Indigestion relief while pregnant

Hormonal changes can relax the valve between the stomach and food pipe, while the growing pregnancy can increase pressure on the stomach. This may cause burning, sour fluid, burping, bloating, or uncomfortable fullness, particularly after meals or when lying down. These symptoms are common in pregnancy, but severe pain or repeated vomiting should not be attributed to indigestion without assessment.

Choose smaller meals more often, eat slowly, and stay upright after eating. Avoid lying down soon after food and notice whether fatty, spicy, acidic, caffeinated, or fizzy foods trigger symptoms. Keep fluids going in small amounts if nausea is present. Do not start antacids, acid reducers, or herbal products without checking with your maternity team or pharmacist, because product ingredients and interactions matter in pregnancy. Follow any recommended dose exactly.

Contact your clinician if symptoms are persistent, affect sleep or eating, or need medicine repeatedly. Seek urgent care for severe upper-abdominal pain, chest pain, breathlessness, fainting, blood in vomit, black stools, inability to keep fluids down, severe headache, vision changes, or sudden swelling. Upper-right abdominal pain with feeling very unwell needs prompt pregnancy assessment.

Ask which non-medicine measures fit your pregnancy, whether a prescribed or pharmacy medicine is appropriate, and whether your symptoms could reflect reflux, gastritis, or another problem. Bring a list of medicines, supplements, and the timing of symptoms.