In Chicago, one bartender actually made a cocktail out of the medicine: Gary Matthews of Drumbar mixed fruit-flavored Tums with a rogue’s gallery of gut-­boilers including cream, egg whites ...

but my preferred favorite is Tums. The classic chalk-like discs come in a variety of types and flavors, but my go-to is the Tropical Fruit, not to be confused with Assorted Fruit because that ...