I am obviously not a doctor, so my opinion is only from personal experience. I still feel some bloat 2 and a half years in, and I think it's because I don't burp as easily as before. It took me a...
I have to go from memory, as I don't have my diet plan brochure anymore. You should avoid food that could bloat you (cabbage, beans etc) for one. No alcohol or spicy food. Week 1: thin watery soup,...
While I was never a body builder, I did really enjoy heavy (for me) compound lifts like the squat and dead lift. My post-op booklet stated something like 3 months ( if I remember correctly) before I...
I'm from South Africa, but on the odd chance that you are too, it's Prof Heine van der Walt. I didn't consider the LINX or TIFF, and don't know if it's something that SA doctors do....
I had similar, just without the coughing.It turned out it the acid was Gastritis that was causing it. I needed a couple of months more PPI usage and Ulsanic (ulcer treatment meds). 9 weeks in...
I had the Nissen, and pretty much told the surgeon I want it without much research. I didn't want to be on meds for my entire life, and the GERD was pretty annoying. I made sure my surgeon was an...