4 days post op - severe heartburn

[Catie Butler 0]

Hi! I'm new here. I had the gastric sleeve procedure done 4 days ago. I didn't think the recovery would be as rough as it is. My current concern is the heart burn that won't stop tonight. I probably either drank too much at once, or took too many pills too quickly. Has anyone else experienced severe heartburn so soon after surgery? Should I be concerned?

Thanks

[spiralfirefly 0]

I had pretty bad heart burn. My doctor had me start taking Prilosec for the time being, which helped a ton. He said that my body was still making the same amount of acid as it did before I was sleeved and that it would take some time for my body to adjust to the new smaller stomach.

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[OzRoo 1,492]

Mine was really, really bad ..... Even on a PPI acid reducer. I had few frothing and foaming episodes that woke me up in the middle of the night, and had daily discomfort.

I didn't have GERD or suffer from acid reflux before.

After the sleeve, it was out of control. I stopped drinking V8 juice, elevated my pillow, would take 2 tablets of my PPI at times.

When I switched to Nexium, it finally went away!

I am now weaned off Nexium, and remained acid free at 8 months post op.

The sleeve can initiate acid reflux in some people.

I hope you are on a PPI, acid reducer.

If not, call your surgeon.

Good luck!

[Butterflywarrior 241]

Gerd and related acid reflux issues seem to be common with sleeve at least for awhile. My surgeon automatically puts patients on a PPI or proton pump inhibitor like he put me on protonix. He also said it can help prevent stricture too. I'm only on it for 30 days.

[katragina 33]

Thank you for your replies.

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[Jamieson 40]

I also suffered from gerd for the first time after surgery. Drinking Water, even warm water made it worse. It passed after two weeks thankfully.