The thing that has helped me the best is walking 15minutes or more after I eat. I read some where, walking at a normal pace helps your food go down and digest more easy. I hope you start to feel...
Hi Kbently24, Welcome!! :-) Here are some of my tips that have helped me. Adding Garlic Odorless oil capsule , (I take 2 1000mg caps daily.) Studies have shown that it can zoom in on H pylori and act...
Hi Stacy, I have found Acidophilus, One cap a day or eating yogurt promotes good intestinal health. Also I just added odorless Garlic caps which helps with any inflammation as it acts like an...
Merry Christmas and Happy New year Gerdie Trooper. I have been doing great , healing slowly nicely since my Oct 8th, 2012 Hiatal TIF surgery repair surgery. Holiday foods did not cause any reflux...
How about trying Hot Apple juice or cider for a hot drink? Also Aloe Vera juice 2 ounces (small juice glass ) in morning and 2 ounces at night might help. When I was at my worst Acid reflux symptoms...
My Thread post is 6 down from this post on this page. It is titled "First surgery TIF Hiatus Hernia" posted by Sweet Potato. Just look down 6 post and you will see it. Good Luck....
Hi Hiatal surgery newbie, Welcome to us Fellow Gerdie Troopers. :yeah: Yes it is very normal to experience pain when introducing advance diet to new surgical areas. Your surgery area is not yet fully...
I am just wondering how important to have a daily walking program for all of us Gerdie Troopers if physically able? :rolleyes: Yesterday I was LAZY. I gave myself multiple (too cold, too windy)...
You could try mixing dry foods with apple sauce to try to make foods go down easier. Also adding Aloe Vera Juice 2ounces twice a day may help since Prilosec is not doing good. Table spoon of pure...
Hi Belljar1995, You poor soul. No fun having chest pressure with pain. It is good you are getting it checked out by your Doctors. Could your symptoms being flared up by the Holiday foods and...
Best wishes!! It is normal to be worried and afraid of going under surgery. You will be fine and all on this forum will support you by answering any of your questions you may have afterwards. I have...
Hi Gerdie Troopers!! Hope all had a wonderful Thanks Giving. I had my whole Family. Cooked the Turkey stuffing Gravy, Mash potato, Sweet Potato, pumpkin and Cherry Pie. All went down well for me....
Welcome Vikram, I am happy you found us GerdieTroopers!! I found certain foods do trigger reflux. The best natural remedy to help Reflux is taking 2 ounces of Aloe Vera Juice in the morning and 2...
Happy Thanksgiving Gerdie Troopers!! I am six weeks post op TIF Hernia repair :-) I am Thankful tomorrow I will be celebrating with my Family Turkey dinner and be able to eat and enjoy, Turkey,...
Hi Ruth, I find if a sit down right after I eat a larger meal, soon I develop gas and pressure in my esophagus casing local pain with referred pain. So I have now decided to just walk around my...
This could be part of your food diary to avoid those combination of foods mixed together. Seafood salad really causes indigestion for me. It taste so great going down, but I suffer shortly...
Hi Marie, So sorry you are suffering with Acid burning in your esophagus at its worst. :confused: When I was at my worst constant , intense, burning esophagus burning symptoms before my TIF surgery,I...
Hi Dic1957, Welcome and I am so happy you found this forum to join us other GERDIE Healing from surgery troopers. Also I am happy you are feeling better after recovering from an upper respiratory...
Susan, I am wondering if you could ask one of your Doctors to prescribe you a Transderm Scopalamine Patch that you wear behind your ear and change every 3 days if that would help control your nausea,...
Hi Gerdie Troopers, Last evening , my hubby charcoal a ham on the grill outside for a few hours. Boy did it smell nice cooking as I passed by. :turn: It was even better when I ate a whole slice of...
Well, today I braved it and swallowed my first pill whole with just water and it went down OK!!! Post op Day 36. I am feeling almost back to better normal as I do not have the constant burning in my...
Good afternoon Gerdie Troopers. Today I am 35 days post op. Five weeks ago today I had my surgery. I am still doing well. Today I went for my 6 week Chiropractic care tune up. I go every 6 to 8 weeks...
Happy Veterans Day to all my Gerdie Troopers who served in the USA Armed services. My Hubby is a Vietnam Vet, My Father- in -Law is a WW2 Vet. He got to go on an Honored WW2 Vet flight to Washington...
Joy, I am so happy the Benadryl helped last night. US Night owl Gerdie Troopers have to stick together as night time can be the worst. I will be checking in again tonight when I get home from my work...
I am wondering if Benadryl 25mg would help? Benadryl does calm and slow things down in the GI track by preventing histamine-mediate response particularly those of the bronchial tubes , GI track,...
That sounds like a good solution. Being a Tab a person could travel easier with Riopan tab chew as well. Before my surgery when I would experience sharp gas pains, I would chew on 4 tums while...
Hi Gerdie Troopers. It is the weekend.It is post op day 33 for me. Last night we went out for Fish friday night dinner. I had salmon on top of wild rice with a side dish of apple sauce to help food...
Hi Yolee, The long term studies have been done for only 5 years with good results. The down side of the Tif verses Nissen is the TIF has not been around that long. Dr. Horace P. Lo M.D, from general...
Good Evening Gerdie Troopers. Post op day 30 for me today and I am feeling great. I am able to drink a little red wine to enjoy election happy results local and national! :smile: I am now able to eat...
Hi Michelle, It sounds like you have a crappy :rolleyes: virus. Believe me there are alot of virus's going around this time of year. Rest drink plenty of fluids and get better fast. I am 29 days post...
Good monday Nov 5th.post op day 28 from TIF Hiatal Hernia repair. for me. Last night my Hubby made a chicken filet for me. Yes I braved it. chewed all my pieces 25 times times before swallowing with...
You poor person. You have suffered all too much. You do not deserve what you have been going through. I feel so bad and sorry for you. You need to find a good surgeon in your area who does TIF nissen...
Welcome!! I had my TIF Oct 8th this year this being my very first repair surgery ever. I was on a normal diet till the night before when I was NPO after midnight. I cleared my bowls out by drinking 8...
I find if I do a new activity such as sweeping , raking, I feel sore in my epigastric sternum surgical area. I feel lifting objects too could cause pain in that area. It is going to take some time...
Sheldon, Wonderful you had this surgery 1.5 years ago and are still doing well. Fill free to copy this tread for healing reference if you need it.I am post op day 27 today. My hubby Tom, cut up some...
What I have found is that the more I move post op, the better I felt,less pain I did experience. As we move the digestive system flows better. I just returned to my job (post op 24 days) 2 days ago....
Nopo good for you. You sound you are going to be a fast healer. Everyday you will feel better. Don't be discourage if you do too much one day making you feel you have to back off the second day. I...
Happy November 3rd Gerdie Troopers. I am post op day 26th, just finished last night 2 whole Pm shifts of my going back to work. I cannot believe I felt better and better each day going back to work,...
Hi Gerdie Troopers!!! I made it thur my first 8 hour shift of work ok. My energy was up there. Everyone gave me hugs and was very glad to see me back. The bed is going to feel good to me tonight!!...
Happy Halloween Gerdie Troopers. I hope you can have one piece if not 2 of your favorite halloween candy. I am feeling really good today. Big walk in back field followed by a trip with my Hubby to...
Hi Yolee, My symptoms before surgery was chronic epigastric sternal burning. Also I had esophagus burning. I had a fullnes bulge feeling below my sternum where my hiatal hernia was pushing up. The...
post op day 22. Good evening Gerdie Troopers. I wised up yesterday by deciding not to go to the Chinese Restaurant before my CPR class. Why should I challenge my 3 week old TIF to new spicy high salt...
Be safe!! We all will pray you do not suffer too much if any damage from this Storm. I have 2 brothers is Pittsburgh Pa and another good friend in Fair Fax CT. I am really concerned about her, but...
Post op day 21 for me. Slept in as I stayed up latter working on my Knitted chocolate Lab. First I want to offer survival prayers streaming your way on the East Coast of the USA as Tropical Storm...
Toast spread with butter. Crackers crunched in your soup. Peeled Apple. scrambled eggs. I just made the change from pureed from soft to solid. Good luck. I am happy you are feeling better :-) Anne...
Good evening Gerdie Troopers!!! Post op day 20 for me. I started the day with a big sunday breakfast of 2 fried soft eggs, 2 sausages toast and OJ. All went down nicely as I cut it up fine with a...
Michelle, I wonder if you could go for TIF after having failed 3 nissens? That is a good question to ask your surgeon and Neuro Doctor. I feel so sorry for you. It has got to be so frustrating with...
Good after noon GERDIE TROOPERS!! A lazy sleep in do nothing morning for me which is alright. My Hubby took Rocky on a hunters field trip so I am without him today. I borrowed one of my neighbors...
I just had my Hiatal hernis TIF repair 18 days ago. I went for my first post op surgical visit yesterday. I asked my surgeon when it would be best to start my exercise band balley ball exercise?? He...
I have heard if you feel a sharp pain in your chest or abdomen, it is gas. Maybe you should scale back to a simple Reflux friendly diet to see if your symptoms lessen. You can always see your Doctor...