tsilva_013

I have had the lap band about 2 years now. The first year was awsome. The past few months I have been experiencing Acid Reflux and sometimes even after just drinking Water I spit up this sour grimey stuff. Sort of reminds me of (gross sorry) gum that has been in your mouth way too long and its coming apart and flakey and sticky in your mouth. This happends daily. I feel like I am at the right fill amount because I can get down water just fine and my protien shakes and I can eat and have just the right amount of restriction. But at night I experience burning in my stomach and this grimey spit stuff that likes to pop up at all the wrong times. Has anyone else experienced any of this??? Its driving me nuts.

I have the same problem. About a month ago my doctor removed all of the fluid in my band and I felt 100% again. I went back in because I was gaining and he filled it about half as full as when he first took it out. I still had no restriction and was gaining but had NO reflux or anything. I returned last week and he put in just a few more CC's. I have perfect restriction but the reflux is back and I spit up sour liquid and this substance that has the consistancy of gum that has been chewed for way too long. I was hoping that going back on my liquid diet would help it heal but it didn't seem to help. Has anyone had this and found relief in anything besides getting the band removed or having all of the fluid removed?