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Acid Reflux....ughhhh...

Ok....I'm 3 weeks post op today and am just coming home from the ER because of bn dehydrated. Since being sleeved, I have been back in the ER 2wice for dehydration and after the first time in the ER, a day later I was readmitted into the hospital for 3 days. This acid reflux is really the pits for me!! I'm not able to get down a good 8oz of fluid and I'm feeling like crap! I'm not fully vomiting, but whatever I try drinking or eating, it comes right back up to the back of my mouth and its NASTY....NASTY....NASTY!!!! My meds have been increased but the sad thing is since I can't get much fluids in, the meds aren't dissolving really like it needs to. On top of that, (not to get tooo nasty), I'm not using the bathroom like I should be.

So, my question is, is their anyone else having this problem? If so, how r u dealing with it?? I mean the only thing that seems to kinda stay down are SF popsicles. I know it takes a while to get things down, but like all day today b4 going to ER, I had maybe 4ozs of my soy milk and protein. I just finished the rest of it.....other than that, I had 2 bags of IV fluids. I pray this gets better, my doc said if not I may have to go back in for bypass. I just feel miserable and often a lil weak. Anyone else like this??

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I have been on liquid Zantac since the day I left the hospital (4 months ago), and a Prevacid "solutab" since 4 weeks post-op. neither requires water. You might ask your dr about switching you to a liquid PPI, along with something dissolvable. I've had no problems with acid since adding the Prevacid.

why would you have to get a bypass? have they scoped you to check for a stricture or leak?sorry you are going thru all this

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I have been on liquid Zantac since the day I left the hospital (4 months ago)' date=' and a Prevacid "solutab" since 4 weeks post-op. neither requires Water. You might ask your dr about switching you to a liquid PPI, along with something dissolvable. I've had no problems with acid since adding the Prevacid.[/quote']

I'm taking liquid Carafate 4xs a day, Reglan every 8 hrs and Prolisec prescribed by doc 2xs a day. I had the reflux a lil b4 this, but now its more than 2wice as bad...

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why would you have to get a bypass? have they scoped you to check for a stricture or leak?sorry you are going thru all this

I have been checked for leaks, don't have any. She wanted to scope me on Monday, but she felt it was a lil too soon since I was then only a lil over 2 weeks. Reason for bypass was to reduce the reflux. I was told because of having the reflux issue prior, I should have gotten that anyway. But we'll see...

I'm taking liquid Carafate 4xs a day' date=' Reglan every 8 hrs and Prolisec prescribed by doc 2xs a day. I had the reflux a lil b4 this, but now its more than 2wice as bad...[/quote']

I'm on exactly the same regimen!

I have been checked for leaks' date=' don't have any. She wanted to scope me on Monday, but she felt it was a lil too soon since I was then only a lil over 2 weeks. Reason for bypass was to reduce the reflux. I was told because of having the reflux issue prior, I should have gotten that anyway. But we'll see...[/quote']

I was scoped and had an upper gi within 4 weeks of surgery for the same problem. Try sipping your fluids. Sip sip sip. I wasn't getting enough either. The medicine seems to be working slowly. I'm 5 weeks out now. Still have reflux but not as bad as I did 2 weeks ago.

Well' date=' that's good to know. I hope my issue will get better soon as well. Had u or do u feel hungry a lot, bcuz I do?[/quote']

Yea, but mostly head hunger. Need to drink more Water to help fill your belly

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Yea' date=' but mostly head hunger. Need to drink more Water to help fill your belly[/quote']

I'm trying, but the reflux isn't allowing it to really be done. How r u able to distinguish the difference btwn head hunger and really bn hungry?

I'm trying' date=' but the reflux isn't allowing it to really be done. How r u able to distinguish the difference btwn head hunger and really bn hungry?[/quote']

If my mouth is watering, it's head hunger. If I'm thinking about what I should eat, it's head hunger. Real hunger is coming from my belly. It doesn't last long and I get full fast

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If my mouth is watering' date=' it's head hunger. If I'm thinking about what I should eat, it's head hunger. Real hunger is coming from my belly. It doesn't last long and I get full fast[/quote']

Lol....oh well mine is real hunger then at this very moment! And it's more likely bcuz for the last few days, almost the whole week, I hadn't taken in much of anything. I wanted ro stop and get some fries on my way home from the er...but I didn't. Ughhhh....I've got to get thru this..

Lol....oh well mine is real hunger then at this very moment! And it's more likely bcuz for the last few days' date=' almost the whole week, I hadn't taken in much of anything. I wanted ro stop and get some fries on my way home from the er...but I didn't. Ughhhh....I've got to get thru this..[/quote']

Are you getting in Protein?? shakes??

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I haven't been get down much of nothing!! I'd try and do my soy milk and protein powder which will give me a total of 32g, and that hasn't been happening for me....especially in this last week. I tried fixing a smoothie and I got down maybe half a cup with that bn all of any intake that whole day.

I haven't been get down much of nothing!! I'd try and do my soy milk and Protein powder which will give me a total of 32g' date=' and that hasn't been happening for me....especially in this last week. I tried fixing a smoothie and I got down maybe half a cup with that bn all of any intake that whole day.[/quote']

Ugh!! I know how you feel!! I would ask about getting scoped and see if you can get an upper gi. I would hate to see you back in the er!! Good luck!! Btw. I just switched to Premier Protein from

Costco! Pretty good

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Ugh!! I know how you feel!! I would ask about getting scoped and see if you can get an upper gi. I would hate to see you back in the er!! Good luck!! Btw. I just switched to premier Protein from

Costco! Pretty good

Thanx! My doc is gonna scope me in 2 weeks. She didn't want to on Monday bcuz she said its to soon. Thanx for sharing!

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