Do you take PPI for life?

[alwaysonadiet 47]

Just wondering if anyone out there doesn't have to take their PPI anymore? I'm on everyday and night for 3 months. Ugh!

[Mama Spike 144]

I was only on it a month before my physician took me off it.

[longtimecoming7 390]

At my 3 month visit, My surgeon told me that I could stop taking them. So, I did. Then I realized that I still needed it, like, ALOT. So, I called the office up and the called in a prescription with a 4 month refill!

Hallelujah!

I intend to try to forego them again at a later date.

[Mrs Havelock 154]

I took them for only two weeks post-op. None since (almost a year) and have had no problems at all with acid. Everyone's different.

[E2013 31]

I'll be 3 months march 19th. I was told I only had to take it for three months, but to be honest I'm scared to stop taking it. Don't want issues..

[Kindle 8,667]

My surgeon had me on 40mg Omeprazole for 2 months. I didn't want to stop "cold turkey", so I started taking 20mg at that point. I'm currently having diarrhea issues because of a colon infection, so my surgeon suggested stopping the PPI for now to try and normalize my system. Been off for 5 days and haven't experienced any acid problems so far.

[alwaysonadiet 47]

Looks like I will be on them for quite a while to come. I take Nexium morning and night and even feel I need one mid day.

[Margie14 31]

I feel so stupid, what is PPI?

[JSCRIMPSHIRE 56]

I feel so stupid, what is PPI?

Proton pump inhibitor. I take protonix..... To keep the acid in the stomach down.

[jujube 42]

My dr said I did not need them and he didn't put me on any after surgery. I have not had any issues with acid reflux.

[alwaysonadiet 47]

Prevacid. Prilosec. Nexium. Acid reflux medicine. Apparently when your stomach is made smaller you have a harder time keeping stuff down. So medicine is needed. I know I need it and I've never had a problem with acid before.

[andreamy7 55]

I don't take any of these at all and never have. I do sometimes have problems when I over eat and at certain times if I try to drink juice or wine I may end up with issues. It comes and goes but I would rather just deal-I think my body can tell me what it likes and doesn't and it keeps me in check.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I think you should take them for the time your physician requires and then take them as needed. There will be times when you will want to have them on hands, even when a mature post op. If you do not have them on hand when acid becomes a problem after you have stopped taking them then a couple tums will provide some quick temporary relief.

[Bob2013 326]

I was on omeprazole for the first 30 days post op per the surgeons instructions. Pre op I have severe acid reflux, but between the sleeve and the hiatal hernia repair done during the surgery I have had no acid problems since surgery. 10 weeks out.