Heartburn
I am 4 weeks out tomorrow. Is this heartburn temporary or a new way of life??
VSG 7/1/13 with Dr. Jack Rutledge 28 y/o female - 5'10" - HW: 298 - GW: 174 - SW: 290 (-8) - M1: 262 (-28) - M2: 247 (-15) - M3: 235 (-12) - M4: 228 (-7 ~First Stall: almost 2 wks~) - M5: 218 (-10) - M6: 209 (-9) - M7: 199 (-10) Onederland on 1/31 - M8: 196 (-3) 100 lb total loss on 2/2 - M9: 192.6 (-3.4) - M10: 188.6 (-4) - M11: 182 (-6.6) - M12: 175.6 (-6.4) - M13: 173.8 (-1.8) CW (7/8/15): 167 - GOAL reached in 1 Year and 25 Days! - TOTAL WL - 131 lbs
I've heard it go either way... You could start off by trying a mild acid reducer like zantac. If that doesn't work, you may need a stronger PPI like prilosec. Good luck!
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Thanks for the reply. I'm on Pepcid twice a day, per my surgeon's plan. I have my 1 mo. follow-up on Thursday. I'll ask about Zantac.
VSG 7/1/13 with Dr. Jack Rutledge 28 y/o female - 5'10" - HW: 298 - GW: 174 - SW: 290 (-8) - M1: 262 (-28) - M2: 247 (-15) - M3: 235 (-12) - M4: 228 (-7 ~First Stall: almost 2 wks~) - M5: 218 (-10) - M6: 209 (-9) - M7: 199 (-10) Onederland on 1/31 - M8: 196 (-3) 100 lb total loss on 2/2 - M9: 192.6 (-3.4) - M10: 188.6 (-4) - M11: 182 (-6.6) - M12: 175.6 (-6.4) - M13: 173.8 (-1.8) CW (7/8/15): 167 - GOAL reached in 1 Year and 25 Days! - TOTAL WL - 131 lbs
on 7/28/13 12:16 pm - Durham, NC
I'm taking Pepcid now. I'll ask about Prilosec too at this week's follow-up. Thanks!
Do you have it all the time? I get it at night as I posted earlier to the question about how late we eat....so I try not to eat or drink past 8...don't have any issues with it during the day though.
Well, today I had it almost all day. BUT then again, my lunch (ate out for the second time since surgery) had more spices than I'm used to. I had some wicked spasms too and didn't have my meds on me because I'm an idiot :(
Like I said to another response, I'm taking Pepcid, but it hasn't really helped at all today.
Oh, and I typically don't eat for more than an hour before bed.
It is definitely a learning process...may want to track food on MFP as well as severity to see if you can eliminate it by something you are eating...and do speak to your doctor.