Stomach Acid

[RebaC 0]

I was sleeved 2 1/2 weeks ago and this is the second time this has happened. I was scheduled for blood work this morning so I could not get my Protein Shake in first thing this morning. My stomach felt really terrible. Like really hungry and upset. Then I started to vomit and it was acid. Once I got the acid out I felt a little better, made my Protein shake and took it with me to get the blood work. Once I had my fasting blood draw, I drank my protein shake. Felt ok for a little while, but still feel like there is acid. I had this happen on Clear Liquids. I am taking a PPI everyday which should keep my acid under control.

I thought once we had this surgery, the acid would be better. I used to take omeperazole before surgery, will be able to take again in a few months, but right now taking the dissolvable previcid my doc wants me to take. I broke down and had some crackers to soak up the acid. I am feeling somewhat better since I ate the crackers. I don't want it to slow my weight loss down, but could not think of anything else to do. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

[Escape_Pod 358]

Apparently it takes a while for your body to scale back the amount of stomach acid it produces after surgery, so it's pretty common to have acid issues. Have you called your surgeon's office? I think some people take Maalox for breakthrough acid.

Good luck - that's one of the issues I'm concerned about as well, but so far I'm doing ok (knock on wood!!)

[Foxbins 625]

Some people have better luck with different PPIs than others. If omeprazole worked for you in the past, ditch the dissolvable Prevacid and go back to Prilosec. Those pills are pretty tiny and you should be able to swallow them at 2 1/2 weeks. If that doesn't work, you might have to double the dose for a little while or add an H2 blocker like Zantac or Pepcid.