Calcium carbonate for Indigestion User Reviews
Brand names: Caltrate, Tums Regular Strength, Tums Extra Strength 750, Tums Ultra 1000, Tums Chewy Bites, Tums Antacid Naturals, Oyster Calcium, Oyster Shell Calcium 500, Amitone, D-Cal, Tums Smoothies, Alka-Seltzer Heartburn ReliefChews, Oysco 500, Equilet, Titralac, Tums Sugar-Free, Tums Kids, Tums Chewy Bites Ultra Strength, Cal-Gest, Calcium Oyster Shell, Oyster Shell Calcium, Tums Chewy Delights, Alcalak, Alka-Seltzer Cool Action Heartburn Relief Gum, Cal-Mint, Trial Antacid, Tums Smoothies Extra Strength, Calci-Chew, Calci Mix, Dicarbosil, Chooz, Alkets, Calcitab, Oyster Shell, Calcium Concentrate, Caltro, Oyster Cal, Cal Oys Alkums Calcarb Ami-Lac Calcium Oyster Calcium Liquid Softgel Icar Prenatal Chewable Calcium Maalox Regular Strength Maalox Children's Relief Tums Freshers Calcid …show all brand names
Calcium carbonate has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 11 reviews for the treatment of Indigestion. 73% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 9% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Calcium carbonate
- Chazz...
- April 13, 2014
Tums Regular Strength (calcium carbonate) "It works well, and very quickly! One or two tabs taken after a cup of coffee helps to avoid acid indigestion. Works for me; cheap, easy to use, safe. Nothing faster!"
- Theav...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 7, 2017
Tums Smoothies (calcium carbonate) "It gave me cancer"
- joe
- January 26, 2013
Tums Regular Strength (calcium carbonate) "It works fine on simple heartburns but not on complicated ones."
- JHano
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 12, 2020
Tums Regular Strength (calcium carbonate) "It’s made my stomach worse and I’ve thrown up due to it."
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- Susan...
- February 1, 2013
Titralac (calcium carbonate) "I do not like to chew sweet pills; so these are perfect to swallow. Works very fast to relieve indigestion."
- 66BV
- January 15, 2013
Titralac (calcium carbonate) "Best fast acting tasty stuff ever"
- VNM
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 15, 2015
Alka-Seltzer Fruit Chews (Antacid) (calcium carbonate) "Very convenient & easy to use. Always take it with me. Effective on acid reflux episodes. Taste like candy...watch out for overdosing."
- Spe
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 18, 2016
Tums Ultra 1000 (calcium carbonate) "Works great for me!"
- raw...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- January 16, 2020
Alka-Mints (calcium carbonate) "These Alka-Mints work as well or better than Tums and are easier to breakup by chewing, also I love the spearmint flavor. No one else seems to make spearmint antacids."
- ICUy
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- February 13, 2018
Alka-Seltzer Fruit Chews (Antacid) (calcium carbonate) "Works great, totally taste great. Able to side track need for sweetie-treat after dinner meal. {no more than 2}. Thanks Alke-S."
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Alka-Seltzer Fruit Chews (Antacid) (calcium carbonate) "I've been taking these every day for months now, (mostly because I don't eat much) and it helps a lot! The only downside to it is I have small bowel issues (to my knowledge at least) and these don't help, but the effects are minor."