Archive for the ‘acid reflux surgery’ Category
Barbara R. – Bariatric Surgery Patient
Barbara’s Story
Since the surgery, I’ve lost 115 pounds. No more diabetes, acid reflux, and sleep apnea; no more huffing and puffing; my joints don’t hurt. And when those grandkids come along, I’ll be in shape to take them to the park.
Duration : 0:2:49
Any ideas please on how to improve digestive. Unfortunately I suffer with acid reflux and I also have?
an hiatus hernia both of which causes really bad indigestion even though I take prescription drugs to combat this but neither works. I had not been offered corrective surgery to repair the hernia and I doubt I ever will.
I would appreciate it if someone could recommend something that would break the food down thus preventing much of discomfort. I do chew my food as much as possible.
I follow all the recommendations like raising my bed at one end; Wearing of loose clothing and all the normal precautions.
Michele I cannot take Reglan as I used to suffer with PTSS.
I would go back to your doctor and explain that the medication you are taking is not working, he wont know unless you tell him and there is more than one drug available to help with your problems.
I had laser surgery recently to treat vocal cord cancer. Now I have granulomas. Are they related to scarring ?
superficial cancer removed early november. granuloma treated with cortisone and acid-reflux pills.
In a way they are,it is to do with your bodies healing process,the area is healing to fast and granulating is forming over the area.
It is quite a common thing to happen,I have seen a lot when nursing burns patients,we treat with cortisone too.
I have tried to keep my explanation simple and easy to understand and I wish you well.
Losing Weight- Gaining Health with LapBand Surgery
This minimally invasive procedure cures acid reflux without resorting to a large abdominal incision. It also decreases recovery time. ~Detroit Medical Center
Duration : 0:4:44
Is Hiatal Hernia surgery painful?..What goes on?
I am a 21 year old female and I just found out that I have a hiatal hernia. What are the odds that they will do surgery?…It has caused me to have really bad acid reflux, shortness of breath and mild chest pains. I wants to get it repaired but i’ve never had surgery and was scared. I read that they keep you in the hospital for up to 6 days after the surgery so it must be pretty serious!
Any time a surgeon has to go through the abdominal wall, the recovery time and pain are worse than the incision length might imply. You will have some discomfort and pain when moving around for a week or so, but it can be managed with pain medication. The term in the hospital is "up to" six days so they can ensure you are free from post operative infection and other potential (but rare) complications.
As a surgery goes, this is very simple surgery and with very little risk. The reward is freedom from the pain and discomfort the hernia will cause, which not only will never go away without surgery, but very well may get worse over time.
stomache ulcer,acid reflux,and gallstones im a mess.?
my question is if anyone on here had all three like i do had to get all this testing done egd,barrium and ultra sound and now im getting surgery to get my gallbladder out just found out today i have a stomache ulcer from my egd. and wanted to know if yous felt better after the surgery and the medications doctors put yous on. (im soo nervouse with all this) thanks.
I had acid reflux so bad it was eating my esophagus to the point that the doctors thought it had turned into cancer. I had several biopsy’s done and I did not have cancer but I was very sick all the time. I had to have a surgery done called a fundoplication. That is where they take the sides of your stomach and sew them around the bottom of your esophagus. I also had a ulcer and they just sewed my stomach right around it. This procedure took around 5 hours. Very painful when I recovered. Doctor botched up my surgery. I had this done in 1999 and I am still having trouble all the time. What I’m trying to say is if you are going to have surgery to correct your acid reflux make sure you chose a doctor that is a specialist in that field. Believe me I work in the medical field and I know how a doctor can tell you one thing and do another. I’m not trying to scare you I don’t have heart burn any more but I pay the price everyday for believing what one doctor said without getting a second opinion or even a third. Good luck to you!
acid reflux/gerd – cancer? can you answer a few ?’s that i have??
i’ve had reflux for about 9 years now along with a hernia and 3 ulsers. after having the scope done, the doc said that my esofagus is too short for surgery, so now all i can do is deal with it. meds after meds, but not much help. the 1st scoping, he said i had barrets. then the 2nd scope, he said i didn’t. however, he said this after he spoke with another doc. but, on the 2nd scoping, he said he was unable to get all the way down to see everything. so, now i am wondering if i do or do not have barrets.
my ? is:
how serious is barrets?
i’ve heard that after some time, that you can actually get cancer, is this true? if so, how long could/would it normally take? what would be the signs?
i am years overdue for a scoping, but i don’t have insurance now, so i can only deal with it for now.
what’s scaring me now is my grandmother has reflux. they have now found something wrong with her test and sending her for more testing.
any home rems for reflux??
forgot to use spell check, so sorry about some of the misspelled words..
Barrets can cause cancer but the chances of that are quite slim. This is something that time is not really a factor it could be one day it could be never. There is a common thread between Barrets and Reflux but it has not been discovered why, this may help your reflux.
I am not a doctor, so either way you will want to talk to them, but this is what I have to say as a long time sufferer of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.)!
Three part answer information, what not to do, and what to do!
INFORMATION!!!!!!
I have a very severe case of Acid Reflux (G.E.R.D.). I have had to go to the hospital for some of the heartburn that I have had because the pain can become overwhelming or your breathing can be effected. It can be caused by Smoking, Drinking Beverages with caffeine (My case), Drinking Beverages with Alcohol, or can be Heritatary
The good thing about G.E.R.D. is that it can be a temporary thing and can be cured. It is never a permit thing even if you end up with it for the rest of your life it has the ability to be cured.
WHAT NOT TO DO!!!!!!!!
In most cases, stress is a factor to the reflux if you watch what you eat and reduce some of the stress it will help. If you watch what you eat for about a week you should find relief, if you do not then that is when you definitely what to listen to the doctor. Things to watch for are as follows:
Fatty Foods
Citrus Foodsa
Foods That Contain Grease
Fried Foods
Chocolate
Caffeine
Smoking
Alcohol
Tomato Based Products
WHAT TO DO!!!!
The two foods that I recommend is Black strap Molasses and Raw honey. The apple is better for night time reflux while these will work for just about all of it. What you will do is take about a tsp. of whatever one you chose. Molasses being the better because of strength and nutrition, but must be use to the taste. What the substance will do is stick to the sides of the esophagus and do two things, one is heal and the other is protect.
On the healing end, both substances have a healing property in them, and as they sit on the walls of the esophagus they will heal it. This is also helpful if you have a sore throat in the morning from refluxing.
On the protection end, both substances are high in sugar and when acid that is refluxed comes up to that the sugar will neutralize it and it will not longer be a problem at that point.
I would also look to putting Cinnamon in you diet, it has been know to help with digestion and will help you reduce the amount of acid needed to brake down food, therefore causing you to reflux less.
surgery for acid reflux?
I have had acid reflux for all of my life, i started taking meds about 5 years ago. I want to join the marines, but they say i have to get surgery inorder to join. i just want to know if anyone has got the surgery performed, and how was the recovery and all that. thanks
Hello there,
here’s a website that describes the entire procedure: http://www.gicare.com/pated/epdlv02.htm
Spectrum Health Uses Incisionless Surgery to Treat Reflux
Spectrum Health Uses Incisionless Surgery to Treat Reflux
Duration : 0:3:17
Is there a way to make yourself NEVER vomit again?
I know the surgery for acid reflux can cause no vomitting. I know all the risks of not being able to vomit, and I’m not looking for rude answers here. Just things that people may know about. Thanks!
Don’t be a loser that is in love with his shoes
Surgery is a drastic measure and if you can it’s always best to avoid. My 4 year old daughter has Williams Syndrome but wasn’t diagnosed till she was 2. At 15 months of age she had severe reflux and stopped eating. She was taken into surgery where they performed a "fundoplication" procedure. I believe it is also called a "Nissan’s". To this day she still cannot throw up. She can now burp which she thinks is a novelty. The fact that she still can’t throw up is a downfall as this is often your body’s way of expelling something foreign eg.gastro bugs. When you cannot get rid of bugs like this, it often takes you longer to get over them. I wouldn’t recommend surgery if you can avoid it but hey if you really have to, then do it. Talk to you your doctor anyway and see what they say. It may be just a case of increasing your medication and changing your diet and getting into a good exercise routine. Hubby also has reflux and is on Somac so unfortunately reflux runs in the family for my kids. My younger 2 have grown out of it thank goodness but with my eldest having WS, she would never have grown out of it. I wish you all the best in whatever you do.