Vomiting in the middle of the night! PLEASE HELP

[vsgSarah3 351]

Okay, so here's my story. I'm 11 months post op VSG. I was sleeved in Mexico as a self pay. I do not have a bariatric doctor to talk to (that's where I need your help)!

Starting about 3 months after my surgery I would wake up in the middle of the night with my mouth filling up with liquid from the back of my mouth near ear/jaw bone. I then find myself running to the bathroom and vomiting acidic liquid but mostly dry heaving because nothing will come up. This repeats through the night.

This has been going on 1/2 x's per month it stopped for about 2 months and has started again. I talked to my PCP and she said I should try sleeping upward at an angle and take an acid reducer before bed. I've done both and am still finding myself waking up in this annoying way!

Can you help, relate?? I'm not sure if I'm flying solo here, if not please let me know what advice you were given!

Thanks in advance!

[Catmom4 149]

I would go to a gastroenterologist. They specialize in stomach issues. It doesn't sound right that this keeps happening.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

For how many hours prior to going to bed do you NOT eat anything? Gastroenterologists advise a minimum of two hours of eating nothing before lying down at night to sleep.

Have you stopped eating the major foods / drinks that exacerbate reflux? Just a few of those are wine, chocolate, Tomato sauce, coffee .... The list goes on.

You may (?) also have a hiatal hernia that needs to be repaired. A gastroenterologist can advise you about that.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Also, be careful about the kind of acid reducer you take. Meds like Tums and Maalox are not nearly as effective as PPI's like omeprazole (Prevacid) and Protonix.

[2goldengirl 2,076]

This definitely sounds like reflux. Get thee to a gastroenterologist, pronto.

[HopeandAgony 566]

This definitely sounds like reflux. Get thee to a gastroenterologist, pronto.

Totally agree. And at the frequency it is happening you should get in ASAP. Good luck and keep us posted.

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