Is it normal 15 months out from surgery...

AngieM · January 3, 2007

Recently (last month or so) my stomach has really been gurgling loud

and often. I mean LOUD and like all the time. When I get up in the

morning it starts and only calms down a little during the day while I

am

getting food and Water in I guess. It has just started and it is really

loud and my stomach seems very active to me. Also I have started

noticeing a bad taste in my mouth because I have been burping a little

more too. And a lot of the time some liquid pops up with it. (reflux?)

I

am not eating different foods than before or anything. Do you think it

is normal or is it a sign of something more serious like a slip,

erosion, pouch/esoph. dialation? I have no pain. Only very little with

the reflux

Marimaru · January 3, 2007

My stomach is pretty loud (shoulda heard it yesterday, sheesh), but I don't have the reflux issues. It sounds like reflux to me... you should probably get it checked out. I have heard of reflux being symptoms for lots of things, but most basically it could be a symptom of being a bit too tight. How sudden was it that this started?

Hope you get some relief!

AngieM · January 4, 2007

I don't remember it comming on all of the sudden. I just started noticing the noises more and more. As for the reflux that did start all of the sudden. 25th I had a throw up issue. (darn chocolate covered cherry) I was fine the 26th and all night the 27th but woke up that night with horrable heart burn and since then I have had little refluxing now and then during the day. Mainly only when I lay down.

La_madam · January 4, 2007

I had girgling at 18 months post op..thought nothing of it..then had an endo and found I was eroded and a severe case of gastritis. . You might want to ask your doctor about this. My Dr. reccomends an endo at 15 -18 months post op. I know of another bandster who had the gurgling andshe too was eroded. Dont want to scare you just giving you my scenario with my gurgling.

Malice X Girl · January 5, 2007

I gurgle...ALOT but i just had an endoscopy and they said nothing was wrong. Of course I had to call and ask for the results and then a receptionist got back to me so now i'm wondering how reliable this is. However my band seems normal and i've pretty much always gurgled.

AngieM · January 5, 2007

What other symptoms did you have to know if you were eroded? Didn't you have any other pain? My reflux has backed off quite a bit but still there and annoying leaveing a bad taste in my mouth. What did they do to repair the erosion?

babsintx3 · January 5, 2007

Hi,

My stomach makes the loudest and most annoying noise and more so since I lost weight and had plastic surgery. A lot has to do with the extra air I swallow when I eat and the fact that the digestive process is a little different than normal because of the restrictive nature of the band. food is slowing going through to the lower stomach from the upper pouch and I beleive that your stomach and digestive tracks work a lot harder and as a result, the noise. I am not eroded and recently had an endoscopy which shows everything is fine, but the noise is unbelievable. I also think it has something to do with change of diet. I eat more Beans, lentils, drink more Decaf tea etc and my stomach doesnt like these foods, but I do.

Babs in TX

334/190 ish

tybalt · January 6, 2007

I would go to the doctor to get this checked, that's how my awful episode of stomach irritation began. When in doubt, I will go to the doctor from now on.

Trace Curry · January 6, 2007

Angie,

You are probably just a little too tight. A few drops out should do the trick.

Dr. C

Cincinnati, Ohio

www.TheBandDoctor.com 877.442.BAND

DISCLAIMER: I am not your surgeon, any comments made by me are not meant to be taken as medical advice, just general guidelines. Contact your surgeon about your specific problem!

Recently (last month or so) my stomach has really been gurgling loud
and often. I mean LOUD and like all the time. When I get up in the

morning it starts and only calms down a little during the day while I

am

getting food and Water in I guess. It has just started and it is really

loud and my stomach seems very active to me. Also I have started

noticeing a bad taste in my mouth because I have been burping a little

more too. And a lot of the time some liquid pops up with it. (reflux?)

I

am not eating different foods than before or anything. Do you think it

is normal or is it a sign of something more serious like a slip,

erosion, pouch/esoph. dialation? I have no pain. Only very little with

the reflux

La_madam · January 7, 2007

What did they do to repair the erosion?

I had to have my band removed

TracyV · January 7, 2007

what caused the band to erode, and can you take measures to prevent it...and does EVERYONE gurgle..I dont want to gurgle...I just started reading the complications threads and it is making me nervous......:omg:

Sunshine11/05 · January 7, 2007

When you had to have your band removed, did you gain your weight back? I have worried so much about band erosion. Does Inamed pay for the removal or replacement? I was just curious. Thanks