GERD when drinking but not when eating

Hi! I'm 10 months post-op. I had a proximal RNY with transection. I've had no problems up until 5 months post-op when I started experiencing GERD. I've been on Prevacid 30mg, twice daily with no relief. I am currently on Protonix 40mg, twice daily. I had an endoscopy performed back around 5 months and it only showed signs that my esophagus was irritated--DUH! I already knew that it was. I can eat 1/4-1/3 cup of food at meal times with no pain or discomfort. And yes, I wait 30 minutes before and after eating to drink liquids. But when I try to drink more than 2 ounces of any liquid within 30 minutes, I experience a burning sensation in my chest, throat and even my ears. What could this be? I thought fluids were supposed to pass through our pouches without any problems? My GI doctor says that if my GERD doesn't improve, he may put me on Zelnorm. I'm really concerned!!! I'm stationed in Hawaii with my husband on military orders. I'm really close to hopping on an airplane and flying to Virginia to see the surgeon who performed my WLS.

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