Carbs in Tums or Rolaids?

NutritionIsMyJob · 07-03-2009, 12:45 PM

I love doing low carb, but a diet of lots of meat and raw vegetables tends to give me recurrent bad cases of heart burn. I'm talking about the kind of heart burn that nearly burns your throat out!!! So to handle the burn, I chew a couple of tums on and off during the day. How much damage am I doing in the way of increasing my daily carb count?

binga · 07-03-2009, 12:49 PM

1 carb in 2 tums

mcchimento · 07-03-2009, 12:52 PM

I take Zantac 150 to help with my heartburn (it's to the leel that you have) which should have no carbs.

NutritionIsMyJob · 07-03-2009, 12:57 PM

Good idea!!! On carb in 2 tums can really add up fast if you are having a bad day of acid reflux! Good grief, don't they make sugar free tums or rolaids? Looks like I'll be buying that expensive Zantac.

binga · 07-04-2009, 07:22 AM

tums does make an orange sugar free tums ,but I haven't seen it at store.
I 'm sure you could order some on line or ask manager.
my reflux is gone ,since I eat LC

puginabug · 07-04-2009, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by NutritionIsMyJob

Looks like I'll be buying that expensive Zantac.

You can get generic Zantac 150 at Walmart or your grocery. Albertsons carries a generic version for something like 4 bucks. They work just as well as the brand. And if you can't find the 150, two 75s are the equivalent.

Also, I believe rolaids is 0 carb, not sure about the sugar free tums tho.

fawn · 07-04-2009, 11:51 AM

Depending on your age, you might need a little help in the HCL department. We tend to lose this as we age. A diet of meat and veggies is actually a prescription for heartburn and when it's so bad that you are "urping up", this has a danger of leading to esophogeal cancer. Take care of it right away. Digestive enzymes are also a good idea.

Taking tums, rolaids or zantac to neutralize acid when too little acid might really be the case is a slippery slope.

A shot of raw apple cider vinegar (braggs) might be your better choice.

Again, too little acid causes this not too much....and I'm willing to bet a rib eye on the fact that you have too little....

NutritionIsMyJob · 07-08-2009, 04:55 PM

Apple cider vinegar gives me HORRIBLE heartburn, I stay far away from it. This week the heartburn has been significantly less than last week. My protein foods haven't been quite as greasy as before. I have never seen sugar free tums; didn't even know such an animal existed. I will check into purchasing some rolaids instead of tums. I got into the habit of tums years ago because rolaids used to be full of salt and I'd blow up like a horny toad. I keep hearing about Albertson's. This is not a store that I'm at all familiar with. Hearing about the generic zantac for $4 makes me wish that an Albertson's was right up the road. I'm due for my annual physical, so I guess it's time to address the issue with my doc. UGH! Sometimes the thought of taking another pill everyday just makes me feel sick!

puginabug · 07-09-2009, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NutritionIsMyJob

I keep hearing about Albertson's. This is not a store that I'm at all familiar with. Hearing about the generic zantac for $4 makes me wish that an Albertson's was right up the road.

I think Albertson's is a western/southern chain. Never heard of them in Connecticut, either, when I lived there.

They have cheap generics at Walmart, also. I've bought generic zantac 150 there, I think it's around the same price, $4 or so. If you can stand going into the darn place!!! Nothing puts me into a foul mood faster than going to Walmart!

MsWoods · 07-09-2009, 07:24 AM

I just take prilosec OTC every day. It's the only thing that works for me. It's a little pricey but it's worth it to not be in constant agony every day.

07-03-2009, 12:45 PM	#1
NutritionIsMyJob Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 152 Gallery: NutritionIsMyJob	Carbs in Tums or Rolaids? I love doing low carb, but a diet of lots of meat and raw vegetables tends to give me recurrent bad cases of heart burn. I'm talking about the kind of heart burn that nearly burns your throat out!!! So to handle the burn, I chew a couple of tums on and off during the day. How much damage am I doing in the way of increasing my daily carb count?

07-04-2009, 07:22 AM	#5
binga Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: south Posts: 814 Gallery: binga Stats: 211/171/145 WOE: low carb	tums does make an orange sugar free tums ,but I haven't seen it at store. I 'm sure you could order some on line or ask manager. my reflux is gone ,since I eat LC Last edited by binga; 07-04-2009 at 07:23 AM.. Reason: sp

07-04-2009, 11:51 AM	#7
fawn Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,195 Gallery: fawn Stats: sz 18/4 WOE: Whole organic, free range, wild caught, pastured Start Date: February 7, 2000	Depending on your age, you might need a little help in the HCL department. We tend to lose this as we age. A diet of meat and veggies is actually a prescription for heartburn and when it's so bad that you are "urping up", this has a danger of leading to esophogeal cancer. Take care of it right away. Digestive enzymes are also a good idea. Taking tums, rolaids or zantac to neutralize acid when too little acid might really be the case is a slippery slope. A shot of raw apple cider vinegar (braggs) might be your better choice. Again, too little acid causes this not too much....and I'm willing to bet a rib eye on the fact that you have too little.... __________________ Eat Well Feel Well Last edited by fawn; 07-04-2009 at 11:53 AM..

07-08-2009, 04:55 PM	#8
NutritionIsMyJob Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 152 Gallery: NutritionIsMyJob	Apple cider vinegar gives me HORRIBLE heartburn, I stay far away from it. This week the heartburn has been significantly less than last week. My protein foods haven't been quite as greasy as before. I have never seen sugar free tums; didn't even know such an animal existed. I will check into purchasing some rolaids instead of tums. I got into the habit of tums years ago because rolaids used to be full of salt and I'd blow up like a horny toad. I keep hearing about Albertson's. This is not a store that I'm at all familiar with. Hearing about the generic zantac for $4 makes me wish that an Albertson's was right up the road. I'm due for my annual physical, so I guess it's time to address the issue with my doc. UGH! Sometimes the thought of taking another pill everyday just makes me feel sick! __________________ When life hands you Lemons, make LEMONADE. But when life hands you A LOAD OF CRAP, don't make anything. Trust me on this! Lacey Leigh's stats: 226/206.5/170--GOAL!! 5'11"

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07-03-2009, 12:49 PM	#2
binga Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: south Posts: 814 Gallery: binga Stats: 211/171/145 WOE: low carb	1 carb in 2 tums

07-03-2009, 12:52 PM	#3
mcchimento Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 96 Gallery: mcchimento Stats: 235 Highest, Restart 230/219/140 WOE: Strict OWL - no higher than Rung 4 and 20 carbs Start Date: June 2009 (AGAIN! and AGAIN!)	I take Zantac 150 to help with my heartburn (it's to the leel that you have) which should have no carbs.

07-03-2009, 12:57 PM	#4
NutritionIsMyJob Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 152 Gallery: NutritionIsMyJob	Good idea!!! On carb in 2 tums can really add up fast if you are having a bad day of acid reflux! Good grief, don't they make sugar free tums or rolaids? Looks like I'll be buying that expensive Zantac.

07-09-2009, 07:24 AM	#10
MsWoods MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,779 Gallery: MsWoods Stats: 399/294.4/199 WOE: Extended Induction Plus Start Date: 06/22/09	I just take prilosec OTC every day. It's the only thing that works for me. It's a little pricey but it's worth it to not be in constant agony every day.