Do you have reflux now? Never have? Gerd?

[lylabelle 257]

I'm curious if you never really had heartburn or acid reflux and now you deal with it daily?

[Christian Zaccone 243]

Its the most common side effect of the sleeve... I never had it and now i do.. but its controllable.. for me i have learned if i eat dont ever ever lay down for at last 1 hour if not WICKED WICKED reflux!!! So its been like 9+ months since surgery and i just follow that rule and it is like clock work.. Luckily I have only had it 4 times and it all happens if i eat and lay down to quickly.. Hope this helps. PLus you should be taking some sort of Pepcid.

Chris

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I had mild reflux before the sleeve but since I had my hiatal hernia repaired during sleeve surgery, I haven't had it once since.

[Texasmeg 568]

I started having heartburn a week or two after surgery and started taking Prilosec. Two and a half months and I haven't had any more problems (but still take Prilosec). I will try going off of it after a few months.

[Vixynne 695]

I had reflux before my sleeve surgery. I hit a point where even a glass of Water at bedtime would cause acid to back up into my esophagus and wake me up in the middle of the night. I was taking Tums like candy. Post-op, I was put on a twice-daily dose of chewable Pepcid, which I stopped using at about the 2-month mark. I haven't had any acid issues since.
If you start having reflux issues, give your surgeon or PCP a call; they can prescribe a good PPI (protein-pump inhibitor) like Prevacid, Nexium, or Prilosec.