Gaviscon Tablets (48) Peppermint Flavour

Gaviscon Chewable Tablets in peppermint flavour give fast, effective and long-lasting relief from heartburn and indigestion due to gastric reflux. The main ingredient, alginic acid, works as an anti-reflux agent rather than simply an antacid - it reacts with stomach acid to form a frothy layer over the stomach contents that physically prevents reflux. Pack of 48.

Why choose Gaviscon Chewable Tablets

The mechanism is genuinely different from a plain antacid, and it explains the "long-lasting" part. An antacid neutralises acid that is already there and then wears off. Gaviscon Chewable Tablets form a raft - alginate reacting with stomach acid produces a frothy layer that floats on the stomach contents and acts as a barrier, so material does not travel back up the oesophagus in the first place.

That barrier is why it relieves the pain so reliably. Reflux hurts because the sensitive mucosa of the oesophagus is exposed to gastric acid; once the raft stops that exposure, the pain settles. And with continued use and ongoing prevention of reflux, the damaged tissue is given the chance to repair rather than being re-irritated several times a day.

The chewable format suits the problem. Reflux tends to arrive after a meal or on lying down, often away from home, and a chewable tablet needs no water and works where you are. Peppermint is the familiar flavour, and a pack of 48 lasts long enough to be worth keeping in a bag or a desk drawer.

Key features

• Alginic acid - an anti-reflux agent, not just an antacid
• Forms a frothy protective layer over the stomach contents
• Prevents reflux rather than only neutralising acid
• Fast, effective and long-lasting relief
• Relieves heartburn and indigestion from gastric reflux
• Protects the oesophageal lining, allowing tissue to repair
• Chewable - no water needed
• Peppermint flavour, pack of 48

Specifications

Common uses

After meals, at night, in pregnancy-related heartburn, and on the road where a glass of water is not to hand - those are the everyday reasons a pack gets bought. It is often kept alongside other digestive-relief staples: Salvital Effervescent Powder covers indigestion and acidity in an effervescent form, and Gastro-Stop is the diarrhoea product households tend to hold in the same cupboard. Stocked with our home and family first aid supplies.