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What can you guys recommend for severe heartburn. I am at goal weight, in the green zone I think, not a particular good eater (I confess) but generally happy with my lot. I also have 4cc in a 10cc band. My problem is I a suffering with this heart burn.

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I'm with you 100%. I had gastritis before I banded. Since my band is working well I have heartburn instead. I was on omeprazole for the gastritis for way longer than anyone should but nothing else worked. Now I'm on previcid twice a day and still get heartburn at times. I have an appointment with my GI later this week. I hope he'll be able to resolve the issue for good . Maybe you should check in with your doctor as well.

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If OTC meds don't sort this out, get your band checked. If you are chewing well and eating sensibly (I.e. not just before going to bed or very indigestible foods), heartburn can be a sign of being too tight. Heartburn is a sign of acid reflux even if we do not experience the sensation of the acid rising. This is not uncommon several years post-op as scar tissue builds up and the gradually tightens. Usually, as in my own case, a very small amount of saline being removed solves the problem.

I am paranoid about being too tight (maybe one of the reasons that I have my band still after almost 9 years which is pretty unusual!). When I developed night time reflux (very, very mild), I went straight to my doctor, even though I was having no problems at all eating. A barium swallow showed I was too tight and food was building up above the band -I had been totally unaware of this. Removing just 0.1 cc of saline made all the difference.

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Update: I saw my GI today and we are trying different meds to control the issue. He agrees with me not to remove any saline from the band since it is finally working. I will reconfirm that with my bariatric doctor on Friday.

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Update: I saw my GI today and we are trying different meds to control the issue. He agrees with me not to remove any saline from the band since it is finally working. I will reconfirm that with my bariatric doctor on Friday.

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Best wishes -hope they can sort it. My own bariatric doctor sees reflux as a major warning signal and told me that if I ever had it for any length of time, i had to go for a check and small defill. But, as with so things, doctors seem to differ!

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