Wine

[rigonj 103]

So I was a huge beer and wine drinker before I was banded. I actually can say I don't miss the drinking. Well last night we had an awards dinner to honor our fire department in town. My husband won 2 awards so I decided to have a celebratory glass of wine with the crew. Well I was going to go for a second glass and my stomach started burning. So I stuck with Water. I took some tums before bed and woke up feeling the same burning. I took more tums and my Prevacid but the burning won't give up. I tried eating some cheese in hopes it would coat my stomach but again, nothing. I have had a couple glasses of wine since I've been banded but my stomach has never reacted like this before. Any advice on what to do? Or had anyone had this problem before?

[2muchfun 8,927]

Booze affects me much more now than before. I get nauseated and high much quicker than before. If the pain is still there on Monday call your doc.

[rigonj 103]

Thanks for your response. It seems a little better today but I haven't tried to eat yet. I def think it's irritated cause I woke up a couple times choking last night from the acid

[Bandista 7,466]

I'd get right into the doctor. If you are on Prevacid already you must have some issue already and maybe you just need a medication or dietary change. Some people benefit from blocks of wood (inch or two) to raise head of bed. Did this for my husband -- we don't even notice the angle but I guess the esophagus does. For my mother we got a special angled wedge pillow that she loves. After so many difficulties with acid, various meds, endoscopes, esophageal stretches, etc., it turned out my husband is allergic to wheat. Has had no difficulties since going gluten-free but if he has a stray crumb from a counter or something, oh boy. Three days of intestinal distress. Good luck diagnosing this -- don't let it go and injure your vocal chords or endanger your band, etc.! Best wishes!

[rigonj 103]

I just ate and feel so much better. I think the wine night have just irritated my stomach. It might have been a little swollen. No acid or burning now so hopefully that's what it was. The only time I had bad acid was when I was too tight. It's hard because I've had acid reflux my whole life. I have a hernia but they didn't fix it when I had my band put in so I think sometimes I aggrivated it.