reflux help

[raycus 0]

i cant eat or sleep i keep coughing up large amounts of foam and saliva its driving me crazy.

[shortgal 5]

You sound too tight. when was surgery or last fill?

[raycus 0]

i just got it on the 15th of march the dr said it was tight but it would ease.

[shortgal 5]

Does your Dr. know you have reflux? Did he/she prescribe anything for it? You could ask for a RX or ask if you can take OTC Prilosec.

[JaxBandster 11]

That is a symptom of being too tight. If he put saline in your band during surgery, I would go in and have him take some out. If he didn't, I would still call because there could be other complications occurring such as obstruction. You shouldn't be having this difficulty.

[juliegeraci 7]

I agree. YOu need to call your doctor. Its way too early in the game to have reflux issues. Good luck.

[juliegeraci 7]

I agree. YOu need to call your doctor. Its way too early in the game to have reflux issues. Good luck.

[HARGAN30 0]

I have had a mostly good great experience with a little not so good. I have a question for all of you banders.....Does your stomach ever "burn" after you eat something...you know like heartburn only it's not heartburn? Please advise! Thanks for your input...I am totally new to this chatroom thing...:biggrin2:

[tearbear 0]

i am having the same thing and can hardley eat anything. Went to the doctor said it was heartburn but nexium and prilocec is not working so please let me know also and have been banded 6 mnths

[shortgal 5]

i am having the same thing and can hardley eat anything. Went to the doctor said it was heartburn but nexium and prilocec is not working so please let me know also and have been banded 6 mnths

It sounds like your band is too tight. Can you eat solid food? Does it get stuck? Do you slime or PB?

Have you told your Dr. the meds are not working?

[jme62 0]

Been there done that! My doc. gave me a prescription for a med that is a strong maxlox. I take it before I eat 30 min. ahead of time. It helped. It was stomach acid and within a couple of days I had stopped. Plus, at that time he did not have to take out any fill just had to get my stomach from being irritated. Good luck!!!

[Katgirl 0]

Just don't eat after 6 pm and nothing to drink after 6:30 or so and voila. That's a good thing too, I think. I like being cut off at a certain time. If you do eat later (ie. going for dinner or on the weekend) then simply go to bed a little later (have about 4 hours no food before bed) or sleep with your head propped up.

Good luck.

kat:rolleyes2:

i cant eat or sleep i keep coughing up large amounts of foam and saliva its driving me crazy.

[tearbear 0]

It sounds like your band is too tight. Can you eat solid food? Does it get stuck? Do you slime or PB?

Have you told your Dr. the meds are not working?

i havent had a fill since November..problem started 2 weeks ago

[kacee 3]

When I eat things with vinegar in them I get this now...extremely spicy things or vinegary salad dressings. I get a burning in my stomach and in my chest.

[shortgal 5]

i havent had a fill since November..problem started 2 weeks ago

I don;t know why it happens but some people on the forum have suddenly gotten tight months after a fill. People have mentioned stress? Change in diet ( more sodium causing Fluid retention).

Is food getting stuck also?

I would think that if it's just heartburn the RX would work. They are PPI ( proton pump inhibitors) and they cut down the production of acid in stomach. They don;t work immediately like tums or rolaids. They can take a day or two to work and I used to find I had to take one at least every other day for good control.

I had reflux and hiatal hernia for several years and I was on these meds. The hernia was repaired when they placed the band, so more problems.

I would check with the Dr. because the meds should be controlling it, if not I would have a slight unfill, to see if it helps.