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So during my scoping the doctor found the H Pylori Bacteria in my stomach. His first suggestion on the matter was to put off surgery for 2 weeks until it was cleared up. Knowing that my insurance changes on the 1st we decided to go through with the surgery and treat the problem 2 weeks post op for 2 weeks. I am now 1 week 2 days out and I have been having horrible pains in my chest/throat it feels like it is on fire. At the same time I feel like I'm hungry. So I don't know if it's heart burn thats going on or if it's hunger? I can't eat much right now although I start back on my chopped meats Monday. I feel perfect in everyway other then the pain/fire going on in my chest/throat. I bought an over the counter antacid today "doctors suggestion" I just hope it clears it up. I've never dealt with heart burn so I don't really know if that's what it is.. Please anyone is this normal with the surgery or is it caused because of the bacteria?

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Most doctors put their patients on a PPI. Those block acid before it even starts. It definitely sounds like acid and you should ask your doctor for a prescription.

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I'm no Dr, but I think a lot of people have had this burning, me included. I think at the start for me it was heart burn, but possibly mixed in with a little hunger too.

I'm now over 6 months and do get hungry, but nothing like I used to, more like a feeling I need to eat a little something.... not the echoing emptiness I used to get. So I hope for you it also improves.... the first few weeks are the worst, so hang in there and do tell your Dr everything so he can help as much as possible.

Good luck

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So during my scoping the doctor found the H Pylori Bacteria in my stomach. His first suggestion on the matter was to put off surgery for 2 weeks until it was cleared up. Knowing that my insurance changes on the 1st we decided to go through with the surgery and treat the problem 2 weeks post op for 2 weeks. I am now 1 week 2 days out and I have been having horrible pains in my chest/throat it feels like it is on fire. At the same time I feel like I'm hungry. So I don't know if it's heart burn thats going on or if it's hunger? I can't eat much right now although I start back on my chopped meats Monday. I feel perfect in everyway other then the pain/fire going on in my chest/throat. I bought an over the counter antacid today "doctors suggestion" I just hope it clears it up. I've never dealt with heart burn so I don't really know if that's what it is.. Please anyone is this normal with the surgery or is it caused because of the bacteria?

Hi there,

I have been getting some acid stuff coming up in my throat that burns it in the middle of the night, is this something that you are dealing with??? It's kinda like that yellow bile stuff you know when you throw up and there is nothing except that yellow crap?? well thats whats happening to me I was wondering if that is what your going thru too?

Lisa

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It sounds like acid, and acid can cause hunger. Hopefully, you're on a good PPI such as Prilosec, Prevacid or Zegerid. To help with the breakthrough heartburn/reflux until the PPI can kick in, talk to your surgeon about using Gaviscon.

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        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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