I have had a really stressful day and for the first time since I have had my band am having bad heartburn. Now I am wondering if it could be a sign that something has slipped. Is heartburn always an indicator of a problem or could all the stress of the day and just caused a problem. I have had a few worse days without heartburn, this is pretty acidic. Anyway your thoughts would be appriciated. Thank. -Gummie

If this is your first time with heartburn then I'd say don't worry too much. It happened to me once so I chewed a couple rolaids and it went away. Now, if it continues then yes you should call your doc about it. But...I did have heartburn once and I'm fine!

heartburn isn't necesarily an indicator that something is wrong. While most banded folks don't experience it some do. Certain foods always affect me no matter what, like garlic, but I love garlic so on days when I eat it I take an antacid, no big deal. I only have a small list of offenders but the only one I eat often anyway is garlic

Ya I am thinking that eating peanuts was not a good choice. Have not had nuts since my banding and maybe that just didnt sit well with me. I also tried BBQ sauce that day and Whe...so alot of new stuff in one day I dont think it sat well with me the heartburn lasted a few days then went away. Thanks for ur replies

Oh yeah, nuts can sometimes give me heartburn. Maybe because of their high fat content??? I don't know...other than the fat, nuts are pretty harmless so it's not like eating a jalepeno! Weird!

You're OK today though, right?