Thanks for the welcome Denise. Your advice since day one has been really helpful. I think I am guilty of not chewing sandwiches enough. I will try harder to chew slowly. My swallowing problems seems...
Hi, I am seven months post fundoplication and wondered when people start eating foods that used to give them reflux? My surgeon feels I should be able to eat anything post surgery but when I try to...
Post fundoplication I have had trouble swallowing pills. I switched to breaking open my capsules in some yoghurt and taking my vitamins in liquid form. For pills that need crushing I bought a cheap...
Thanks for your comments Julie. I know post fundoplication swallowing difficulties or difficulties getting food pass the wrap are common. When did these improve for people? When were people able to...
10 weeks post Nissen. I am travelling in America and the swallowing issues have come back. It has been harder to control what I eat while away from the UK. I have transitioned from soups to harder to...
8 weeks post Nissen. Lost 30lbs and off all medication. The food is going down ok now as long as I remember to chew. I am still struggling with drinking cold or room temperature water. It feels...
I am 4 weeks post Nissen. I am trying to make the transition from mashed + pureed food to light foods with more texture e.g. stews. I am finding I get the same feeling like I did when I couldn't...
Thanks for the reassuring comments....
I understand it is normal to have swallowing difficulties after the operation especially with eating and taking pills. I presume these normally get better with time. But I also have swallowing...
I had the worse night with a stuck pill and swallowing difficulties. I seriously thought I was going to have to go to A&E. I have just been to see my GP to get all my medications in liquid form. How...
Thanks for your response Tony. How have others come off PPIs and H2 blockers after Nissen surgery? Did anyone get rebound? How did you deal with it? I have read a few posts on here suggesting it is...
Hi, I am just over two weeks post Nissen surgery. My surgeon asked me to cut my Esomeprazole and Ranitidine by 50% as soon as I had my surgery. He then said to start taking them every other day after...