Chest pains woke me out of a dead sleep the other night. this is the 3rd time this has happened to me in a month so I decided it was time to get it checked out as I was terrified. The pain was horrible.

Went to the ER and got a chest xray, EKG, and blood work. all normal.

turns out I had and esophogeal spasm brought on by eating too early before bed. the doc said because of my surgery, the acid built up in my stomach and caused the horrible radiating chest pain.

I had had a few bites of chicken right before bed.

were any of you told you couldnt eat before bed? I was not but my friend said her surgeon was very specific about waiting 2 hours before bed to eat.

I was not told this. any of you had this happen or been told to not eat before bed?

well, they mean it!

Glad you are ok. Yes, I was told at list 30 minutes before bed - it's probably a health habit to get into anyway

Edited March 23, 201412 yr by BJay

Yes, I was told about this at my nutrition class before surgery. It was stressed for me because I have severe gastric reflux. I also take protonics every day.

anyone having any kind of spasms should consider 600 mg of magnesium a day, with extra B6. it is safe to take with medicines and will not interact with anything and may totally clear up your spasms. i recommend a good chelated brand like county life in divided doses.

anyone having any kind of spasms should consider 600 mg of magnesium a day, with extra B6. it is safe to take with medicines and will not interact with anything and may totally clear up your spasms. i recommend a good chelated brand like county life in divided doses.

I do take 500 MG of magnesium and a B complex. I have to say it does help alot! Just doesn't get rid of it for me. I have very bad bile reflux. I keep saying no RNY but I don't know what the future holds for me. It keeps getting worse everyday.

I had my surgery on Dec 12th 2013 , and about 6 weeks post Op I started having horrendous acid reflux and pain. This started mainly at night ( however , not due to eating too late as we have dinner at 5pm ) . It then became a problem during the day too , with just about anything I ate and drank! So, visited my Doctor and he prescribed Omeprazole , which I take twice a day. They,re brilliant and totally eradicated the problem. Acid problems can be a side-effect of having Gastric Sleeve surgery. Take care.. x

I had my surgery on Dec 12th 2013 , and about 6 weeks post Op I started having horrendous acid reflux and pain. This started mainly at night ( however , not due to eating too late as we have dinner at 5pm ) . It then became a problem during the day too , with just about anything I ate and drank! So, visited my Doctor and he prescribed Omeprazole , which I take twice a day. They,re brilliant and totally eradicated the problem. Acid problems can be a side-effect of having Gastric Sleeve surgery. Take care.. x

I take two prilosec a day as well. Unfortunately, I still have spasms.

My husband is a pharmacist. He said they use the GI Cocktail in the hospital ER often. It can be made from different ingredients, so if the first "cocktail" doesn't work they can always change it up until they find something that works.

My husband is a pharmacist. He said they use the GI Cocktail in the hospital ER often. It can be made from different ingredients, so if the first "cocktail" doesn't work they can always change it up until they find something that works.

I called my doctor and he won't prescribe it because of the lidocaine. Any other suggestions without it?