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Posted 3/31/2015 12:46 PM (GMT 0)
Hi.

So my Nissen Fundoplication for heartburn was in 2012 december 3. Before Fundoplication I had suffered from GERD about for 4 years. So I decided to do a fundoplication like my gastro dr prefered me. Before surgery i was on nexium 40mg once a day in the morning and i was fine. Sometimes i got heartburn even with my meds but i didnt had this massive gas in my intestines and sometimes diarrhea. Yes sometimes. I dont get the diarrhea everyday but it's annoying to live with it because you never know where and when it can hit you.. After meals i can burp if i push myself on the left and press somewhere down of ribcage then burps will come out. I dont take any meds at the moment. So my question is, where does this GAS come after eating ?? I dont get bloated or something but i get really bad flatulence after eating. I eat healthy. Gas is not in my stomach i can feel it in my intestines moving and sounds of gurgling all the time. Im 23 year old male my weight is 61KG and im 182cm. i tried L-Glutamine and it help 4 a while with diarrhea, like for 3 weeks no diarrhea and now it's back.

Any advice ?
thank you.
Posted 4/2/2015 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome Eugene.

Everyone swallows air while eating. After a Nissen many of us can't burp, much less vomit. I wasn't able to burp for a year or so and it caused some pain and more gas at the other end. After 5 years I can burp fairly well, not totally like before though. The thing is, they can do a dilation of the wrap, but do you want them to wreck a perfectly good wrap?

Diarrhea is a possible complication of the surgery. There are meds you can take for that. Read the Chron's forum. Cholestyramines and some other meds are prescribed to lower cholesterol and do the other job too. They aren't absorbed or metabolized. The generics are cheap. Don't get the giant horse pill. Insist on the granules that you sprinkle on pudding or applesauce. Don't chew them! They're coated to get past the stomach.

I wouldn't be pushing on the stomach. When I need to get a painful burp up I walk around. I don't take a bunch of "gas meds" either because I tried a bunch and they didn't really work.

Look up "gassy foods" and avoid them. Stay away from sodas. beer and other carbonated drinks. Never use a straw. You can look up plenty of more ways to avoid taking in gas when eating.

Best wishes.
Posted 4/6/2015 12:47 PM (GMT 0)
Going tommorrow to my surgeon. will ask him.
Posted 7/24/2017 10:36 AM (GMT 0)
How would you rate your overall experience of surgery out of 10? Did u daily take ppi prior to your surgery?
Posted 7/24/2017 11:42 AM (GMT 0)
rabiya:

You are responding to a post that's over 2 years old, and to a member who hasn't been online in the same amount of time. You are more likely to receive responses if you start your own topic.

Sharon
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