Hi first time on here, I had my Ivor Lewis operation on the 1st October 24, have finding it hard and slow recovery, have started to get lower abdominal cramps does anyone else suffer with this and also acid reflux at night, have changed few foods and how much I have,
14 yrs Ivor Lewis lower abdominal/ cramps you will get as your body has now been changed by surgery I still get them now just try and relax they will get less frequent as for reflux that’s horrible even I don’t they will go away completely ever, my advice to you is stop eating by 7pm try 5ml gaviscon after each meal and before bed also take your omerprzole morning and night as I do, after 7pm liquids only and eat a normal foods but only a quarter of what you used to have every two hours it is trial and error don’t eat too fast that’s when you get dumping syndrome good luck
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