Post-Nissen Fundoplication Problems: What helps?
<p>I had a nissen wrap operation in 1999. I still have problems at night after about 4 hours of sleep. I've tried all kinds of drugs to help relieve the gas. Right now I am on 40 mg of pantoprazole in the morning before breakfast. Most of the time days are fine. I have problems being regular on bowl movements, so I have a high amt of gas from the meds I take to go number 2. At night is when I have real problems. Any kindred spirits out there?</p>
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Your narrative is so similar to my experience... But 40 pounds is too much.. your choice your health take control and get the best help available.
@faithann64 .. I'm not sure where you live but Mayo Minnesota saved my quality of life.. One in six Nissens fail, some like mine cannot be reversed without major problems... A great GI department.
Live in Florida, thinking about going Mayo Clinic here ????
@faithann64 Dr Bowers at Florida Mayo did my gastric bypass to fix giant hiatal hernia. He is excellent. I now see NP Lois Hemminger and Dr Francis for checkups. I have only seen them twice since my surgery in 2015, but am pleased with them.
First get a referral from your local Primary care physician.. check out the schedule of various GI physicians who may be at the Jacksonville, FL during the winter... It's a wonderful campus of buildings.. make a first appointment and make sure your local records are available to Mayo JAX. Mayo records are on an Epic system as are most leading Hospitals and Clinics..
please be sure to see a functional medicine doctor. They will take many tests to get to the root cause. Frequently it is related to leaky gut syndrome. Heal your gut and it resolves many issues
Mayo warned me that my Nissen could not be reversed without much worse conditions. "Functional Medicine Doctors" are often Chiropractic type. Who are not admitted to practice in most accredited Hospitals and Clinics.
I live in a small town in North Dakota and I was wondering how you go about finding the functional medicine doctor that your talking about?
Use "Google" and the internet. .Be careful of the definition of the term, "functional medicine"... those who practice may not be "Medical Doctors"
@martft4
This might help :
https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/
I did not know we had one in my small hometown in GA. I have seen him before and I did not care for him when he visited me in the hospital. .. he used to be my mama's dr and my brother-in-law's doctor.. they changed doctors. So if you choose one near you.. you might want to check him/her out very well.