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Calcium carbonate for GERD 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 4.0 out of 10 from a total of 6 reviews for the treatment of GERD. 33% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 67% reported a negative experience.

Calcium carbonate rating summary

4.0/10 average rating

6 ratings from 6 user reviews.

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  • CANT...
  • February 17, 2009

Tums Regular Strength (calcium carbonate) "Doesn't work."

1 / 10
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  • Meat
  • November 5, 2020

"Worst antacid ever, the crazy flavors actually feel like they add to the problem. You'd be better off chewing charcoal... waste of $"

1 / 10
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  • Jake
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 29, 2021

Tums Chewy Bites (calcium carbonate) "I tried the cooling sensation Tums Chewy Bites and my heartburn is worse than before taking them. DO NOT get the cooling sensation kind. It is awful."

1 / 10
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  • djmissa
  • April 17, 2015

Tums Ultra 1000 (calcium carbonate) "They are great for immediate relief"

10 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • April 7, 2009

"There are other things which have worked better for me."

3 / 10
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  • Jano
  • September 30, 2020

Tums Chewy Bites (calcium carbonate) "they work fine and work almost instantly for me I take them"

8 / 10
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