Acid, Acid, More Acid.. Constant Gnawing Feeling In Stomach

[Pinkbetty 2]

Hi All,

I had surgery in Mexico in August. There is ALWAYS this hunger/ gnawing feeling. It was horrible the first day out of surgery..At the time I thought it was hunger pains, but learned it was acid.

I've tried Prilosec, Zantac, you name it. But the gnawing comes and goes. Is this an ucler? Do I need an upper GI? Anyone else have this prob?

THANK You all so much for reading!!!

[Bedhead 158]

You may have erosion. I got it a week out from surgery after getting a bad infection and it was only diagnosed through an endoscopy. I'm on Sucralfate 4x a day now along with Prilosec 20mg 2x daily and it has made a world of difference!!

[Rootman 1,101]

Prilosec takes up to a week or more to fully become effective, did you give it that long?

My wife was on TWO Omeprazole a day at one point and still had issues - she didn't have a sleeve just a lot of acid.

[Pinkbetty 2]

Thanks everyone! No, I didn't know that about Prilosec. Good to know about the erosion! I'll have to get that checked out. Thanks!!

[takingmylifebacc 21]

@ bedhead, how do you develop erosion?

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I watched a video on youtube that stated that our acid comes back later in our recovery as well. This might just need a PPI. But it is wise to get the erosion checked out for safety reasons.

[Bedhead 158]

@ bedhead, how do you develop erosion?

It really just depends! I was on Prilosec long before my surgery so the guess is that the erosion was somehow related to an infection I got in my stomach less than a week after surgery. It is surprisingly painful and makes it pretty much impossible to eat and drink.