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I was too tight for a few months and would frequently bring up my Breakfast and lunch. But dinner was never an issue. I knew this wasn't healthy so I got a defill of .5 cc. Then I could eat anything I wanted and never brought it back up but started experiencing really really bad heartburn. Gained 15 pounds. Since then I've gotten .3 put back in and have worked really hard to lose the weight. However, my heartburn is so bad when I drink Water. It will burn for hours after just 2 glasses of water. Even food doesn't give me heartburn like water does. Any guesses as to why.

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When you say "just after 2 glasses of water", does that mean that you're guzzling down two glasses at one time? Is it iced Water or room temp?

When my band was too tight, I had horrible reflux & other issues. The Fluid was completely taken out, but not all at one time. First they took out the last fill that put me over the top. After a week I was still in bad shape, so they took another 1.5 ccs. After another week I was still a mess, so they did an upper GI swallow and and endoscopy. Everything looked fine, but they took everything out for a period of time. It took a few weeks for things to settle down. Interestingly, I did not gain any weight, and didn't feel a whole lot different. But I waited a good two months before starting to refill. Now I'm at 6 ccs (was at 7.5 when things took a turn for the worst), and I'm in good shape. But in my experience, it takes time for things to heal and calm down after being too tight for a period of time.

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I don't guzzle the Water. I drink it slow, but I'll often drink 1 litre at a time. I run marathons and am very active so I drink between 3-4 litres of water a day.

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Did you use anything natural to help with the heartburn? I use apple cider vinegar and it does help it short term, but will come back a couple hours later.

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I still have bouts of reflux from time to time. When I do, I start taking Omeprazole (Prilosec) or Famotadine (Pepcid) for a few days; until it subsides. But if the problem you're having is chronic, I would definitely talk with your doc. It sounds like you may still be a bit too tight.

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I always seem to have a sore throat after drinking Water. I've tried tap, bottled, room temp, and cold Water, always the same with the sore throat. I'm having a really hard time getting in all the water that i need to have for the day.

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Have you disgussed this with your surgeon? I would think he would give you the best answer. No one can tell you what is going on except for him. Give him a call.

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Please call your dr. Heartburn is a sign of a slipped band. I had a little bit of heartburn, did a barium swallow, and found that my band had slipped. Please get it checked out

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