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blackcherry2002    5

blackcherry2002
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I'm having acid problems lately, but I'm not too tight. And it has started gradually not suddenly. I'm thinking it maybe just due to my bad diet lately (I need to get back on things)...Anyone else have problems, think I should be worried?

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kkarryall    0

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Just talk to your surgeon about it..I have had some probs with it on and off...your surgeon might prescribe you something because it isn't good for your esophagus to have too much acid.

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KTKaya    2

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I started recently having the same problem. That acidy feeling is awful! I cut out coffee, which I read was an irritant, and fruit juices. I have to sleep propped up now because it wakes me up at night!

I just emailed my doctor about it, hoping I can take something preventative rather than chewing on the tums like I have been. :thumbup: Please post if you find a solution, and I will let you know what my doc says when he gets back to me.

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blackcherry2002    5

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Well I did do a round of prilosec OTC and it worked like magic. Tums and pepto bismol didn't do CRAP! However now I'm just doing 1 pill as needed-usually once or twice a week. I'm just not sure if that's safe. And yeah coffee is a BIG no-no.

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Nean4488    1

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I just had my pre-op appt and my doctor said if I ever get acid problems after surgery to call his office. He said it shouldn't be happening... but I am not banded yet, so I dont know how any of it feels!!

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Angela72    0

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Some days I get acid and somedays I dont. I have found that if I feel it starting I will have half a glass of low fat milk....seems to work a treat! Did have strong anti acid tablets from doctor but they were only ok for few days....milk seems to work better and its not medication! I find if I have certain things like wine for example, the next day I am quite acidic!....:)

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als74    1

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I have bad heartburn problems. When they started, it was all above the band. With the acids, I could hardly keep anything down. The acids were messing my band swelling, so they had to take some out. You might be too tight. Now I am a mess, but the acids are trapped in my lower stomach, and I have to take omeprazal (sp?) and over the counter zantac. But I am not eating right either. When I got too tight, I started eating sweets, it is the only thing that would work. Now I eat them too much....grrrr. I have been the same weight for almost a year.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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