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A 36-year-old female asked:

can you take proselic and tums (calcium carbonate) together , always feel like got burp or air bubble stuck in throat upper chest. ?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc answered

Internal Medicine 27 years experience

Prilosec: Prilosec is to be taken once or twice a day and not as needed. Tums (calcium carbonate) can be taken pen or as needed with indigestion symptoms. Hope this answers your question.

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