Day 10 - Reflux Out Of The Blue, Etc.

[want2bthin 93]

I'm Day 10 post op and on a basically liquid diet for the first three weeks - 3 shakes, 1 serving light yogurt and two 2 oz servings of pureed fruit day... All has been going very well with the exception of diarrearh (sorry... to have to bring that in but need to give you the full story). I called the nurse yesterday to see if I could have Immodium for relief and she said I could. I also switched yesterday to Soy Milk figuring that I may have developed some lactose intolerance as I have read others have after surgery. I do recall having this same problem after my Lapband surgery and it lasted a good week or more then too. In any case the Immodium was a big help and I'm hoping the Soy Milk will remove any issues if I have lactose intolerance now (which actually I did as an infant also but grew out of it).

So today all of a sudden I have had reflux a couple of times. Now mind you I never had it before surgery - my gallbladder was removed years ago. I laid down for a nap and found the shake I had drank sometime before coming back up. After my dinner shake the same thing happened while sitting up plus I felt a bit nauseous.

I did try two new shakes today but still find it hard it would be either of them and the only other thing different was taking one Immodium pill this a.m. Other than that right now my diet does not vary.

Just wondering if anyone else has had the same symptoms and if they went away on their own.

Thanks.

Susie 2.0

[Jack Fabulous 35]

I had that problem and my doctor told me to start taking Prilosec OTC on a daily basis. It worked.