Question:
I am 16 months post op with no problems except I have been diagnosed with silent

reflux. Does anyone know what could be causing it, and how we can have it when we don't use the bottoms of our stomaches anymore? I had a RNY. Thanks.    — JAN C. (posted on July 13, 1999)

July 14, 1999
YOU HAVE A SMALL STOMACH THAT STILL CONTAINS GASTRIC JUICES.SOMETIMES FOODS THAT YOU EAT CAN BUILD UP SOME PRESSURE AND CAUSE THE CARDIC SPINCHTER TO OPEN SLIGHTLY AND ALLOW SOME OF THE 'SMALL' STOMACH CONTENTS TO COME BACK UP(REFLEX).hope this helps if you would like a list of some of the foods feel free to email me.
   — Sheila S.

July 14, 1999
To prevent GERD:eat small frequent meals,drink liquids 1 hour before\after meals .refrain from lying down or bending over,particularly after eating to elevate stomach pressure.Refrain from wearing tight fitting clothes.Limit alcohol,fat coffee.Avoid acidic foods and juices that irritate the esophagus such as orange grapefrt,tomato jc when experiencing symptoms of reflux.Refrain from smoking cigarettes.Sleep with head of bed elevated(keeping chest higher helps to prevent reflux.
   — Sheila S.

April 23, 2004
The thing is the stomach is still in used by the body. Your old stomach still produces some acid that help digest food later down in the rest of the bowel where it is reconnected by the anastomosis. I am 16 months out post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass,and I still at least twice a day have the feeling of acid rising in my bowel down by my old stomach. I had never had acid reflux before the surgery. Its just the way we are put back together. My doctor has put me on a medication called Protonix, I take it twice a day and since I started not once have I felt that feeling of acid in my stomach. Hope this helps :)
   — Skye P.