Reflux help

[Annis53 1]

Hi my name is Ann , I had a VGS on the 7th FEB this year

I have really bad acid reflux, it's very painful.........

I have lost 30 pounds but have slowed down and yesterday I had put 2 on .?....

Has any one else got acid and will it go away ??

Thanks ANN XX

[Rootman 1,101]

Quite a few actually. The most common fix is a Proton Pump Inhibitor like Prilosec OTC. It works well.

A word of caution - don't take Calcium carbonate aka Tums. This can build up in the kidneys and cause kidney stones - very painful.

[Shanny 70]

I've taken Nexium and am now on Prilosec, neither seem to be working very well. I still get indigestion really bad. My doctor said has told me to take Maalox along with the PPI and that helps, but it doesn't cure. I am to try to the Prilosec for a month, and if that doesn't work I'll try Previcid. I never had reflux problems like this before my surgery!

[Annis53 1]

Thanks for your help I've got some tablets today called CIMETIDINE 400mg

2times a day,

I don't want to take them for ever tho ........

:0((( x

[PatrickG 5]

I would recommend Prilosec OTC or its generic omeprazole. I tried OTC famotidine, ranitidine and cimetidine. They all wore off too fast. Maybe their dosage was to low. The 20mg omeprazole twice a day works great.

[dlflightgirl 2]

Wow. We had the surgery on the same day! I also had major problems with reflux. I was taking prevaicd OTC and told my doc it just wasn't enough. She gave me a prescription for omeprazole 40mg (same thing twice the dose to take once a day and that seems to have done it. Good Luck.

[Billy363627 15]

Ive been taking protonics since day 1.. You need to be on a ppi it will all the difference..

[hope@50plus 0]

I take Nexium. However, if I get heartburn and I need quick relief, I drink a cup of skim milk.

[River King 3]

I was sleeved on March 1st. Until March 10th I've had no problems with refulx. The last couple of days have been over the top though. I'm having major reflux problems. I am going to start taking Prilosec OTC today.

[MelissaAnd 3]

I had surgery 2/28 and I am also having problems with acid reflux. Dr. puts all patients on a prilosec or nexium powder. I tried both, but they make me so ill that I can't drink the whole thing. Not sure what to do. The pain is horrible! It had me up all night last night. Plus when I take my Vitamins, it makes it worse! I have tried to take them with food, with Water, with nothing....but it is always the same.

[Annis53 1]

Hope fully I am going back to the hospital soon about the acid ,,,

:0))) xxx