Help......is This Normal?

[xelapaul 0]

Hello everyone

I have been sleeved May 1 and have been doing great no pain meds needed, staying active....woke up in the middle of the night with a scratchy feeling in my throat, feeling like I need to caugh but when I did my whole mouth was filled with bitter saliva. I coughed once or twice and drank a bunch of Water. (like a cup of it) No pain, the water went down without any problems, the only symptom is feeling like I'm congested (a little wheezing and rattling in my chest) and great bitterness in the back of my throat. Every time I caugh the saliva that comes up is clear and very bitter. Any thoughts or suggestions

[PollyBlue 22]

That's reflux I reckon. If your surgeon prescribed proton pump inhibitors (ppi's) you should take them. If not you should get them. You maybe need to get to your pcp to check on the wheezing because you don't want to aspirate stomach juices - it could lead to pneumonia. I'm no doctor or nurse by the way, I'm just summising and you're best to get a professional opinion.

[Calicolea 38]

This is so weird..... same thing just happened to me! I woke up about a half hour ago with bitter Fluid coming up my throat. It's still burning. This is about the third or fouth time it's happened. I am a revision from the band and remember this problem if my band was tight or I drank too close to bed time.

I just got my sleeve on May 4th, so I'm wondering if this will continue to be a problem or is it something that happens at the beginning and then subsides?

Thanks for any advice.... I'm a noob sleever and looking for all the help I can get

[Swimmer 199]

I agree with Polly, it sounds like acids reflux. You may nerf to take your ppi twice a day and try tums too. Good luck.

[Wheetsin 714]

Def. sounds like refux, except "bitter saliva" is probably your stomach acid. That's why there's burning, irritation, etc. You can also aspirate the acid (I did several times when I had really bad reflux from a slipped lapband). Usually it's very painful - exactly what you'd think acid in your lungs would feel like, and it always left me congested and wheezy. I even ended up with aspiration pneumonia twice.

With our PPIs, reduced content of acid, etc. I'm guessing that's what made it not immediately recognizable as acid, made the irritation not as severe, etc.

When you reflux, it's not uncommon to cough stuff up for a while. When I had it really bad, it would sometimes be hard not to puke just because of the taste - and when you're coughing up popcorn husks that you ate 6 hours ago, and have to dig them out of your mouth, that's no fun.

Hello everyone

I have been sleeved May 1 and have been doing great no pain meds needed, staying active....woke up in the middle of the night with a scratchy feeling in my throat, feeling like I need to caugh but when I did my whole mouth was filled with bitter saliva. I coughed once or twice and drank a bunch of Water. (like a cup of it) No pain, the Water went down without any problems, the only symptom is feeling like I'm congested (a little wheezing and rattling in my chest) and great bitterness in the back of my throat. Every time I caugh the saliva that comes up is clear and very bitter. Any thoughts or suggestions

[LadyIvy 159]

Everyones response is the same as what I would have said. See your doc asap. Reflux can cause esophageal erosion and eventually cancer. Don't just let it continue.