Hey all. I am now 8 days post op and I'm getting extremely annoyed about the fact that I can't burp! Met with my doctor for my post-op yesterday and he explained I may never be able to again. EVER? SERIOUSLY?! I am in need of some serious input people!

You'll burp. Trust me.

I thought the same thing as you, but after the healing is over you will burp...and be relieved every time you do!

Sometimes you need to move the gas out the other side. Not trying to be gross but put your head low while on your knees and have your backside up high.

I can burp like a champ still haha. It will come.

As a bandster burping will become your friend. Lol.

I think everybody has trouble burping right after the surgery. But eventually everything settles down and you will burp. It will be a proud moment!

Sometimes you need to move the gas out the other side. Not trying to be gross but put your head low while on your knees and have your backside up high.

Does that work??? I feel like I need to relieve some pressure. I was banded today and my belly is tight.

Nope. I can't burp. I didn't burp for over 3 years . For some bandsters, burping is something we just can't do. One of the reasons I suspected I was leaking in fact was because I not only lost restriction but suddenly could burp again. I have not burped since being rebanded 2 months ago.

Honestly, your body adapts and initially it all comes out the other end (sorry TMI) but that settles eventually too. My boyfriend thought I was the most delicate of princesses because I didn't ever burp when we started dating, now he knows I just couldn't!!

I really don't miss it.

Does that work??? I feel like I need to relieve some pressure. I was banded today and my belly is tight.

Same here - walking allowed me to burp. I've been counting them and announcing them to my nurses

Same here - walking allowed me to burp. I've been counting them and announcing them to my nurses

I think if I burp I will feel better. I've been walking inside my house. I can't go outside because of the humidity. Humidity and my asthma are not buddies.

You'll burp. Trust me.

This!

Seriously. Give it time. I remember getting really sick about a month after surgery and ended up throwing up---throwing up the biggest burpy-retch you ever heard!!! It was AMAZING!! I still remember that!

This!

Seriously. Give it time. I remember getting really sick about a month after surgery and ended up throwing up---throwing up the biggest burpy-retch you ever heard!!! It was AMAZING!! I still remember that!

The gas is finally flowing!!!

Does that work??? I feel like I need to relieve some pressure. I was banded today and my belly is tight.

Yeah it works, I learned it form my wife.

Does that work??? I feel like I need to relieve some pressure. I was banded today and my belly is tight.

Yup - it really does - and trust me - it was a welcome relief!

I remember having to re-learn how to burp. It seems like it took different muscles and I just had to figure out how to do it. In the mean time, anti-gas medications became good friends. I was never a very good burper to begin with, so even though I can burp now, it's still not really easy. I keep OTC gas medicines with me. One of them makes a dissolveable strip(like the Listerine breath strips) you can buy.