Rexcom 39 Posted March 22, 2018 Has anyone ever had mild to moderate acid reflux that was actually resolved after VGS? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stacy160 201 Posted March 22, 2018 Many people have, including me. Seems like if you didn't have it beforehand, you're more likely to develop it afterward, but if you did have it beforehand, it tends to disappear. Many of us (I would venture to guess a majority) have undiagnosed hiatal hernias that are discovered and repaired during surgery. I had horrible nighttime GERD for years before surgery, and if I didn't take a double dose of Pepcid before bed, I'd wake up choking on stomach acid. That disappeared immediately after surgery. 8 years later, I might feel a slight bit of mild heartburn a couple times a year, and that's generally the evening of a holiday where I've been munching on extra bad stuff (desserts...carbs always, always made the GERD worse) throughout the day. 2 logicwand and Rexcom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apple203 1,314 Posted March 22, 2018 For me, so far so good. Had large hiatal hernia repaired. 1 logicwand reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kandywolf 161 Posted March 22, 2018 I have had acid reflux for probably 20 years. It did get worse with surgery. I now take 80 mg of protonix a day (used to be 40) and carafate 4 times a day. I do not have a hiatal hernia or stricture. I had an upper gi to make sure. I guess it depends on each individual personSW 350 (11/15)BSW 260 (10/17/17)CW 207 (3/18/18)RGW 199GW 175 2 Rexcom and logicwand reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
