Anyone have chronic gastritis and IBS before surgery?

I have chronic gastritis and IBS and am going through all the procedures and classes to get ready for VSG. I was wondering if anyone else has these issues and how them impacted their surgery, recovery and living with the sleeve.

I have IBS. 


I am only 2.5 weeks out, but I've noticed an improvement of my symptoms.  I am not sure if that is typical OR if that will remain, but it is a bit better.

Thank you. I was afraid it would be worse. So your surgeon wasn't apprehensive about operating on you? Was there a discussion about it?

  I also have IBS I had my surgery Feb 15th, I thought up until about a week ago that it was better, but now I'm thinking, it was the vicodins, I was taking for pain that helped.The last week or more I can't stop going, trying to make sure I don't  get dehydrated. The pain pills helped because they tend to constipate you,now my dietician thinks I might be lactose interolent, because when I have milk, I am right in the bathroom, I never had a problem before the surgery with this. I also heard from someone on here that said her IBS is gone, and my surgeon warned me because I was concerned about this, he said it could go either way. I would be interested to know if there are more IBS"S out there that will share for us.

Through this process I found out I have Crohn's. I was going to have the RNY but that is a BIG NO-NO with any Inflamitory Bowel Disease. The sleeve is the best surgery to have if you suffer from any of this. Unfortunately though, my surgeon said symptoms could be worse after surgery (I only suffer w/ mild diarrhea). Good luck with your surgery!

As these replies show...it's a crap shoot.  I was sent to a super specialist at Indiana University for a second opinion and further testing of my intestional issues.  He prescribed a medication for when the IBS gets severe but usually it's managable.  He would only sign off on sleeve because of my issues.  I will be curious to see if any others with IBS can chime in and tell us their stories, too.  I appreciate all those who have replied so far.
The other problem I am facing is chronic gastritis with bloating.  No matter what medication (mostly a PPI) I am prescribed, the bloating and subsequent pain, does not go away.  I am worried that even with a smaller piece of stomach tissue, I will bloat out and rip it open.  I have a gastro doctor here in Michigan (she sent me to the specialist) but she is not in favor of WLS in any form...so it's tough to get a fair opinion from her.
Any thoughts, experiences, advice???

I was first diagnosed with IBS 30 years ago, when I was 10 years old. Only back then, they called it a "nervous stomach." I have dealt with it my entire life. My mom also has it, and my two siblings have developed it as adults. Needless to say, going on any type of road trip with us involves a lot of stops and I can tell you where all of the best restrooms are across the state.

The best medicine I ever took for it was actually prescribed to my mom, but I would take it if I had something "big" happening--SATs, graduation speech, etc. She had belladonna drops that you took with an ounce of water. Basically, it is a toxin that semi-paralyzes/relaxes the digestive muscles a bit and stops cramping. It's a very old medicine and most doctors today refuse to prescribe it (I know this for a fact, I've requested it for years).

My IBS is better overall whenever I avoid carbs and fatty foods, so staying on the high protein post-op diet helps me as long as I watch the fat content. However, when my digestive system gets out of whack (sinus drainage, antibiotics, etc.), I takes longer to return to normal since the surgery. I take a fairly expensive refrigerated probiotic which does wonders, and I also drink a glass of metamucil every few days,which helps. I know some with IBS have issues with fiber, but I typically do not. It makes me a little gassy sometimes--so does protein, but it is better than the awful cramping and immediate need for a restroom that can hit at any time.

Overall, the smaller amount of food being ingested also seems to help. The cramping is not nearly as severe as it was prior to the surgery. I hope sharing of wayyyy too much personal information helps. : )

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, about 14 months before surgery, it was scary there for a while, I got on meds and found that pro biotic helped and that they were expensive.   So I did some research and determined that Kefir produced the highest amount of pro biotics in the cultured milk area and that most of lactose sugars were consumed in the fermentation.... (so listen up you Lactose intollerent but beware that commercial Kefirs are not fermented enough  because the less Lactose, the less sweet they are and Amercians want sweet)     So I started making it at home.... for $3.75 for a gallon of milk, I can make a gallon of Kefir...I drank about 10 ounces every morning in a protein shake.  I say, that Kefir cured my ulcerative colitis, I went from 9 large capsules of meds a day to one a day for a long time  pre op because I was afraid to go cold turkey....when I had surgery I went cold turkey and its all gone and probably has been for 4-5 months.....

The doctors wanted me to have bi pass because of my 425 weight but because of this condition they thought the sleeve might be safer and I told them i would reject RnY and so they did approve the sleeve, then before I had surgery that surgeon  was called back to active duty and  I was assigned to a new surgeon and the new surgeon almost denied doing my sleeve, I had to reach out to my Gut doctor and get her to say that I could probably do ok with the sleeve and so the surgeon thought he cover his back side....anyway, I had to do a lot of tests and drink alot of nuke water for one test after another, to get thru it all.... 

i'm wondering too about the gastritis.  i have the most HORRID stomach, sometimes i'm nauseated, sometimes it's spasming (especially when i lay down), i'm burping ALL the time, my abdomen looks 9 months pregnant - rock hard and sick.  i don't know if the surgery is going to make things worse or better.  in some way i think eating less and making better choices will help with the erosion and ulcers, but i am an anxious person and i'm pretty sure that has a lot to do with the excess acid and sickness.  ugh, i will NOT be happy if i get the surgery and have my symptoms end up being twice as bad, it seems like people get post op issues with gerd and have to take a ppi, i already do that twice a day, and if my stomach is always sick and bloated with the vsg issues on top of that im really scared to do this...  i wish someone could say they have had what i have and what happened after.