Tums Regular Strength Antacid

Pros: works, allowed me to sleep, calcium!
Cons: taste and texture - yucky chalky leftovers

I had thankfully never had cause to purchase Tums Regular Strength Antacid until I was pregnant. My doctor told me I should get some and take about 6 daily simply for the calcium. Being the "good girl" I was, I went out and bought some...

Pros: Fast, effective relief of stomach antacid; Excellent source of Calcium; Inexpensive
Cons: Can be addictive, I love to chew them and they're not candy; Some chalky residue

TUMS Regular Strength Antacid

My stomach is a mess! My stomach lining and esophagus were severely abused as a result of an operation and the subsequent eating problems I encountered. I won't go into the awful details, but I have...

Pros: Relieved all symptoms of heartburn
Cons: The texture of the antacid while chewing

I’d never experienced heartburn or indigestion before June of 1994. You’re probably wondering why this date is so significant in regards to my digestion distress. I'd just turned five months pregnant with my first child and all of a sudden I had this...

Pros: It works
Cons: Can they make a chocolate flavor?

My dog can eat whatever he wants whenever he wants and never shows symptoms of heartburn or acid indigestion. I envy him. The rest of my family depends on Tums to put the fire out.

Tums have been around since 1928. Almost one-half of...

Pros: Good For Calcium as Well As Heart Burn and Acid Indigestion
Cons: None That I Can Think Of

Years ago the doctor told my mother to take tums every day so that she could get the calcium that she needed.

She always had a bottle of it handy and she took it religiously for the calcium. My Mother was always trying to get me to take these...

Pros: Tastes great.
Cons: Chalky, doesn't take full effect.

Acid Reflux is a big concern in our family. I have it. Both of my parents have it. Many have it. Who knew a basic solution could work so well? That basic solution is the Regular Strength TUMS Antacid, which comes in four different fruit flav ...

Pros: Helps with upset stomach, adds calcium to your diet, has a fruity taste
Cons: none

While I was pregnant with my triplets I had very bad morning sickness. Actually I had all day long sickness. I tried all the usual things to settle my stomach, like crackers, but nothing worked. My doctor even prescribed a medication to help with nausea....

Pros: works faster than other antacids, easy to chew, great flavors
Cons: none

look out Tummy here they come". My tummy loves TUMS Regular Strength! I suffer from frequent indigestion and when it hits, it floors me. I went through a massive amount of other OTC medications trying to find something to ease my pain and...

Pros: great product
Cons: none

TUMS....these are a great product.

My son is 5 and he has reflux disease. I have shied away from giving him any harsh medications. I am concerned about the damage and side effects things like tagamet and related medications could do to him....

Pros: Tastes pleasant enough, offers calcium, works for most people
Cons: Doesn't make a dent in heartburn from pregnancy

Before I was in my seventh month of pregnancy, I never really understood what "heartburn" was, because I had never had it. But late in my pregnancy, everything I ate, including milk, bathed my heart in an acid bath that kept me from sleeping.
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Pros: Help relieves heart burn quickly.
Cons: none known

When you have intense heart burn and need instant relief Tums does the trick. I have experienced extreme pain from heart burn and have used Tums and almost instantly received relief. I have even experienced heart burn in the middle of the night waking me...

Pros: Knocks out heartburn rapidly.
Cons: I can't find any.

While Andes mints are very tasty, and Starlite mints definitely cleanse the palate, in my case my favorite after dinner mint has got to be mint flavored Tums.

I have a passion for spicy foods but the spicy foods only have a passion for burning...

Pros: Work well, cheap.
Cons: Taste a bit chalky. I don't want to have to take them!!!

Arghhh, ouch, oomph, urghhhh, ouch, ouch and ouch again! Arghh, arghh, arghh and another ouch just for good measure!

What is going on I hear you ask? Well, I've not converted to one of the 90 word brigade who is struggling to come up with...

Pros: inexpensive, great source of calcium, so-so for mild indigestion
Cons: terrible tasting fruity flavors, no relief for severe indigestion

Remember the night you had the absolute best darn chili that any taste buds had ever had the pleasure of coming in contact with?

I've been there. An during the process of actually eating, it hit me! "I should have taken some...

Pros: Heartburn relief for some. Added calcium.
Cons: Not as effective as some prescription medications. Chalky taste.

For as long as I can remember, my grandmother has foamed at the mouth. She is constantly suffering from heartburn, and therefore pops Tums like candy. She chews away at her Tums, and continues to talk to you. The result is a build up of the chalky...