Question:
Throwing Up Acid
I am a long term surgery patient. I have the RNY. Today I have been throwing up Acid, which I have not done since I had surgery. Normally I dry heave once in a blue moon I do throw up. My doctor thinks I might have an ulcer, I didn't think we could get ulcers? Anyone know what might cause acid to come up? I have no gallbladder. Could I have ripped my stomach after all this time? Does anyone else have this problem? — Angela M. (posted on January 11, 2007)
January 11, 2007
Howdy stranger ;)
I thought we were at MORE risk for ulcers? thats why Dr A puts us on acid
reducing meds for the first few months. Or maybe thats only in the early
stages that we're more at risk?
Sorry to hear you are having issues... but besides that, how are you? Keep
trying to meet up with you in Vic, but never get a hold of you. Email me!
Betty
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January 11, 2007
Were you transected? I was not back in 1994 and my first sign of staple
line disruption (at 5 yrs) was the sudden acid. Whew! Nasty! YOU didn't
disrupt your staple line. It never was all that secure, which is why they
don't do them that way any more. Can you be scoped or take a swallow test
to see your mechanical status?
— vitalady
January 11, 2007
I believe we are definitely at MORE risk for ulcers. Your doc should put
you on something like Prilosec or Previcid and do a scope. Hope you feel
better soon. :o)
— christi_in_VA
January 11, 2007
hi Angela. I had my WLS 5/05, and ended up with an ulcer about 6 months
ago. It is gone now but it hurt horribly. I am still on protonix (I
actually was on it before WLS) and I believe I will be on it forever now.
Keep us posted and best of luck to you. - Shannon
— theroses03
January 11, 2007
I am almost 3 years out and I don't throw up acid, but developed a gastric
ulcer that is very painful at about 6 mos out. We are more likely to get
an ulcer, and they can be very hard to get rid of. I think mine is here to
stay. Get seen asap and see what is going on. Take care of yourself.
Patricia P
— Patricia P
January 11, 2007
could an ulcer be the cause of the acid I threw up yesterday? I am pretty
sure I have now thrown up bile as well. I was supposed to see Dr.Amson
dec12th but cancelled. MyGP wants Amson to do a scope, I hate scopes. She
figures I have an ulcer because I have alot of pain now when I eat. I have
had blood in stools and thrown up blood a dark blood. I am constipated for
up to 2 weeks at a time. The pain goes from the front to the back. I had my
surgery sept 18 2001. Was sick for 8 weeks too as I had that superbug and
threw up bile for awhile. Since then it's usually only dry heaving but
today and yesterday it's acid and spit up, clear fluid and bile I think,
also a brownish redish lump. Should I be concerned? I did tell Amson before
I refuse to do a barium swallow ever again, I was in there for hours and
hours last time as my bowels were so backed up they couldn't get them to
move through even with the enema. Yeah hi never going there again
— Angela M.
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