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Hi my name is Darlene and I am new to this forum. My stomach rumbles and make strange noises, it is almost like it is hungry, but I am full. I mentioned this to my doctor and he said it was because I was eating healthier now. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. I also get the hiccups and burp alot.

Thanks for your replies.:rolleyes:

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my tummy does that too. lol! and burps and hiccups a lot too.

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Hi my name is Darlene and I am new to this forum. My stomach rumbles and make strange noises, it is almost like it is hungry, but I am full. I mentioned this to my doctor and he said it was because I was eating healthier now. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. I also get the hiccups and burp alot.

Thanks for your replies.:rolleyes:

Yes, I rumble alot! I guess, since I am not new, it is just a sign of the times! Karen

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Gas X dissolving strips. It is natural at this stage, but the strips help get rid of some of the rumblings.

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Welcome to band world. Where things go creak and squeak and bump in the night ( and the rest of the day too). It is usually at it's loudest when you are in a room with other people and there is a lull in the conversation!

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I think the rumbling is gas and I heard that burp/hiccups means your full. I know it always happens when I'm done eating. Who knows?

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The hiccups are the worst.

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Wait, what?! Hiccups?? How did I miss this important information?? :blink: I get the worst hiccups now, when I get them. It winds up being painful. And you're saying I'm going to get them more? Man... If I had known this before, it might have been a deal breaker. (not really :D ) But still!

The hiccups are the worst.

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I just got banded Monday and I noticed the hiccups, that is the least of my worries. The gas is still doing somersaults all over my body. I am so miserable at times I don't even care about etiquette and let it go whenever where ever. The best thing about it is it smells like vanilla from all the Protein Drinks. I have tried the Gas x followed by going shopping and it helps a little. I even thought about having sex, but too scared to try. While I am on the subject...

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My stomach rumbles all the time now. My friends say they dont hear it but it seems so loud to me. I get the hiccups when my stomach is full. Usually just 2 and then it stops.

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The hiccups are usually from excess air in your belly..do NOT use straw, smoke or drink carbonated beverages and you'll be fine! I don't ever get the hiccups and I rarely burp. BUT I do rumble..all the time. I can be hungry or full it doesn't matter. I think it's because the food actually can move since I am not so full all the time. I have been banded for 3 and a half months and I dont' regret a second of it!! Good luck all ;)

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Hi my name is Darlene and I am new to this forum. My stomach rumbles and make strange noises, it is almost like it is hungry, but I am full. I mentioned this to my doctor and he said it was because I was eating healthier now. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem. I also get the hiccups and burp alot.

Thanks for your replies.:rolleyes:

My doc told me the painful hiccups and burps are from not chewing good enough. So I started to watch how well I was chewing my food and the hiccups stopped. As for the rumbling, I didnt have an issue with that until recently and I have been banded for 8 months. Mine is accompanied by Sharp stomach pains. I have been to the ER a few time and to the Doc, test and xrays even a cat scan showed everything looked fine in my stomach area and port, so I started a process of elimination with my diet and realized I am lactose intolerant/sensative. May not be the case here of course, especially if there is no pain with it, but if it starts to get that way you may look in to :)

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I work in an office and my tummy growls alot. I'm not hungry, I only get hiccups when I eat too fast and they hurt! If not for the hiccups I may have gone back to shoveling food!

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My stomach would growl after I had my surgery. At that time, I had no interest in eating whatsoever. Now it growls when I am hungry but I try to keep small portions of things on hand so if my stomach does growl I can appease it until my next meal. I also get burps and hiccups that can be mildly uncomfortable to downright painful.

I go in for my first fill on November 30th and while I am looking forward to it, I am not looking forward to the actual needle. I am also not looking forward to the modified diet again.

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Yep, my tummy growls alot and does summer salts too. Aphillipi is correct, Gax X strips help me alot. I keep them at my desk at work and in my purse. I've never had the hiccups (since being banded but I have noticed I burp alot. Hail to the Gax X Strips! LOL

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