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How was it? My doctor says it’s such a difficult operation that one would not resort to having it except as a last resort. I’ve never considered it.
My case was a little different as I had no choice but to fix it. I had gastric bypass surgery about 6 years ago. At the time I either didn’t have a hiatal or it was left alone. The hernia was large enough that eventually my new stomach was nearly fully sucked up into my diaphragm. It literally hurt to breathe at times. Factor in pretty severe GERD and my stomach and intestines were riddled with ulcers.
At the time of the hiatal repair I had a few other complications fixed as well- removal of ulcerated intestine, clearing of abdominal scar tissue that fused to my intestine and part of my liver removed where it fused to my intestine. . It was a 7 hour surgery, all said and done. I stayed one night in the hospital and I was back to work 7 days later. Recovery wasn’t bad at all, for me.
I have a hiatal hernia, with no apparent symptoms. I take no PPIs, or H2 blockers, or Tums or any other antacid.
What I do is follow my gastroenterologist's advice: do not lie down within three hours of eating or drinking. I'm very careful about this, and it's kept me symptom-free for quite a while, although it's ruined my afternoon naps.
Everyone is different though. I never eat after 7:00, so my reflux kicks in well after 3 hours, at about 2 am. Actually, I’ve not had a bad episode since I had my gallbladder out, so I suspect that had a lot more to do with it than I thought.
Drink more water, and yeah, watch what you eat. My ex-BIL was always complaining about his heartburn, but he'd eat greasy, spicy food and wash it down with Coke after Coke. He either didn't, or wouldn't, make the connection between the battery acid he was consuming and his constant discomfort.
Antacids like Tums are relatively safe to take, but when you mess around with PPIs, especially not under a doctor's care, you can actually make your heartburn worse. It's easier to make the dietary changes, sleep propped up, and lose some weight if you need to.
This is exactly right.
Keep a food diary, and start looking for patterns.
When I began having frequent heartburn, my doctor prescribed prilosec. It helped, but I started to worry about the long-term effects. A friend suggested I stop eating dairy. It worked. Dairy may or may not be your problem, the only way to know is to track your eating and your symptoms.
Other things that help me -
Not eating within 3 hours of going to bed
CBD candy works better for the pain than prilosec did
After several years of not eating dairy at all, I find I can eat small amounts if I take an enzyme supplement that breaks down both lactose and casein
so.. i need some advice...seem this pill might be the culprit of my issues. since I was 18 (32 now) ive been taking anti acids. so ive been lately (this past year) getting nausea, when I wake up, or in the middle of the night. Yeah I do eat crap food, which I know I shouldnt ha ha.
Anyhow, I was wondering if anything you guys recommend to take? maybe digestive enzymes? The reason I get heart burn is because of a hiatal hernia
I just spoke to a very close friend of almost 65 years. He is a doctor that has been treating his gastric reflux and nausea with antacids.
He is now in the hospital waiting bypass surgery tomorrow AM. Nuff said??
I had "heartburn" a few years back. Turns out it was "heart." 3 bottles of Gaviscon, and 4 stents later...
My dad went to his internist for "heartburn". Smart doc did an EKG, dad was sent across the street for a heart cath and directly from the cath lab to the OR for bypass. He had to be resuscitated in the lab. When he went to the doctor's office he was already this far -> <- from a probably fatal heart attack.
so.. i need some advice...seem this pill might be the culprit of my issues. since I was 18 (32 now) ive been taking anti acids. so ive been lately (this past year) getting nausea, when I wake up, or in the middle of the night. Yeah I do eat crap food, which I know I shouldnt ha ha.
Anyhow, I was wondering if anything you guys recommend to take? maybe digestive enzymes? The reason I get heart burn is because of a hiatal hernia
A low-carb diet cured my acid reflux within a few days. I also had a small hiatal hernia, and my reflux was so bad it gave me an esophageal ulcer. Get New Atkins for a New You.
Only a few foods give acid reflux now--super-dark chocolate is one.
Stick to that and you can probably disregard advice about spicy foods, coffee and sleeping in funny positions. I have.
Well, no. Correlation isn't causation. Not that I endorse antacids.
I think mike meant that sometimes heartburn is not heartburn, it's "heart", as TwinbrookNine said.
If what had been working stops working, you need to be re-evaluated by your doctor.
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