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I am having occasional acid reflux with my lap band, I was banded about 14 months ago and have had good results so far. What should I do? :help:

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I am having occasional acid reflux with my lap band, I was banded about 14 months ago and have had good results so far. What should I do? :help:

This is not good. Try some OTC stuff like Prilosec and see if that puts a stop to it. Otherwise, you really need to see your band doctor.

Nighttime reflux can cause aspiration pneumonia, a very serious infection.

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I've had a lot of reflux problems since my last fill. My doctor just told me to take an antacid, but none worked for me. I started taking 200mg cimetidine (brand name Tagamet) twice a day to keep this problem at bay. Otherwise, getting the band loosened should help, too.

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My PCP gave me a script for Protonix and it does help....if I take it before I eat. I've also got it more under control by cutting out the SF dark chocolate, by crushing my arthitis meds (and not taking as many), and my switching to a low-acid coffee. I was getting in bad shape....I never knew reflux could be so painful....I can now understand why it can do permanent damage to the esophagus.

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I have GERD, did before the band, due to weight. But it runs in my family. I can't take Nexium or Protonix as it inflames my pancreas.

SO I take Pepcid AC and aloe juice and ginger capsules.

GayleTX, what brand of coffee has low acid?

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Reflux is the most common sign of being overfilled and can sometimes mean a slip. Go see your band dr. Even if it's nothing, it is best to check in.

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Question - So what does it mean if you have extremely bad acid reflux and you have not had a fill?

MaryumC

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Question - So what does it mean if you have extremely bad acid reflux and you have not had a fill?

For me, it has finally been determined that I have a large hiatal hernia, which did NOT show up a year ago when I had an endoscopy. It showed up recently under fluro in preparation of band removal. And since being banded 3+ years ago, I've been unfilled the majority of the time due to GERD. So, for me, my band was too tight right from the start, and the hernia occurred and along with that GERD and now Barretts Esophagus. So take it seriously.

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I have been banded for a few years and recently...I have been getting sick a lot and having acid reflux so bad it wakes me up at night....I also have a sour taste in my mouth all of the time.

I was banded in Mexico but do not know who to go to in my area and whether a regular doctor would see me for this. My doctor in Mexico recently was killed so I can't go see him.

Who do you know that may be in NC area and does anyone know any doctors in SE USA that would remove the band if necessary.

I lost 90 lbs in the beginning but have not lost any more weight for about a year even though I don't eat much.

Thanks...

Bonnie

Charlotte, NC:help:

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I am having just the opposite. I have been taking acid reflux pills for over 6 years and when i didn't take them I would have reflux no matter what i ate. Since the band on the 9th i have not had one pill an no acid at all. Is this common ? I am loving not having to take it.

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I have GERD, did before the band, due to weight. But it runs in my family. I can't take Nexium or Protonix as it inflames my pancreas.

SO I take Pepcid AC and aloe juice and ginger capsules.

GayleTX, what brand of coffee has low acid?

Soes the aloe, pecid, and ginger work? I don't want to take nexium or protonix becuase I read the studies, and I think the risk of side effects associated with them is too high.

How do the ale and ginger work?

Evilah

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I didn't have the acid reflux at first. I was banded 3 years ago....This has just started the last few months and it is getting progressively worse and scares me.

I am constantly getting sick no matter what I eat...

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I had pnemonia caused by reflux again on May 6, again for the second time in six months....... I have been living with having my band so tight because I have been losing lots of weight. I went to the immediate care this time and got the antibotics for the pnemonianand he also gave me a new drug for my Reflux called Zegerid...... this stuff works for me ....I have not had acid reflux since the first one I took........ I tried many others including Prilosec and others but they did not do any good.... This Zegerid works wanders for me. I have lost 100 lbs. since my operation labor day 2004.. It has been a battle but it is worth it. I'll never go back to weighing that much again no matter what. I feel like a new person.

Good luck to all,

Alan

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