Pepto-Bismol Original Formula Liquid

Pros: Works to some degree.
Cons: Taste, mixed results, overall value, some home remedies may be just as effective.

I personally have never been a fan of any type of liquid medicine, even as a young child I can remember avoiding the bubble gum flavored Amoxicillin. This being no exception on taste keeping the actual medicine down can be part of the battle. ...

Pros: Works Fast
Cons: Some Don't Like the Taste

Heartburn, Diarreah, Stomach Indigestion, Nausea, and Upset Stomach. These are not pleasant subjects, but they are a reality in our fast food eating society. I recently had a negative experience with some of these medical issues, after going to an ...

Pros: None for me
Cons: I can't get it down to give it a chance to work

I thought I was dying. I’ve never been as sick as I was this past weekend. About midnight, apparently concerned about the sounds emanating from our bathroom, my husband brought me the only stomach “thing” remedy we had in the house a big ...

Pros: works very well, tastes like peppermint
Cons: price, precautions, only lasts an hour and can't exceed 8 doses per day

The Amazing Pepto-Bismol If you didn't know, Pepto Bismol has been around...for a while too! Since the late 1940s, Pepto Bismol has been the most popular medicine for indigestion, diarrhea, upset stomaches, heartburn, and even nausea. ...

Pros: easy to use, works well for me, feeling of use
Cons: some people don't like the taste

For years, I have had Pepto-Bismol in my house. Even when I moved away from my parents place to head to college, this was something I knew I would want with me, and purchase it I did. The simple reason I have liked Pepto-Bismol for so long, is that it ...

Pros: Fast relief of my irritating symptoms.
Cons: Don't care for the chalky taste

"Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. Yay, Pepto-Bismol." Now that I've gotten that off my chest (and into everyone's heads), I can continue. Recently, I came to accept something that was quite obvious - I'm getting ...

Pros: Fast relief from stomach pain
Cons: Not as convenient as tablets; Price per dose is high

Pepto Bismol is one of America’s most trusted medicines for relieving upset stomachs and other digestion- related ailments. First invented more than 100 years ago by a New York doctor, Pepto- Bismol was originally a product of the Norwich Pharmacal ...

Pros: Well known product, inexpensive, can be given to children as young as 3
Cons: Not the greatest taste in the world

After having my gal bladder removed in my early 20's, I have always suffered from bouts of indigesti ...

Pros: It may help with heartburn or indigestion
Cons: It did not help in the "other 3 areas"

I can’t really recall when it was that my fiancé’s bright idea for me to try out the Pepto-Bismol ...

Pros: Doesn't taste bad
Cons: Does't really work

As someone who suffers from heartburn everyday, I have tried everything under the sun to relieve my stomach woes. For me Pepto Bismal doesn't seem to help for acid stomach one iota. If anything it seems to aggrivate it. I have taken it for nausea as well...

Pros: It is inexpensive and does line the stomach.
Cons: Does not always work for me.

The first year I arrived in America I had violent pains in my stomach. My husband took me to a walk in clinic, as we had not registered with a doctor. The gentleman I saw was Russian. He explained that I had a stomach bug and to take...

Pros: Very helpful
Cons: taste is horrible

I have been having stomach problems and today at school my nurse gave me the liquid pepto bismal because she did not have the chewables. Although the taste is horrible, (it tastes like old mouthwash) it instantly relieved my stomach, and seemed more...

Pros: Works, for us it works in one dose
Cons: The taste!!

Lately, due to many goings on beyond my control, I have been way over stressed. During times like these, some people reach for a cigarette, some reach for alcohol. I reach for my Pepto-Bismol. This generally doesn't happen to often, but when it...

Pros: Works well a majority of the time, inexpensive
Cons: Doesn't work so well for stomach viruses

Pepto Bismol has always been a staple in my family's medicine cabinet. It is most recognizable by its bright pink color, and perhaps its taste. I neither love nor hate the taste, which is chalky yet faintly sweet at the same time. In my humble opinion,...

Pros: it can soothe an upset stomach, can put a halt to diarrhea
Cons: i cant stand the taste ... have you ever vomited bright pink?

Some history

The original form of this medication was introduced in 1900. In 1918 it went national (in the US), under the name Bismosal with the Norwich Eaton Co. However, another product was also being marketed with a similar name so...