Does GERD get better or worse after bypass surgery? The nurse practitioner at my Gastroenterologist’s office mentioned that it often gets worse but I could have sworn the gastric doc said it would definitely improve.

I have always read that it gets better. That is the main reason to have bypass over sleeve from what I have read.

If you have GERD you want the by pass!

My surgeon suggested bypass bc if that. And to be honest, I have seen more and more post of sleeve to bypass posts lately....so anyway my point is I’m having bypass and not sleeve bc of the GERD issue

My surgeon would not do the sleeve for me because he said my GERD would get much worse. I had the gastric bypass revision from Lapband last July and the GERD is completely gone!

I had a feeling the NP was incorrect. I’m going to call the surgeons office to confirm. Amazing how much mis- information there is out there about WLS.

When i was sleeved 6+ years ago, all the info/stats weren't in on the sleeve.

since i didn't have much/any gerd in my "past" life - surgeon said sleeve

would be a good option for me. As others have said, bypass is the way to

go if you have gerd/reflux problems.

Knowledge is Power!!

good luck

kathy

I had revision lapband to bypass 12/17. I had horrible gerd before my bypass, but since the surgery I have not had one single episode. The bypass completely solved the problem!!

Thanks for the replies. I’m scheduled for my second EGD in three months to check on my Esophagitis. Earliest I could be approved for WLS would be October/November so trying to learn everything I can. Knowing it would disappear is reassuring. I have a call into my surgeons office but have not received an answer yet.

NP is wrong. Bypass often cures it. Sleeve can make it worse (not always, but often).