acid reflux

Carolyn · June 15, 2011

Good morning friends! I was sleeved May 4th and very seldom suffered with acid reflux pe surgery. Dr repaired a hiatal hernia (didn't know I had until pre op test) and since then, I have to sleep sitting up because I get acid reflux so often. Is this normal? Will it go away? Not sure how to deal with this and don't have a drs appt until next Tuesday. This is the only drawback I've suffered from the surgery, so I'm counting myself very lucky!

kellyw74 · June 15, 2011

Did your Dr. put you on a PPI like Nexium, Aciphex or Prilosec ? If not, you should definatly be on one for the first 6 months and then see how you are doing. Some stay on them forever.

When we have most of our stomachs removed, we still produce large amounts of acid and it takes a while for our system to realize we don't need to produce all that acid. Call your Dr. if you are not taking a PPI.

Kelly

buchannon · June 15, 2011

What kellyw74 said, get on a PPI. I originally thought I wasn't going to need one, then just tried what my doc gave me (Protonix 1x a day) and now I feel awful when I don't take it. It helps curve appetite (could be in my head) and makes me have 0 acid issues.

I recently forget them on a weekend trip and was suffering pretty badly. You never know how much you need something until it's gone, eh? Thank god for tums...