Gaviscon also comes in tablets and the flavor is better than the liquid but they’re like chalk and get stuck in your teeth. Still better than any US option though.

Do you take it preventatively before meals/bedtime or do you take it in the middle of an acid attack?

Anonymous wrote:American Gaviscon lacks the crucial ingredient that makes British Gaviscon so effective: sodium alginate. It’s a seaweed derivative that forms a “bubble” that physically blocks the acid from rising and it is MAGICAL.

You cannot eat or drink after taking it, though, or the barrier may be disrupted.

I stock up on it when in the UK and when I run out, I buy the large bottles of liquid Gaviscon Advance from a British pharmacy that sells on Amazon.com — the peppermint is bearable, but if they’re out, I will choke down the aniseed/licorice flavor.

Best of all, it not only works SO MUCH BETTER than any American med I’ve tried, it also does not contribute to cancer as PPIs do over extended use.

There is an American product now on Amazon that also contains sodium alginate (Reflux Gourmet) that I have used in a pinch when a British shipment was delayed. But I don’t think it’s quite as effective. British Gaviscon also comes in tablets and the flavor is better than the liquid but they’re like chalk and get stuck in your teeth. Still better than any US option though.

Anonymous wrote:Pepcid chewable OTC