Did LBL trigger reflux?

I have really been struggling with reflux at night.  I am wondering if the swelling that is happening each afternoon/evening combined with laying on myy back is causing this.  Anyone else remember having this?  It's 2:00 a.m. and just had to take an extra prilosic. 

Sorry you are having that.. I didn't have a problem with it, but you're right- there's probably something to do with the unique set of cir****tances we have coming out of a lbl. If it keeps up, you may want to call your surgeon-

Yes, Yes, Yes!  I noticed the same thing.  Before my plastics I was using 1 OTC Prevacid every other day and now I'm having to take it every day.  It is getting better though.  I think all the swelling puts pressure on the tummy.

Laura

Yea!  I'm glad I'm not alone. I have noticed that not eating for a good 2 to 3 hours before bedtime makes a big difference.

WOW, I thought it was just me.  I had an extended tt 2 weeks ago, and I now have severe acid reflux.  I am quite tight, which I am happy about, and I love my results, but had not expected this.  It is getting slightly better each day, and so far I have survived on tums, etc.  I do have a script for Prilosec, but have so far avoided starting on it.  Of course, it is much worse at night, whereas I don't notice it usually during the day.  Any more info or tips would be great!

Last night I didn't have it because I took a prilosec before bed plus made sure I didn't eat for 2 hours before laying down. I'm at least glad to know I'm not alone.  :)

 I thought it had something to do with the compression garment. I know it limited what I could eat while wearing it because it pressed on my pouch.

I think it's unlikely to be cause & effect. There's really no physical changes intraabdominally in most people that would be expected to affect the jucntion of the stomach-esophagus (GE junction).

If you have a preexisting  hiatal hernia (where the upper part of your stomach has crept up into your chest a bit and and change the angle of the GE junction to allow more reflux), a really aggressive abdominal plication tightening) of the muscle could possibly "squeeze" that stomach higher up along the  path of least resistance.

If you are experienceing more reflux, I would suggest that you may need an upper endocsopy (stomach scope) to exclude the possibility of an ulcer (which common in bypass patients) or the persistence of a hiatal hernia. Just Doubling up on medication can mask the symptoms of other problems.