Suzie from Houston sent us this question: “I had gastric bypass surgery in 2009. I suddenly developed acid reflux this year. I had an endoscopy that came back clear. I am on 80mg of pantoprazole and have changed my diet. I still have acid coming...
Question of the week: I am a 67-year-old female. My GERD symptoms peaked in 2014 when I had a Nissen fundoplication in Cleveland Ohio. The procedure failed at the end of the first year or so and my symptoms have returned even greater than before...
Eighty percent (80%) of obese patients have acid reflux disease. Weight loss is associated with improvement and sometimes resolution of GERD related symptoms. The most effective weight loss solution, in 2018, remains weight loss surgery. Gastric sleeve surgery is the most commonly performed procedure in...
I read with interest the article titled “Safety and effectiveness of anterior fundoplication sleeve gastrectomy in patients with severe reflux”. The study is recently published in the current issue of SOARD (Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders) by M.A. Jawad et al. The authors claim...
I read with great interest the newly published study in SOARD (Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders) by Frenkel et al. The authors attempt to elucidate the effect of sleeve gastrectomy on extra-esophageal reflux disease also known as silent reflux. Silent reflux or laryngo-pharyngeal reflux,...
Most overweight individuals complain of heartburn. Excess fat accumulation inside the belly contributes to increased pressure on the stomach, leading to acid reflux. Furthermore, overweight individuals tend to overeat. Overeating stretches and weakens the lower esophageal sphincter, LES, allowing acid to reflux back up into the esophagus....