Severe Reflux!

[Misty Folmar St Clair 0]

I had surgery August 28, 2015. I have had horrible reflux and burning in my stomach. I have tried omeprozol, zantac, protonix, and now Nexium 2X a day. Anyone else have or had this issue?

[magtart 603]

I get reflux pretty bad, but my 20mg. of omeprazole daily takes care of it.

[liannatx 897]

Have you asked your surgeon or regular MD? Have you taken the same one consistently twice a day for a least a week? PPIs like Omeprazole are a preventative rather than a treatment... and can take days, to reduce the acid. Rolaids might help too until it is under control.

I take the Omeprazole and it works like a charm for me. I had to take them twice a day the first few months or I still got some overproduction of acid, but once a day is doing the trick now.

Hopefully you find what works.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Agreed consitancy is key with PPI's . I had to increase my dosage to 40 mgs a day in order to get relief. I also made sure to stay away from acidic foods like tomatoes, citrus and coffee. I now no longer need a PPI and can eat pretty much anything.

[Misty Folmar St Clair 0]

How far are you guys out from surgery?

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I'm a little over 13 months. My doctor starts his patients on 20mgs omeprazole from day 1. I had no issues with reflux until about 3 months in. I then increased my daily dosage to 40 months. From 3 - 6 months I took that daily. I realized I would experience acid in the early evenings so I would take it around 2 - 3 pm. By month 7 I no longer needed it and haven't used it since.

[Ray92 91]

My acid reflux varies but I mainly get it at night. Here is what I noticed: by virtue of this surgery I never ever feel like eating, especially at night. However tonight for example, I had panadol (pain killer similar to advil or Tylenol) because of some uterus cramps and my birth control pill. Since my stomach is empty, the acid reflux is here with vengeance punishing me for taking the pills on an empty stomach.

HOWEVER when I eat a couple of spoonfuls of low fat plain yogurt or the yogurt drink called laban ayran, I don't get the stomach aches/reflux as I usually do. My reflux pill is in the morning so I find that by the time night comes around if starts to fade and consuming some Probiotics really helps.

[Trufit_4Me 0]

Hello I'm new to the forum. I have my pre-op appointment 4 Nov, although I'm super excited I'm a little nervous. Initially I chose the sleeve but the nurse said the doctor will try to persuade me that the DS is probably better since I currently suffer from acid reflux pretty much everyday depending on what I eat. BTW I'm currently not being treated for acid reflux with a prescription. I'm just wondering can the reflux be controlled with meds?

[Trufit_4Me 0]

Is anybody out there.. Hello? Acid reflux?