Ok so I had my surgery dont 2 days ago and now I am not so much in pain when I have to drink something. When I drink anything hot or cold I get this really hard pain on the top of my abdomen and it doesnt go away till I burp a little. Is this normal? did anyone else have this happen to them? and when will it go away? anything you can guys can tell me to help me out a little cause I am miserable and my doctor wants me to drink at least 80 oz of water/ juice per day but its hard to do with all the pain that comes along with it.

Please help anyone

Ok so I had my surgery dont 2 days ago and now I am not so much in pain when I have to drink something. When I drink anything hot or cold I get this really hard pain on the top of my abdomen and it doesnt go away till I burp a little. Is this normal? did anyone else have this happen to them? and when will it go away? anything you can guys can tell me to help me out a little cause I am miserable and my doctor wants me to drink at least 80 oz of water/ juice per day but its hard to do with all the pain that comes along with it.

Please help anyone

I had some discomfort unless I burped between each small sip ...still get that sometimes if I take too large a sip now at one month out.

I had it happen to me. It wasn't excruciating pain, but my surgeon explained it as the air in the stomach "flipping" up trying to escape when we put liquid in. It lasted about 2 weeks, and it wasn't as bad in the evenings. Try exhaling before you sip, make your sips smaller (you may already be doing this). I had to drink in a partially reclined position for a couple of days. I would lay the recliner back about half way and sip.

For me to take my Prilosec in the mornings, I have to stand up, tilt my head all the way back, exhale, fill the back of my throat with a bit of Water, drop the pill in the puddle and swallow. Then, I immediately place my arms over my head and sometimes I have to walk around the island in my kitchen. My tummy has to "wake up" in the morning. It doesn't like things thrown in there early on, so this is what I've found works for me at the moment.

thanks for the heads up, I am still not able to keep anything down and that includes my supplements, I also cant drink enough water to keep my hydrated. I hope it goes away soon

Yep, I had that problem early on - drink, gurgle, burp, drink, gurgle, burb. I still have it sometimes and I'm 4.5 months out. I, too, like Tiffy have a "ritual" in the morning when taking my prilosec 0 quite similar, but not exact. Tried the puddle in the back of the throat thing and nearly choked to death! It's normal and will get better with time - it might help you to suck on ice chips and SF popsicles to get in your fluid.