Dyspepsia and Stomach Gas After Nissen Fundoplication

Hi, again, Cmeans24-Be sure to talk with your gastroenterologist about your specific experiences. Everyone has a unique operation. Mine included moving my stomach to its correct location after fixing a gigantic hiatal hernia and attaching my stomach to my esophagus. I could not eat anything or drink anything for weeks.......I would coat a spoon with yogurt, for instance, and that was all I could swallow at a time - not a spoonful.....just the coating of the spoon. I would get a horrible pain in my back if I tried to eat or drink more and would have to walk around my driveway for about an hour until it would subside. Sometimes, I had to throw up, because I was not able to get the food to leave my esophagus and enter my stomach. This went on for months......as I gradually tried different foods .......some with better luck than others! I would say that you really can't rush recuperation......you will get a pain if you do! Did your surgeon give you a food plan? I felt that I was going insane for the first month.....thought I would never be able to eat or drink or get over the pain or be normal again.......it is such a S-L-O-W process. I strongly suggest that you check with your doctor if you continue to feel nauseous when watching how slowly you eat and what you eat.

Carbonated beverages are a personal decision. I gave them up totally because I didn't care for the excess gas that they created.

Just curious if its possible to burp post Nissen Fundoplication? I had it done March 13th of this year. There full loud burps, just small puffing sound burps and my stomach feels s little bit bloated. Can anyonr help please?

I am also 8 weeks after my surgery and i am cleared to resume a normal diet this week. I am really worried about doing this since my surgeon has not been as specific as others seem to be. for example, before the surgery he told me that I could not have 3 things : greens, bread, and carbonated beverages. However he did not tell me this would be for the rest of my life so I assumed it was for the 8 weeks. Does drinking diet coke undo the wrap? Will bread and salad always get stuck in my esophagus? Thanks for any help you can give me. Joanne

I just had a redo of a nissan fundoplication 3 days ago and am having terrible burping after I eat as well as nausea. I have used gasx and am on reglan any ideas as to how I can relieve some of the gas. I am not in any pain.

Travelkat:

I'm sure your surgeon told you that post-surgery you would lose the ability to belch as you have done in the past. Since you can't properly belch, there is only one way to rid yourself of gas. It should get better over time.

Sharon

Bdunc1:

I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for you, other than to try going back to soft foods. You are still early in your recovery phase if you just had your surgery 5 months ago. If you find that certain foods give you issues, stop and try them again in a few weeks. Are you taking anti-nausea medication? If not, you should ask your doctor for a prescription - I take Zofran, and it's something that I still suffer from time to time at 5 years later. You don't want to continue to vomit, as it can compromise the wrap with all of the heaving.

Sharon

Also, no carbonated drinks.

hi all sorry to but in but i e recently had the nissen. im probs 4weeks post op. and since starting my soft diet everytime i eat i get horrendous heart burn 🤔 is this quite normal and will eventually get better because im convinced its not worked and it makes me not want to eat