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Hi, to all. I haven't been on here in awhile. I haven't had any problems with acid reflux in the past. I was wondering if anyone else might have. It mostly happens when I'm asleep early morning. I feel as tho right at the base of my throat I need to swallow and I can birp acid kind of hot stuff. My fill in not to tight. I can eat mostly anything, but have to chew really good. I'm happy with that part. If anybody has some advise on this I would like their oppinion. Thanks!

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I had that problem with fill # 4, wasn't too tight but started having reflux. I found that two things helped, one was not eating or drinking at least 3 hours before bed and the other was a reflux med that my doctor prescribed. Guess my stomach is sensitive to the band at a certain restriction. Good luck!

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Hi, to all. I haven't been on here in awhile. I haven't had any problems with acid reflux in the past. I was wondering if anyone else might have. It mostly happens when I'm asleep early morning. I feel as tho right at the base of my throat I need to swallow and I can birp acid kind of hot stuff. My fill in not to tight. I can eat mostly anything, but have to chew really good. I'm happy with that part. If anybody has some advise on this I would like their oppinion. Thanks!

This was my question

I have been banded for a year now! All is perfect until now!

My band is not tight at all, and i can eat small portions of food and not get stuck!

Recently in the past 3 weeks or so, when i am sleeping i wake up as if i was being chocked! I keep burping and swallow only salavia and a huge discomfort is felt not in my port but my throat!

Yesterday, i also woke up alarmed and forced myself to puke, and only saliva foam came out!

Remember this feeling i only have @ night when i am sleeping and wake up alarmed!

I cannot go to the doctor as i cannot afford him this month (he charges 150 USD) and i am self pay all the way, also if he wants me to have tests i cannot pay them..

Seems we have the same issue, what did u do if i may know please :thumbup: thanks

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I dont no if this is the same thing or not, I had my first fill last wed and i would say from the Thursday it feels that i have something in the back of my throught like a fish bone or something. I dont because i havent had any thing like that to eat but its that type of feeling, has anyone had anything like that?

Gillian

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I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES..... OMG. I thought I was the only person going through this. I feel horrible every night I wake up feeling like I am choking and i wind up vomiting. This is my third fill and I am doing great with losing weight and with good restriction but this acid reflux is killing me!!! Any ideas on what I can do?

I have never had this sympton before so this is new for me.

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PRILOSEC, every day. Just make it part of your new routine. I have been filled and unfilled three times now. If I had started the prilosec the first time, probably could have gone without the unfills and not wasted several months of stress.

If you still have problems with the Prilosec then it may be that you are too tight, but try it first. Stay away from acidy foods as well.

Good luck.

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So glad to hear someone else had a feeling of a little bone or hair stuck in the back of your Throat. I have found that it only happens when I don't get in enough Water. When I wake up in the mornings my band feels very tight too. I am not sure if it is because I sleep on my side or not. I find drinking more water helps it go away. I had my first fill on Friday and I can tell a big diffrence. Love this site :crying:

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Hi Thanks I will try the Water its horrible feeling, I have it all day, the only time its not there is when i am having something to eat or drink but it comes back again in min from eating or drinking.

GillIAN

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I have had heart burn, but not acide reflux (no problem at night and no feeling of something washing up) ever since my last fill in October. Since then, I've been slightly unfilled 3 times and still have the heartburn.

The bad news is that I can pretty much eat anything now, even bread which I couldn't do before, yet I still have heartburn. Doc looked at me under fluro twice and says I'm fine. I don't know what to think....

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