Hi all,

I was banded four days ago and I am wondering if this is normal. I can swallow Protein shakes, Jello, Soup and popsicles fine, but every single time I swallow Water it hurts! It feels like I have to burp really bad and can't. It's making it very challenging to stay hydrated. Asked the nutritionist at my doc's office and she just said to drink it room temperature, it's the swelling. That doesn't seem to help though. Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks!

Michelle

I'm guessing that you take a bigger swallow when you drink Water, but the other drinks you sip more slowly. I'd try drinking water fairly warm (if you can do that). It makes you sip, instead of gulp. You might even try a straw. Many doctors don't want their patients using straws, but I tend to sip more slowly when I drink with a straw.

Cindy

I agree that you need to sip.I hope it gets better for you.

Hi all,

I was banded four days ago and I am wondering if this is normal. I can swallow Protein shakes, Jello, soup and popsicles fine, but every single time I swallow Water it hurts! It feels like I have to burp really bad and can't. It's making it very challenging to stay hydrated. Asked the nutritionist at my doc's office and she just said to drink it room temperature, it's the swelling. That doesn't seem to help though. Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks!

Michelle

I had the exact problem. When I sipped water, it would go down no problem, then wait a brief second and you can feel the water pass through the band, with pain and sometimes gurgling. Called the Dr.told him I was getting no fluids, and he had me come in, 2 days after surgery. I demonstrated sipping water for him. He inserted a syringe in my port to make sure there was no air in the band. I left his office feeling no better. He told me it was probably post op inflammation. It did slowly get better, and was all gone in a day or 2.

I was banded 3 days ago and the first day I could drink water with no problems but I started having the sampe problem yesterday afternoon. I noticed that I can get warm coffee down easier and I can get my water down a lot better if I stand up when I am drinking it.

I had my surgery July 14 2010 and yes, the colder the Water the harder it was to go down. Even now ice water does not go down well, I tend to drink it room temperature and it goes down much better. Remember to sip and not gulp so as not to create air bubbles.

Hope this helps.