Acidic stomach

[bubles089 35]

I am just over 5 months post op and for the past 3 weeks my stomach has been soooo sour! I have been taking nexium twice a day and probably going to start Prilosec again. It happens all day long and nothing is helping. Sometimes it makes me seriously feel like I'm going to puke. Has anyone else had this?? I had reflux the first month or 2 but it went away.

[takroom 192]

Yes, I take pantoprazole daily & it helps a lot.

[minimii 43]

I don't have an answer, but I'm going throuugh the same thing. I'm 6 weeks out and I can feel bubbling up in my throat - I take nexium once a day. I'm not sure what else to do

[bubles089 35]

I broke down and called my doctors office because it was so bad! He told my the 10 mg of Pepcid twice a day wouldn't even affect his cat haha. He told me 80mg Prilosec for the next 3 days then 40mg daily. If its not better in a week I probably will need an upper gi to see if letting it go this long caused damage :/. Hopefully not bc I really don't want to be scoped again. And my family is over an hour away and I can't ask them to take me to and from so I have to rely on coworkers to take me and a friend to pick me up which sucks!! So hopefully the Prilosec stops it!!

[aviarn 3]

AVOID PRILOSEC IF YOU CAN!!! I had the same problem...stopped taking prilosec, and then had the worst heartburn in my life! Here's what they dont tell you...prilosec, and other proton pump inhibitors like it, cause really bad rebound effect when you stop taking it. The severity differs for everyone. This could take several weeks to go away completely. It took me about 6 weeks of taking 150 mg of zantac twice a day to get past it. Now, I'm down to 75 mg a day, if I need it. Zantac, btw, will not cause rebound, and is milder. Basically, stick to anything that is not considered a PPI, or proton pump inhibitor. Prilosec, will for sure relieve your symptoms, but you'll be taking it for the rest of your life! And don't the drug companies love you for it!

[deltadawn817 106]

I am 11 months out and still have to take Prilosec I have tried to stop it a few times and just can't kick it.

[rdt210 82]

Did any of you have a hiatal hernia repaired at the same time as your surgery? My doctor will be doing that when I get mine and I'm really hoping it will help with heartburn.

[aviarn 3]

Rdt210

I had a hiatal hernia repair. The heartburn is much better now than before surgery, but only after I got over the rebound effect of the prilosec.

[minimii 43]

No repair, it wasn't necessary.

It's worse now than before surgery on 12/28/12