Mild to moderate acid reflux resolved after VGS?

[Rexcom 39]

Has anyone ever had mild to moderate acid reflux that was actually resolved after VGS?

[Stacy160 201]

Many people have, including me. Seems like if you didn't have it beforehand, you're more likely to develop it afterward, but if you did have it beforehand, it tends to disappear. Many of us (I would venture to guess a majority) have undiagnosed hiatal hernias that are discovered and repaired during surgery. I had horrible nighttime GERD for years before surgery, and if I didn't take a double dose of Pepcid before bed, I'd wake up choking on stomach acid. That disappeared immediately after surgery. 8 years later, I might feel a slight bit of mild heartburn a couple times a year, and that's generally the evening of a holiday where I've been munching on extra bad stuff (desserts...carbs always, always made the GERD worse) throughout the day.

[Apple203 1,314]

For me, so far so good. Had large hiatal hernia repaired.

[kandywolf 161]

I have had acid reflux for probably 20 years. It did get worse with surgery. I now take 80 mg of protonix a day (used to be 40) and carafate 4 times a day. I do not have a hiatal hernia or stricture. I had an upper gi to make sure. I guess it depends on each individual person


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