Since my last fill, I hiccup quite a bit after about every meal. Does this mean, whoa, stop eating, or does it mean I am just eating too fast or what? Just wondering about others experiences with his

Thx! Jodi

This is one of the things my surgeon talked about at my consult. He said it is a "full signal." I started paying attention even before my surgery, and yep, sometimes when I was full I had a hiccup.

Now post-op, The hiccup comes way too late for it to be my full signal.

You hit the nail on the head. For many of us bandsters, hiccuping is a signal that it is time to STOP EATING NOW.

I was told by my surgeon & nutritionist that hiccups is typically a sign of eatting too fast. Try slowing it down a bit, if you still are hiccuping might be the sign of being full like the above responders said :smile2:. Are you measuring out your food still? So you would know when you have between 2-4oz in ya?

Since my last fill, I hiccup quite a bit after about every meal. Does this mean, whoa, stop eating, or does it mean I am just eating too fast or what? Just wondering about others experiences with his

Thx! Jodi

Hiccups are a signal to stop eatting..called a "soft stop". If you stop eating you will be fine. If you ignore it and continue to eat you could risk getting stuck, get a pain under the left ribcage from overeatting or at the very least you could stretch you're pouch.

There are other "soft stop" signals. Everyone is different of course. It's all part of listening to you're band!

For me if I swollow too fast I hiccup. If I eat slow and are almost done and get hiccup it's my stop point.