Will a fundo cure hyperacidity symptoms?

It will get rid of the chest pain and burning but if you get burning in your actual stomach too, like below the ribs in the centre then it wont really help with that, in fact it could cause other gas pains as you may not be able to burp any more.

Are you being careful to take your PPIs properly, on an empty stomach and 30 mins before a meal?

Does the Nexium give you any relief at all? It might be worth trying a different drug, perhaps it just doesn't work for you.

Hi jennie.

Andy has a good suggestion, make sure you are taking your PPIs properly, or they won't work. You can look up how to take them in the archives (seach box at the top of the page).

Since you don't have this all the time, are you keeping a journal to see if you have food triggers? Look up food diary or food triggers for loads of posts. My allergist had me do this and when I eliminated my food triggers I eliminated my refluxing and nausea.

You may not be able to burp right after a fundo. I had this, but eventually was able to burp enough when the swelling came down. Not perfect, but no gas pains now.

There's no such thing as too much acid in the stomach. It's just acid getting into the esophagus where it doesn't belong that's the problem. The esophagus doesn't tolerate acid. The reason for the PPIs is to make the stuff that gets into the esophagus non-acid so it doesn't burn and cause trouble like Barrett's.

If you're having a lot of gas, you might look up "gassy foods" and avoid them. Avoid carbonated beverages, drinking through a straw, etc.

Fundo will eliminate the backflow, but it's a major operation, not to be considered lightly. It's a last resort. However, if absolutely nothing else works and the LES, the valve at the top of the stomach, is faulty, then it sometimes has to be done. Your tests will give the docs the answer.

No. Just stopping the acid from hitting the esophagus, with Nissen of other surgery to tighten the LES, will not stop the churning, indigestion, pain, etc. All it does is keep the acid where it belongs. Whatever triggers the stomach to heave and churn will still be there. That's what I ran into with my surgery.

I got my refluxing, churning, etc. under control months before surgery. I still had a bad LES, but by not eating before bedtime and avoiding my food triggers I was happy. Then I was in a bad accident and my stomach was pushed into my chest, so I had to have the surgery. The surgeon advised me, and I already knew, that the food triggers would still be there. 5 years later I still have to avoid them or I end up in the ER. (My reaction to food triggers causes tachycardia. My allergist calls all these reactions all allergies, no matter the splitters say it's JUST sensitivity. )

I got nothing from avoiding the "usual" triggers. I had to find my own, and it's a seemingly odd assortment. First I found meals that caused reflux. Then I ate only the things that were in those meals separately. I found it was not the hamburger, it was the condiments. Gelatin was always a bad idea. Corn starch to thicken gravy would kick it up. Ginger in pumpkin pie, but not the rest of the ingredients. Dark chocolate, but I tolerate some milk chocolate. Maple syrup, bottled lemon juice but not fresh or frozen and a whole string of other things.

Fresh garden veggies or those I cooked without seasoning were fine, except onions. When I ate out I would react because of sauces and spices on those same good foods.

Texture of foods can be a problem also. I don't make much saliva, so I have to drink with most bites. Homemade soup goes down nicely. Toast is irritating to my esophagus and can cause a reaction.

I had to go back to my journals many times to make connections. You're doing well to keep the journal. I can only suggest you take a long time looking back at it and trying to make some connections. I found my foods all contained sulfites, but others can have different triggers - salicylates, MSG ....

Fundo will not cure the reaction, just only keep the food in the stomach. Something more is going on.

Might be the rice, I can't eat rice for some reason it really irritates my stomach.