Hard to swallow: the problem with taking too many antacids

We eat millions of indigestion tablets every year, which would be perfectly safe if we took them correctly. But we don’t

Noah Fagan says he “used to go through antacids like sweets. I had a big list of foods I couldn’t eat. I’d take at least three antacids on average – going up to six on a bad day. This went on for at least seven years.”

If you have reached for a chalky tablet after a blow-out meal, you are not alone. So common is antacid use for heartburn and indigestion that the World Health Organization says more than $10bn (£8.2bn) worldwide is spent on them every year. In the UK, more than 40% of us use them – 2.8 million people reach for the market leader, Rennie, alone.

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