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POEM Surgery for Achalasia

Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 15, 2023 | Replies (105)

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@bexgm

hi there,
What is the GI cocktail? I came home on nothing. No antibiotics, no pain medication, just children's liquid Tylenol. I can't say it's been fun 🙂 I'm just starting purees today ( Day 6 post-op) and it's hard to get anything down. It hurts so much. My portions are the size of a walnut! So if you had the name of that cocktail, I can call my surgeon's office and see if that would make sense for me. Hoping this gets better for both of us.

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Replies to "hi there, What is the GI cocktail? I came home on nothing. No antibiotics, no pain..."

It’s actually called gi cocktail. It’s a mixture of lidocaine and mylanta or Maalox. I found maalox helps by itself a little. The procedure actually causes acid reflux and the acid is what’s making your chest hurt according to my surgeon.