After surgery the need for acid suppressing medication should cease.
There are however three symptoms that the patient should be aware of:
Patients often find that they feel full on smaller meals.
They may even feel the need to eat smaller meals more frequently than before.
Fizzy drinks and even the air naturally swallowed when eating and drinking may lead to a feeling of uncomfortable fullness.
This is as a result of the new antireflux measures which reduces the ease with which the patient can belch.
The gas which is swallowed will be passed out naturally.
Most do not find this to be a problem, although the occasional patient finds it distressing.
All patients are warned of these symptoms, thankfully the anticipation is worse than the reality in most cases.
Patients with irritable bowel may find their symptoms of abdominal cramping are exacerbated.
These patients must consider carefully this possiblity preoperatively.