Pregnant woman's 25p cure for heartburn means she'll 'never use Gaviscon again'

She felt "really lucky" with her pregnancy after she went through the first 14 weeks without morning sickness or cravings - and once heartburn struck she found a miracle cure

A mum-to-be has praised a bizarre 25p product as the ultimate remedy for her heartburn, claiming it works better than Gaviscon.

Abigail Nicholson, a reporter for the Liverpool Echo, initially felt "really lucky" with her pregnancy, having experienced no morning sickness or cravings during the first 14 weeks. However, upon entering her second trimester, she began to experience a "heavy feeling" in her chest and what she described as a "what felt like a puddle of acid" in her throat while sleeping.

She turned to Gaviscon for relief but found that her heightened gag reflex during pregnancy made it impossible to keep down. Desperate for a solution, she took to the internet. Here's her story of what she tried and the miraculous 25p cure she discovered.

Abigail said: "I did what any woman in her 20s would do - I put a picture on my Instagram story with a picture of a bottle of Gaviscon and a banana with the caption: 'I thought I was safe from the heartburn... I was not'. When I woke up the next morning I had a number of messages from friends giving me tips for my issue.

"From medication to ask for from my midwife to food and drink options such as blue top milk. But I was intrigued when a friend I went to school with, who has two little ones herself, said 'girl, apparently Love Heart sweets are meant to help'.

"With Halloween having been and gone just days before, I had a tiny packet of Swizzels Love Hearts in the cupboard and decided I would test the theory after having lunch. I had just three of the sweets and it wasn't until a few hours later that I noticed the heavy feeling in my chest was no longer there. I couldn't believe it.

"I tested the theory out for the next few days just to check it wasn't a one-off, and sure enough one week later I was still going strong with no heartburn symptoms. The real test came when one of my work colleagues said they were suffering from heartburn while on shift.

"I laughed and told her now was the moment to see if the Love Hearts were a load of nonsense. But once again when I asked her how her heartburn was an hour later she smiled and said it was gone. The best thing of all is Love Hearts cost just 25p in Tesco, or you can buy 24 packs on Amazon for £12.70. It's safe to say I will never use Gaviscon again."