Hi!! I am 7 days post op and only drinking protein shakes and water. After I drink my protein shakes I get the hiccups, they only last 15 secs or so, but it just seems weird. Anyone else having this?

I get hiccups quite a bit more than i ever did before the band...and I'm almost six weeks out.

I've figured out that mine happen when i haven't eaten in a long time (4-6 hours) or when I've hit the full spot with my band.

You will hear people talk about their soft stop--the indicator that they have eaten enough. My friend says that she gets a "sigh", or a pain in get shoulder (she's five years out). Mine is hiccups. My goal its to not eat so much to trigger them. And when i do, its time to stop eating.

Yes, I sometimes hiccup when I've hit my soft stop. Or I'll sigh. Then I know its time to stop eating.

Almost three years post banding and I still get hiccups. Yes, they are my "soft stop" signal. If I keep eating after the hiccups, it's usually not good news.

You just need to learn to listen to your body. You may be drinking the protein shake too quickly. Slow down and take smaller sips and if you start to hiccup, don't take it as a challenge, stop drinking !

It's been 3yrs and I still get hiccups, and sometimes bad cases of it too (10min).

usually a small sign for me that i have had enough....also a sign i am drinking too fast

thanks guys. Im learning, slowly!

Your diaphragm is reacting either to the CO2 gas used during surgery or the cold of the beverages you're drinking, probably.