Re: Reflux issues

October 26, 2006

Hi ,

I was banded in January of this year, and prior to being banded my

reflux was so bad that I had started taking Protonix. Great stuff!

The pills are small so you shouldnt have any trouble getting them

down. Talk to your Dr about it, they are prescription.

I'm also a bit concerned about the amount of reflux youre

experiencing. Have you had your band checked? Excessive heartburn

and reflux are typically big signs of a slipped band. Have you had a

fluro done? If not, I would strongly suggest it.

And finally, what types of foods are you eating? There are foods

which are acidic that will make heartburn and reflux worse.

Tomatoes, garlic, oranges (juice) to name a few. I have also found

that breaded or fried foods give me heartburn.

Anyway, get that band checked and let us know how you're doing.

>

> Hi all,

> Just wondering about anyone's experience with reflux. Mine has

really

> been bad the last month or so. I am 18 mos out and 82 lbs down.

I

> have lots of pain when my stomach is empty and experience the

spashing

> up thing at night. I'm taking app. 6 Mylanta throughout the day

and

> trying to use it only when I can't take the pain anymore. I know

a

> couple of the rules for night time reflux like no eating 3 hrs

before

> bed, which I don't always do, and elevating the bed, which we

haven't

> done yet. I'm really hesitant to start on the Nexium. Have heard

and

> read about IBS, anxiety, and even stomach cancer, etc. as a result

of

> long term use. What do you all use as a natural solution to

reflux?

> Should I start on the Acidophilus? What are the best home

treatments?

> On top of all of this I'm having a hard time losing lately. I'm

tight

> enough to be able to eat app. 1 cup of food, but am able to fit

bread

> easier these days. I am enjoying staying full longer and not

grazing

> like I was. Should I go back to a tight fill and put up with the

PB's

> and pea sized bites? Will it make my reflux worse? I'm wondering

if

> being too tight is what caused it to flare. Shouldn't the band be

> helping reflux and not causing it? My doc says that if the

antacids

> are not enough I should start on the Nexium. Sorry if I've asked

about

> this before and thank you all for being such wonderful support.

>

October 26, 2006

Has your doctor determined why you're having reflux before writing you

a prescription for Nexium? My hubby had an endoscopy then was

prescribed Nexium. I've only had a case of reflux once and it was

because my pouch was slightly dialated. Doc removed the fill for a

few weeks and let my stomach rest. After getting refilled I was fine.

Has your doc checked your band position? Best of luck, hopefully your

doc can figure out what is causing this.

>

Kem in Eugene

Dr. Neal 8.6.04

On Thursday, October 26, 2006, at 06:01 AM,

wrote:

> Posted by: " mom1960cq " mom1960cq@... mom1960cq

>

> Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:16 am (PST)

>

> Hi all,

> Just wondering about anyone's experience with reflux. Mine has really

> been bad the last month or so. I am 18 mos out and 82 lbs down. I

> have lots of pain when my stomach is empty and experience the spashing

> up thing at night. I'm taking app. 6 Mylanta throughout the day and

> trying to use it only when I can't take the pain anymore. I know a

> couple of the rules for night time reflux like no eating 3 hrs before

> bed, which I don't always do, and elevating the bed, which we haven't

> done yet. I'm really hesitant to start on the Nexium. Have heard and

> read about IBS, anxiety, and even stomach cancer, etc. as a result of

> long term use. What do you all use as a natural solution to reflux?

> Should I start on the Acidophilus? What are the best home treatments?

> On top of all of this I'm having a hard time losing lately. I'm tight

> enough to be able to eat app. 1 cup of food, but am able to fit bread

> easier these days. I am enjoying staying full longer and not grazing

> like I was. Should I go back to a tight fill and put up with the PB's

> and pea sized bites? Will it make my reflux worse? I'm wondering if

> being too tight is what caused it to flare. Shouldn't the band be

> helping reflux and not causing it? My doc says that if the antacids

> are not enough I should start on the Nexium. Sorry if I've asked about

> this before and thank you all for being such wonderful support.

<º)))><

October 27, 2006

Hi,

I found being too tight caused all my reflux. I've been banded almost 4

years now. I did elevate the bed; first a used a large wedge shaped shape, but

later found elevating the bed front with two cinder blocks and wood helped more.

Refux will eventually cause the band to slip, at least it did in my case. I had

the band repositioned. I found personally that the medicines like Nexium didn't

help at all because the food was just in the esophogus and not the stomach. I

am completely unfilled right now and just watch my diet. I think most people

are lucky to lose the 80% of their goal, that was what has been my experience.

I am happy, and about 20 lb over weight, but I am 60 and content to look

grandmotherly. I fit into 14s and can buy off the rack fairly decent looking

clothing. Good luck, but watch the reflux. Plus it is yukky and will only get

worse.

Sue

mom1960cq <mom1960cq@...> wrote:

Hi all,

Just wondering about anyone's experience with reflux. Mine has really

been bad the last month or so. I am 18 mos out and 82 lbs down. I

have lots of pain when my stomach is empty and experience the spashing

up thing at night. I'm taking app. 6 Mylanta throughout the day and

trying to use it only when I can't take the pain anymore. I know a

couple of the rules for night time reflux like no eating 3 hrs before

bed, which I don't always do, and elevating the bed, which we haven't

done yet. I'm really hesitant to start on the Nexium. Have heard and

read about IBS, anxiety, and even stomach cancer, etc. as a result of

long term use. What do you all use as a natural solution to reflux?

Should I start on the Acidophilus? What are the best home treatments?

On top of all of this I'm having a hard time losing lately. I'm tight

enough to be able to eat app. 1 cup of food, but am able to fit bread

easier these days. I am enjoying staying full longer and not grazing

like I was. Should I go back to a tight fill and put up with the PB's

and pea sized bites? Will it make my reflux worse? I'm wondering if

being too tight is what caused it to flare. Shouldn't the band be

helping reflux and not causing it? My doc says that if the antacids

are not enough I should start on the Nexium. Sorry if I've asked about

this before and thank you all for being such wonderful support.

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October 27, 2006

Hi Kem,

My doc only asked if I have had reflux in the past. I told him yes,

during my pregnancies. He seemed to think that it wasn't from the

band and made no efforts to have me do an endoscopy or fleuro. I

wonder if I should insist on one of these tests. It seems as though

my pouch is emptying really slowly. I will usually have dinner

around 6:00 and sometimes I have a snack or two at night, but while

I'm sleeping I still feel and sometimes " taste " the food in my

stomach or esophagus. I really don't want to be unfilled, so I'm not

sure how to approach this. Maybe just insist that he check my band

position? Thanks for sharing your experience.

Carol

>

> > Posted by: " mom1960cq " mom1960cq@... mom1960cq

> >

> > Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:16 am (PST)

> >

> > Hi all,

> > Just wondering about anyone's experience with reflux. Mine has

really

> > been bad the last month or so. I am 18 mos out and 82 lbs down. I

> > have lots of pain when my stomach is empty and experience the

spashing

> > up thing at night. I'm taking app. 6 Mylanta throughout the day

and

> > trying to use it only when I can't take the pain anymore. I know a

> > couple of the rules for night time reflux like no eating 3 hrs

before

> > bed, which I don't always do, and elevating the bed, which we

haven't

> > done yet. I'm really hesitant to start on the Nexium. Have heard

and

> > read about IBS, anxiety, and even stomach cancer, etc. as a

result of

> > long term use. What do you all use as a natural solution to

reflux?

> > Should I start on the Acidophilus? What are the best home

treatments?

> > On top of all of this I'm having a hard time losing lately. I'm

tight

> > enough to be able to eat app. 1 cup of food, but am able to fit

bread

> > easier these days. I am enjoying staying full longer and not

grazing

> > like I was. Should I go back to a tight fill and put up with the

PB's

> > and pea sized bites? Will it make my reflux worse? I'm wondering

if

> > being too tight is what caused it to flare. Shouldn't the band be

> > helping reflux and not causing it? My doc says that if the

antacids

> > are not enough I should start on the Nexium. Sorry if I've asked

about

> > this before and thank you all for being such wonderful support.

> <º)))><

>

October 27, 2006

Hi Sue,

I had been filled up to 7.0 on a VG band in the spring. I did feel

too tight at the time, but just put up with it. It has let up some

and I do feel that I can eat more now, so I'm confused as to why the

reflux has showed up in just the last month or two. Is it just the

after affects of being too tight previously? I've even thought that

maybe it was part of becoming premenopausal. I hope I don't have any

slips and as I told Kem, maybe I should just insist on the doc

testing before just prescribing a PPI. Congrats on your success. I

am 46 and will probably never have a body that is

not " grandmotherly. " Size 14 is awesome, I'm just starting to fit

very tightly into an 18. Getting very anxious to start buying

clothes off the " normal " rack, but without my band being in good

condition I don't think it will ever happen.

Carol

> Hi all,

> Just wondering about anyone's experience with reflux. Mine has

really

> been bad the last month or so. I am 18 mos out and 82 lbs down. I

> have lots of pain when my stomach is empty and experience the

spashing

> up thing at night. I'm taking app. 6 Mylanta throughout the day and

> trying to use it only when I can't take the pain anymore. I know a

> couple of the rules for night time reflux like no eating 3 hrs

before

> bed, which I don't always do, and elevating the bed, which we

haven't

> done yet. I'm really hesitant to start on the Nexium. Have heard

and

> read about IBS, anxiety, and even stomach cancer, etc. as a result

of

> long term use. What do you all use as a natural solution to reflux?

> Should I start on the Acidophilus? What are the best home

treatments?

> On top of all of this I'm having a hard time losing lately. I'm

tight

> enough to be able to eat app. 1 cup of food, but am able to fit

bread

> easier these days. I am enjoying staying full longer and not

grazing

> like I was. Should I go back to a tight fill and put up with the

PB's

> and pea sized bites? Will it make my reflux worse? I'm wondering if

> being too tight is what caused it to flare. Shouldn't the band be

> helping reflux and not causing it? My doc says that if the antacids

> are not enough I should start on the Nexium. Sorry if I've asked

about

> this before and thank you all for being such wonderful support.

>

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October 27, 2006

Hi,

After I've been banded a few weeks I can always eat more than at first

banding. But as you lose the weight the band also loosens up and needs to be

tightened...I personally don't think and endoscope will show anything but if it

has slipped. I'd just hang in there, try elevating the bed, not eating before

retiring and watching the acids you do eat. My reflux was so bad I could always

taste everything, no matter the time of day, it just sat there. At night

sometimes it would " errupt " through my nose and mouth and awaken me! really

yukky. I kept throwing up so much too. that was the reason the band slipped I

think. BUt I'd throw up, sometimes, on purpose at night just to get rid of the

esophogus food before bedtime to help with the nighttime reflux...NOT a good

idea! Try what I suggested and see if that helps. If it is a little reflux,

just once in a while, I'd bear with it and not do anything else.

Good luck.