I have been with my husband for 17 years (married for 4) and have never burped in front of him that he has noticed (yes, I can do it quitely so he doesn't know). But now...oh my goodness, these things develop inside of me and I don't know where they come from. Is this normal for us bandsters? I try to control them and they just rumble for 2 minutes...it's funny. My husband actually laughed at me the other day because I was trying to control it and keep it quite and he still heard me....he said he didn't know I could make sounds like that. I also get hiccups all the time....I do not drink from a straw. Maybe because I have no restriction and I'm able to still drink (not sip) is my problem?

I notice right before I get full I get the hiccups. Burping is much different now. Its funny you controlled it for so long, now be free.

Oh and I do have restriction.

<3 Stephanie

It turns out to be perfectly normal for me. The hiccups I think in my case are due to having a hiatal hernia repaired (or at least that is my theory). The burps, well even though you don't have restriction, the band has narrowed a passage way, so it takes longer for the burp to come up, and yeah, can be noisey. Part of it can be due to drinking liquids, and then they suddenly drop to the lower stomach, displacing air. I wouldn't worry about it. I have been banded over 4 months, have had three fills and have never sipped my water.

yes its normal..

It's completely normal. I get the hiccups anytime I'm getting full. Post op I think my husband was shocked to hear me burp so often

I asked one of the PAs at the aftercare center where I get my fills and she said it was because I was eating too fast. I know that I wasn't, so I just brushed her off as she told me some other things I didn't appreciate. I like the displacing of air explanation the above poster mentioned. This sounds about right because I burp the most when I'm drinking. Burping is definately normal and so is farting (hope you haven't had any trouble with that like I have).

So I don't need to worry about hiccups just had my surgery today n second hiccups session. It won't rip my stitches?