I am two weeks out from surgery and I am still having gas issues. Every time I take a sip if liquid, no matter how small, I get this air bubble that come s up and presses against my chest. It make drinking veer hard. This also happens when I eat. The dic said this is normal and will go away, but I need a little reassurance.

I started a topic about this when I was about two weeks out called, "Sip, burp, sip, burp" because that was all I seemed to do. Every swallow was followed by a burp. It goes away, thankfully, otherwise I could never go out in polite company. I think mine started to decrease around week four, and now I burp less than I did before surgery.

Sad thing is, I can't even burp...it just comes up and presses against my chest. It is so painful and happens when I eat too.

Yep it goes away, I actually posted the same question back when I was a week out. I still burp a lot and there all kinds of gurgling going on, bu tI guess that is the norm now.

I have the SAME feeling just about every time I drink. I found warm fluid seems to go a little easier for some reason. It's so hard for me because I LOVE water and love to gulp it and now I simply can't! I think it will get easier, but maybe you should try warm water or tea and see if it helps. And take tiny sips, like a tablespoon at a time and wait 5 - 10 min then do it again. Who knew this would be so time consuming?!?!