Heartburn

[Rhonda Myrick 1]

I had my Sleeve on July 11, 2018....I'm experiencing bad heartburn anyone else experiencing this, and what is the best thing to take.

Edited July 25, 2018 by Rhonda Myrick

[Lisa K. 62]

Did your surgeon put you on one of the PPIs (omeprazole, esomeprazole, rabeprazole, etc.) or maybe on Zantac (ranitidine)? Many sleevers are put on one of those post-op to help prevent heartburn. I'm on esomeprazole and it helps. Still have to take a Tums occasionally but not often.

[Rhonda Myrick 1]

Thanks, I will try that

[Eberhard 10]

I had to take 2 PPIs before surgery. After I got 1 different PPI. My heartburn started after 4 weeks and got bad so I asked him to give me 2. It worked great. Now I feel fine. Tried some cold brew coffee the other day and it triggered my heartburn. So no coffee for me.

[HopefullXOXOXO 73]

Sleeved 5/3/18. Heartburn was my biggest problem after surgery. It really scared me. My gastroenterologist told me to take two PPI's a day, the second 30 minutes before dinner. He also told me Gaviscon works well with sleevers. He's right. The Gaviscon got me through the first couple of days while taking two Pantoprazole (Protonix) a day. I took two a day for about a month, maybe 5 weeks. Still taking one a day to be on the safe side. This solved my problem. I hope this helps!