Heartburn

[sheslittletex 25]

I had my consultation with surgeon, Psychologist and dietitian today. I was 100% decided about getting the Sleeve based on research related to my chronic disease and ghrelin. Now that I am home from consult I have all kinds of new questions. I am now just slightly concerned about the heartburn issue. I get mild to moderate heartburn 1-2 times in a 2-3 week period. Have any of you had mild/moderate heartburn before surgery and gone ahead and done it anyway and then been fine?

[TracyS 62]

I used to have that as well but I learned a trick. Put in a little bit of baking soda in food especially if acidic. It neutralizes the acid. No more for me.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Be Careful that your Electrolytes don't get screwy, Sodium Bicarb is not necessarily a real good choice. Does your surgeon know and permit this?
My cousin ate so much Sodium Bicarb that he kept Arm and Hammer in business all on his own. Turns out it wasn't Simple GERD back then in the 1990s, he had Cardiac Disease undiagnosed until then. Luckily there were things that could be done, died last year at 85.

[GradyCat 3,697]

I had GERD and Acid Reflux for 7 years before sleeve surgery. Now it's completely gone!

[Sleeved in NYC 2]

Pre-surgery I was prescribed Pantoprazole by the gastroenterologist who did my endoscopy. I kept taking it through surgery and recovery. (I'm not almost 4 months post-op)

Anyhow, even though I was still mindlessly taking the Pantoprazole, I assumed my heartburn had gone away because now I eat nothing compared to what I ate pre-surgery. But once my Pantoprazole ran out, I started getting heartburn again like the old days.

Anyone else experience this? Will I have to take Pantoprazole for the rest of my life?

I understand why I had frequent heartburn when I was 400 pounds and ate everything that wasn't nailed down but I'm confused about why I still have heartburn now post-op.

Any advice is really appreciated. Thank you!

[johnedwin 80]

i suffered from gastric reflux disease for years.i had to take nexium..i would cough all the time... following surgery i have lost a lot of weight and my reflex has gone away.. but i have started to drink diet soda again and my reflex issues are coming back so i have to take nexium again

[AchieveGoals 46]

On 7/26/2019 at 5:08 PM, johnedwin said:

i suffered from gastric reflux disease for years.i had to take nexium..i would cough all the time... following surgery i have lost a lot of weight and my reflex has gone away.. but i have started to drink diet soda again and my reflex issues are coming back so i have to take nexium again

doesn't the soda cause discomfort or pain? how often do you drink it if you dont mind me asking, and how many years out are you? thanks

[johnedwin 80]

13 hours ago, AchieveGoals said:

doesn't the soda cause discomfort or pain? how often do you drink it if you dont mind me asking, and how many years out are you? thanks

actually after surgery is less of a problem then it was before the surgery now with a smaller stomach..