Question:
I am 3 weeks post and get heartburn after everything I eat I have to walk

and walk to get rid of the in digestion. Will this ever get better?    — PAULA B. (posted on June 18, 2002)

June 17, 2002
Hi Paula, I experienced heartburn around the same time period you are at. I found that it was certain foods/drinks that were agrivating me anything acidic...I had to cut out the crystal lites they were killing me. Fruit does the same thing to me. My dr told me to buy liquid maalox and take half of the adult dose about 1/2 hr before my meals and that really helped. I do not have the problem any more...but I still stay away from the things that were making it worse for me.
   — SARose61

June 18, 2002
I got horrible heartburn on weeks 2 thru 4. I ate tums like it was going out of style. It did go away however. I think it is your stomache adjusting to food versus liquid and also the size of your stomache producing the same amount of acid.
   — tara W.

June 18, 2002
If you are getting severe heartburn after eating, you need to talk to your surgeon. You could be jeopardizing your staple line with an ulcer. My doctor has me on Prevacid as needed "for life" as he told me when I asked how long I would need it. (I need it once or twice a week.) The heartburn that causes you discomfort is also affecting your incision. Talk to your surgeon.
   — Bobbi G.