Reflux at night

[Eric S 0]

I had a fill last Thursday and since then have had problems with reflux - mostly at night. For the first part of the night (usually from midnight to about 3AM), I wake up every 10 minutes or so and 'catch' myself starting to vomit. Every once in a while I'll spit up some unidentified stuff (not food), but for the most part nothing comes out. During the day it's not as bad, but I do keep having a lot of small acidy burps. I'm on my 2nd day of mushies and have been very careful not to eat too much. All I've had today (it's 2PM now) was 4 oz of yogurt in the morning, then 4 oz of pudding around noon. Has anybody else experienced anything like this?

[JosieK 120]

hi

yes i did....my suggestion...go back to the doctor right away.

i ended up with pneumonia because i didnt tell anyone i had this problem and ended up ingesting reflux into my lungs. it turned into pneumonia and took weeks to clear up

it was horrible.

additionally reflux is not good for the esophogus....long term it can cause cancer if left untreated

good luck

[HeatherO 7]

I had it as well. I tried reflux meds, propping pillows to keep my head and chest raised, sleeping in a recliner and not eating after 7PM. These things helped a little but the reflux didn't go away.

I ended up getting a small unfill and the reflux dissapeared completely. You might just need the smallest, fractional amount removed to get back to normalcy. Good luck and keep us posted on what works for you.

[Sula 0]

I just went through this myself and procrastinated thinking it couldn't possibly be my band. I hadn't had a fill for over a year (Jan 07) but went to check with the band doc and he took alllll my fill out. He has some concerns about a slip but if not, I can start getting filled up again next week. I felt immediate relieve with the unfill and have slept perfectly (and ate too perfectly) since then.

I tried all the solutions above mentioned in the other posts...just get back to the Dr. There are too big of complications to try to solve it yourself.

Best of luck.

[Sharty 0]

See if your doctor will prescribe reglan liquid. It has worked for me so far.