Can't drink ANYTHING without it causing heart burn/crippling gas pain. Help! Did this happen to you??

Im actually surprised I have NO heartburn compared to before I had to take Prilosec daily.

I had the worst heartburn before surgery, so far the only time I feel it coming on is when I over eat. (Who would have thought that I can eat 2 baby spoons of soup but 3 is too much). But the gas pain. I have never felt that kind of pain before. I thought my appendix must be bursting because no way that was gas. My father (had a hernia) said it sounds like a weak spot from surgery is causing the pain. Take chewable gas x and walk walk walk and try some positions to release the gas. My gas pains lasted for 3 days and so far I haven’t felt it again and hope I never have too.

My surgeon puts all of his sleeve patients on a PPI for a minimum of one month post op. Please call your surgeon......protect your esophagus from that acid ASAP.

Heartburn and gas pains r 2 totally different entities. I never had heartburn pre sleeve, but I had severe nightime reflux (from a slipped lapband). After my sleeve, I lost the reflux and gained horrible daytime heartburn. Didn't even have to eat/drink anything. My dr had taken me off my pre surgery medication (Prilosec) and changed me to Pepcid. Wasn't doing anything so I switched myself back to Prilosec 2x a day to see if it worked. It did. He approved it the following week.

If u haven't asked ur dr about a PPI, do so now. I will most likely take it forever. It's small price to pay for no reflux or heartburn and to avoid obesity. U can buy OTC PPI's also. Presurgery I would take RX Prilosec, OTC Zantac (about 4x the normal dose) and lotsa Tums everynight just so I wouldn't vomit stomach acid onto my pillow. Now I just take Prilosec (and an occasional Tums) and I'm fine.

Good luck!