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TUMS Question
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 1:47 pm
by EarlJam
If you eat an entire bottle of TUMS tablets, then eat, will the food digest? Or will all the acid be neutralized?
-EarlJam
P.S. Tums spelled backwards is "smut."
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 2:13 pm
by OZZIE4DUKE
EarlJam wrote:If you eat an entire bottle of TUMS tablets, then eat, will the food digest? Or will all the acid be neutralized?
-EarlJam
P.S. Tums spelled backwards is "smut."
Yes. The amount of acid in your stomach is massive. Only a small amount of excess acid is being neutralized. If you eat enough Tums, you could probably give a lab rat cancer. Eventually. Or go broke. Or both.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 9th, 2011, 9:24 pm
by CathyCA
Oh, man, Tums! It's the breakfast of champions for pregnant women.
I ate Tums by the case when I was pregnant. I even ate them when I was in labor. Each time, as soon as I pushed that baby out, the heartburn went away, and so did my economy size container of Tums.
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Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 12:37 am
by wilson
The fruity Tums are pretty tasty. I happily crush them when heartburn rears its ugly head.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 12:58 am
by DevilAlumna
CathyCA wrote:Oh, man, Tums! It's the breakfast of champions for pregnant women.
I ate Tums by the case when I was pregnant. I even ate them when I was in labor. Each time, as soon as I pushed that baby out, the heartburn went away, and so did my economy size container of Tums.
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Cathy, it turns out Prilosec is the new breakfast of pregnant champions. It's been a godsend.
And it doesn't make you incredibly constipated like Tums. EJ, for that reason alone, I'd avoid eating a whole bottle of the tasty, minty chews.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:18 am
by CathyCA
DevilAlumna wrote:CathyCA wrote:Oh, man, Tums! It's the breakfast of champions for pregnant women.
I ate Tums by the case when I was pregnant. I even ate them when I was in labor. Each time, as soon as I pushed that baby out, the heartburn went away, and so did my economy size container of Tums.
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Cathy, it turns out Prilosec is the new breakfast of pregnant champions. It's been a godsend.
And it doesn't make you incredibly constipated like Tums. EJ, for that reason alone, I'd avoid eating a whole bottle of the tasty, minty chews.
LOL
Prilosec hadn't been invented when I was pregnant back in the dark ages. . . but I've used it since then, and it works. That's good to know!
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 9:38 am
by OZZIE4DUKE
What has happened to the brand name Rolaids? It has completely disappeared from the store shelves in the last year or so. They had a product called "multi-symptom" that combined antacid and anti-gas that I bought, and both that and the regular product have simply vanished. Gone. Not to be found. Anyone know why?
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 10:14 am
by lawgrad91
OZZIE4DUKE wrote:What has happened to the brand name Rolaids? It has completely disappeared from the store shelves in the last year or so. They had a product called "multi-symptom" that combined antacid and anti-gas that I bought, and both that and the regular product have simply vanished. Gone. Not to be found. Anyone know why?
They had a recall in December of all softchew products in the US.
http://www.rolaids.com/page.jhtml?id=ro ... ll_dec.inc
I used to buy the multi-symptom stuff by the case, until I had my gall bladder out and no longer had a need.
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Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 12:58 pm
by windsor
I have never taken Tums...or Prilosec...or Rolaids. In fact, I don't believe I have ever had heartburn.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 3:06 pm
by OZZIE4DUKE
lawgrad91 wrote:OZZIE4DUKE wrote:What has happened to the brand name Rolaids? It has completely disappeared from the store shelves in the last year or so. They had a product called "multi-symptom" that combined antacid and anti-gas that I bought, and both that and the regular product have simply vanished. Gone. Not to be found. Anyone know why?
They had a recall in December of all softchew products in the US.
http://www.rolaids.com/page.jhtml?id=ro ... ll_dec.inc
I used to buy the multi-symptom stuff by the case, until I had my gall bladder out and no longer had a need.
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Thanks for that info and the link. That explains the soft chews, but I bought the regular (compressed powder/granular-like) tablets. No mention of those in the recall. So the mystery continues.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 4:20 pm
by CathyCA
lawgrad91 wrote:OZZIE4DUKE wrote:What has happened to the brand name Rolaids? It has completely disappeared from the store shelves in the last year or so. They had a product called "multi-symptom" that combined antacid and anti-gas that I bought, and both that and the regular product have simply vanished. Gone. Not to be found. Anyone know why?
They had a recall in December of all softchew products in the US.
http://www.rolaids.com/page.jhtml?id=ro ... ll_dec.inc
I used to buy the multi-symptom stuff by the case, until I had my gall bladder out and no longer had a need.
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Oh boy! This is very good to know.
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Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 5:28 pm
by colchar
wilson wrote:The fruity Tums are pretty tasty. I happily crush them when heartburn rears its ugly head.
I have heartburn so bad every day (history of stomach problems) that Tums and the like do absolutely nothing for me. I could eat a bottle without it helping much at all. I take a pill each morning though that does a great job of preventing heartburn. One of those in the morning and I can eat anything I want. If I am going to pig out and eat a lot (especially pasta or curry) then I take another pill in the evening and I'm fine.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 6:13 pm
by DukeUsul
colchar wrote:wilson wrote:The fruity Tums are pretty tasty. I happily crush them when heartburn rears its ugly head.
I have heartburn so bad every day (history of stomach problems) that Tums and the like do absolutely nothing for me. I could eat a bottle without it helping much at all. I take a pill each morning though that does a great job of preventing heartburn. One of those in the morning and I can eat anything I want. If I am going to pig out and eat a lot (especially pasta or curry) then I take another pill in the evening and I'm fine.
Me too. Zantac 150 every day for me. It works very well and I only have to pop the tums once a month or so, when I overindulge. If I don't take the Zantac, I'm feeling the acid by 11am (I think it's the 24oz+ of coffee I drink every morning).
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:18 pm
by captmojo
I might could consume a live toad...but I would follow it up with a dose of Gaviscon.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 7:28 pm
by colchar
DukeUsul wrote:colchar wrote:wilson wrote:The fruity Tums are pretty tasty. I happily crush them when heartburn rears its ugly head.
I have heartburn so bad every day (history of stomach problems) that Tums and the like do absolutely nothing for me. I could eat a bottle without it helping much at all. I take a pill each morning though that does a great job of preventing heartburn. One of those in the morning and I can eat anything I want. If I am going to pig out and eat a lot (especially pasta or curry) then I take another pill in the evening and I'm fine.
Me too. Zantac 150 every day for me. It works very well and I only have to pop the tums once a month or so, when I overindulge. If I don't take the Zantac, I'm feeling the acid by 11am (I think it's the 24oz+ of coffee I drink every morning).
The Zantac stuff doesn't work for me either. The stuff I take i available only by prescription. I am using the generic version now but one of the brand names I used to take was Pariet. You should look into it, it is amazing stuff.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 9:13 pm
by Jesus_hurley
I take tiger blood. Then I blink and cure myself with my mind.
Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 10:23 pm
by lawgrad91
Jesus_hurley wrote:I take tiger blood. Then I blink and cure myself with my mind.
Is that because you're a bitchin' rock star from Mars?
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Re: TUMS Question
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 8:04 am
by Jesus_hurley
lawgrad91 wrote:Jesus_hurley wrote:I take tiger blood. Then I blink and cure myself with my mind.
Is that because you're a bitchin' rock star from Mars?
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