Can't go without acid reducer

Does everyone take acid reducer?  I went off mine last week...the clinic said that since I wasn't suffering from reflux I didn't need it but over the course of the week it got worse and worse, last night was bad and I ran out to get my prescription first thing this morning! Yikes, I wasn't on them before surgery, I seemed to be fine with Tums.  Hard to imagine all that acid from a wee little stomach!

totally agree, I went off mine for a month, felt yucky and went back on Prevacid, I think it will be for life but I'm good with that 'cause I always took Pantaloc before surgery.

Laurie

Can you take the Prevacid in pill form?  Right now mine are chewable. I think they are more expensive than the pill form.

I had to go back on the Prevacid, lots of people have to take it longer than the 6 months, some a year, some for life. In my honest opinion it's a small price to pay for my RNY.

A-men!

I started it ten days after surgery, when I began having pain.  I'm tapering off, but still take it three or four days a week.

As you said, it's a small price ...

mmm

Thanks everybody, I can't imagine ever going off them again....I was so uncomfortable, you're right it is really painful!

In 2011, I had my RNY and my doc only gave me 6 weeks on Prevacid.  Started to get "grinding" pain after I ate, near pouch area.  Assumed (stupidly) that it wasn't anything to worry about.  WRONG!!  Perforated ulcer at the join of the stoma and pouch, ER surgery, week in ICU...........I will now be on on 2 Prevacid every morning for life