omg my stomach tried to kill me last night!

[moonlitestarbrite 902]

i woke up in the middle of he night with a mouthful of stomach acid so bad i was choking and gaging. it was horrible. it burned everything and made it hard for me to breath. i already sleep up on two pillows! yes i forgot my ppi before bed, but was very careful to not lay down less than 2 hours after eating. no one warned me about his pre surgery. it was sacry and upsetting.

[NoneYa 380]

That's what happened to me before surgery fairly often . For me the fastest cure is to drink about 1/2 cup cold milk.

[BKLYNgal87 503]

How long ago were you sleeved? Some patients need to take PPI's longer than the usual 4 weeks post op. I am still on omeprazole 20mg a day and can't go a day without taking it. I hope the acid subsides soon!

[TwinsMama 483]

I'm at 7 weeks out and take my PPI twice a day. Will be on for 6 months and then the Dr and I will determine if I need to continue.

Next time, maybe have some tums or another over-the-counter antacid.

[light_lady 27]

I am so sorry, acid reflux is the worst! I hope you're feeling a little better now that it's a few hours later....

Cold milk, lukewarm Water, and my acid meds have helped me a little bit but, sadly, sometimes I just can't get rid of it. My Dr. told me that sometimes one acid medication won't work as well for every person, so you might need to change acid meds?

She also recommends eating much smaller, but more frequent meals and making sure to constantly sip water throughout the day!

I hope you feel better!

[moonlitestarbrite 902]

my surgery was 3 weeks ago. i have not been doing great. i have a lot of swelling still which is making my stomach not empty. i am doing a bit better every day, but can only tolerate 1-2 ounces of soft food and 2-3 ounces of Water at a time. otherwise everything comes up. i think this will eventually pass as my stomach starts working again, but last night was scary!

[able2cope 193]

I hope that you feel better soon. Acid reflux is horrid

[marfar7 1,528]

Sever nightime reflux was the only symptom of my slipped lapband over a yr ago. I took 40mg of RX Prilosec, 150mg x4 OTc Zantac and chewed Tums. I,e candy. It helped some, but I still woke up choking on stomach acid, finding brown stuff on my pillow, and having acid go up my nose. Dr couldn't gaurantee that the sleeve wpuld helpl 2 1/2 wks out and no more reflux! Hwever, never had a problem with heartburn before the sleeve (the mild daytime stuff). Im still on full liquids so not sure what that's all about. I now take RX Pepcid and chew Tums.

U may need a different ppi. I took 1 of my old Prilosecs this morning and haven't had heartburn at all. I guess kt works better for me than Pepcid.

Good lcuk

[Nursebarbie 392]

See my post about Pickle Juice. "Saved by the pickle".

Hope it helps.

[becogolfer 68]

I found that about week 5 or 6 my acid mouth subsided significantly. I still don't lay down for at least 30 min after eating but it gets better every week. Hang in there!!!

[moonlitestarbrite 902]

See my post about pickle juice. "Saved by the pickle".

Hope it helps.

link?

[Nursebarbie 392]

Can't figure out how to link. But basically my surgeon said to sip Pickle Juice twice a day about a tablespoon each to cut the acid that was making me sick. Its been a week and I feel so much better. I have not taken any nausea meds or reglan since then. Still take the prilosec just because but the pickle juice is the real miracle. I'm taking it with me on my honeymoon tomorrow to Mexico! That's how great it works!